Monkeypox can spread by trying on clothes, changing bed sheets
While monkeypox can spread through touching contaminated clothing and linens, there are ways to clean and disinfect these items. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the global monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. As of July 28, monkeypox has been detected in at least 78 countries, and reported cases are currently […]
Six bills to fight our dependence on oil
Wildfires, smog, high gas prices and Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine all serve to remind us of the urgency of breaking our addiction to oil. CCA has been heavily involved in several bills in the California Legislature that would help, and they all need to pass by August 31. SB 1010 (Skinner) – Clean […]
The Senate’s Historic Opportunity to Lower Your Energy Bill
Buildings are where we live, work, go to school, and spend about 90 percent our time. Those same buildings are responsible for about 40 percent of carbon emissions in the United States – but the investments in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 will help to substantially reduce emissions from our buildings while lowering energy […]
Governor Declares State Of Emergency For Las Vegas, New Mexico, Makes $2.25M Available To Protect Drinking Water
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham From The Office Of The Governor: SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday signed executive orders declaring a state of emergency in the City of Las Vegas due to burn scar flooding threatening the area’s drinking water supply. The executive orders make $2.25 million in state emergency funding available […]
learn tips to keep vegetable to last longer
When the garden harvest has matured, the work has not stopped. In North Normal, a harvest of potatoes and onions is ending but the storage preparation has just begun. If your home harvest is happening now, don’t let poor handling rot the product of your hard-earned gardening season. Follow these simple steps to prepare your […]
Nitrates amendment targets water quality and wild-bird protection
An amendment has been approved, to Ireland’s fifth nitrates action programme, that will serve to protect water quality as well as wild-bird populations, according to a statement from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM). Approval of the amendment – by Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien and Minister for […]
Wombo discuss the influences behind their great new album ‘Fairy Rust’
Louisville, KY trio Wombo have created their own appealing, unique blend of post-punk on their perfectly titled second album, Fairy Rust, that is dark and light, dissonant and beautiful, complex and immediate all at the same time. These are songs that would bewitch even as an instrumental album; slithering basslines, spiderweb guitar work full of spooky harmonics and jazzy […]
Israel sent 25,000 instant meals to Ukraine
Another batch of humanitarian aid in the form of 25,000 instant meals has been delivered to Ukraine from Israel. This is reported on the page of the Embassy of Ukraine in Israel at Facebook. «Israel sent another humanitarian shipment to Ukraine. This cargo was a continuation of the previous humanitarian supplies», – the report said. […]
Bird flu: Landing trips banned from Mousa to protect storm petrels
Visitors are to be banned from another Scottish island in an effort to limit “the terrible effect” a recent outbreak of bird flu is having on seabird colonies. Mousa in Shetland has joined a list of 23 small islands where public landings are being stopped until seabird chicks have fledged. NatureScot’s decision comes to protect the […]
IsraAID provides access to potable water for Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv | JNS
The NGO IsraAID is providing the heavily shelled city of Mykolaiv, Ukraine, with four reverse-osmosis water filtration systems enabling the municipality to provide safe drinking water to its estimated 475,000 residents. Access to clean water has affected communities in Mykolaiv, near the Black Sea in southern Ukraine, for months. On April 12, fighting in a […]