Arizona’s 100-year water supply requirement came into sharp focus this year when Gov. Katie Hobbs announced news of a potential shortfall. It came up again recently when state Senate President Warren Petersen publicly discussed why the requirement is 100 years and not some other number. Petersen, R-Gilbert, said the number is arbitrary during a meeting […]
52 settlements in Ukraine are grappling with power outages due to poor weather, with Donetsk, Ternopil, and Khmelnytsky oblasts experiencing the most significant impact, reported the Energy Ministry on Telegram on Dec. 26. The overall power situation its stable, however, the Ministry added. Currently, no blackouts are planned for residential consumers. Donetsk Oblast 16 settlements […]
With a “secret” component from bacteria, humans may be able to increase crop production even as the planet warms. Researchers at the University of Liverpool showed how bacteria can boost photosynthesis in plants, helping them grow and perhaps creating a way to increase crop yields. In a study published in Nature in April, the scientists […]
US moves to investigate American companies’ procurement of Chinese-made legacy node chips has triggered a backlash from the Chinese government, which blamed Washington for “weaponising” trade issues. China’s foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbing said on Friday that the US move would endanger global supply chains, urging Washington to respect international trade rules and market-based principles. […]
Fifteen municipalities in Lake County have critical shortages of available affordable housing, according to the latest data from the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA). Local governments are mandated to develop an affordable housing plan if the supply of affordable units dips below 10% of the entire housing stock, according to 2003 state law that also […]
The Netherlands has decided to commence preparations for delivering the first 18 F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine. Source: European Pravda, citing the results of a telephone conversation between Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Details: Rutte noted that he had informed Zelenskyy of the Dutch government’s decision to prepare the first […]
The lack of heating and electricity in the Russian-occupied part of Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast has reached a critical level, with most settlements, including Horlivka, Makiivka, Yasynuvata and the administrative center of Donetsk, experiencing a lack of manpower and investment in infrastructure maintenance, Ukraine’s National Resistance Center or NRC reported on Dec. 22. Some 111 boiler […]
OMO FOREST RESERVE, Nigeria (AP) — Men in dusty workwear trudge through a thicket, making their way up a hill where sprawling plantations lay tucked in a Nigerian rainforest whose trees have been hacked away to make room for cocoa bound for places like Europe and the U.S. Kehinde Kumayon and his assistant clear low […]
The Council of Ministers of Italy has supported prolonging the authority to supply Ukraine with military and military-technical aid for another year, until the end of 2024. Source: European Pravda with reference to Italy’s Defence Ministry Details: With this decision, the Italian government suggests prolonging its powers to supply Ukraine with armament, means of transport […]
Mounting attacks by the Iran-aligned Yemeni Houthi militant group on ships in the Red Sea are disrupting maritime trade as leading global freight firms reroute around the Cape of Good Hope to avoid the Suez canal. Multiple “projectiles” were fired from Houthi-controlled territory on Monday at a vessel in the southern Red Sea, US officials […]
Some areas of the High Plains Aquifer are continuing a decades-long trend of depletion that could eventually dry up and economically destroy agricultural communities in the west. The report, released last week by the Kansas Geological Survey, highlights glimmers of hope in communities that came together to manage the aquifer, the underground water system that […]
ADRIAN — A combination of proposed rate changes this fall, pursuant to regulated natural gas rates for Citizens Gas Fuel Co. in Adrian, was approved Nov. 28, and customers should expect to see some savings on their annual gas bills this winter. When Citizens Gas and Adrian’s Gas Commission met Nov. 28 to review the […]