As opioid overdoses rise, police officers become counselors, doctors and social workers – The Washington Post
“We probably are not the best profession to be doing this,” says a police chief in Ohio.
Asteroid close encounter on April 2
The near-Earth asteroid 2017 FU102 has a very close, but safe, encounter with Earth on April 2, 2017, sweeping to within just over half the moon’s distance.
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Automakers Urge Trump to Undo One of America’s Biggest CO2 Reductions to Date
Twelve automakers sacrifice the future by urging Pres. Trump to lower fuel-economy standards, which might be the single largest CO2 reduction in U.S. history
BEAUTIFUL MINNESOTA VIKINGS FANS RECYCLE RIGHT, THANKS TO STANDARDIZED LABELS!
Last Sunday, the Recycle Across America team went to the MN Vikings game with 66,600 other fans and look at how PURE the recyclables are in the recycling bins that display the standardized labels on the bins…
Bronx River’s Cleanup Brings Herring Home
Called an "open sewer" in the recent past, the Bronx River is now clean enough for a type of herring to once again be introduced and to make runs to the ocean.
Can Oroville Dam’s badly damaged spillway hold up through the rainy season?
With weeks to go in California’s rainy season, and billions of gallons of water waiting to rush into Lake Oroville when the Sierra snowpack melts this spring, the question on the minds of many Sacramento Valley residents is this: Just how long can the dam’s badly damaged spillway hold up?
Can Snow Machines Save Swiss Glaciers?
As many as 4,000 could be deployed to insulate ice on Morteratsch
Carbon in Atmosphere Is Rising, Even as Emissions Stabilize – The New York Times
Scientists are concerned over the cause of the rapid rise, which may indicate the world’s natural sponges that absorb carbon dioxide have changed.
Cassini finds ‘big empty’ near Saturn
It’s not totally empty, but the space between Saturn and its rings is much emptier than scientists expected. Cassini will make its 2nd dive through this gap at 3:38 p.m. EDT
