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City Hall Offers Free Replacement of Lead-containing Water Pipes for Flushing Homeowners

David SessionsDecember 8, 20253 mins

The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has announced the launch of a new “Lead Water Pipe Replacement…

Tomikazu WatanabeDecember 7, 2025December 8, 20253 mins

In the early morning of December 7th, a large fire broke out in a fireworks and firecrackers warehouse in Simao…

Bill SnyderDecember 6, 20253 mins

United Nations nuclear watchdog agency on Friday (December 5) said that the containment shelter at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant…

Lynn ModiseDecember 6, 20255 mins

People on the ground find it difficult to observe the stars in the night sky due to light pollution from…

Paul PriceDecember 6, 20253 mins

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has approved the revised management plan of the Central Valley Project (CVP) in California, aiming…

Nick LiDecember 4, 20256 mins

A major cold wave grips the United States this month as the Arctic air mass extends its reach due to…

Tomikazu WatanabeDecember 4, 20251 mins

The US Geological Survey (USGS) reported on Thursday, December 4, that a 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck the Dayton area in…

Bill SnyderDecember 4, 2025December 4, 20252 mins

On December 4th at 15:44, a 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck Aheqi County in the Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture in Xinjiang,…

David SessionsDecember 4, 20254 mins

63-year-old Southern California resident Ken Johnson discovered a black bear had taken up residence in the crawl space underneath his…

Paul WilkinsDecember 3, 2025December 3, 20254 mins

On December 1st, a heating pipeline burst in the Shahuikou District of Dalian, Liaoning Province, China, resulting in one fatality…