Romaine outbreaks test industry safety and regulation
Repeated E. coli outbreaks linked to romaine prompt scrutiny of farm practices and proposed safety rules. FDA officials push for water testing, sanitation rules, and enhanced traceability while industry groups argue about effective distances and costs. The Yuma and Arizona California connections highlight near by cattle operations and manure use as ongoing risk factors.
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New York
Food and Drug Administration
Yuma
Arizona
California
Trevor Suslow
Suslow
Travis Forgues
Organic Valley
James Rogers
Consumer Reports
Teressa Lopez
Elizabeth Bihn
Cornell University
Bihn
FDA
Gottlieb
Walmart
Stephen Basore
Florida
Romaine
Video shows gender reveal sparked Arizona wildfire
Video released by the US Forest Service shows a gender reveal target detonating after a Border Patrol agent fired at it, starting a fire that burned about 73 square miles in Southern Arizona and forced evacuations. The agent pleaded guilty to starting a fire without a permit and received probation and restitution.
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Flagstaff
Ariz
Forest Service
Arizona
Green Valley
U.S
Arizona Daily Star
The
Associated Press
Dennis Dickey
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Dickey
Tucson
Missing list fuels confusion after California wildfire
Dixie Singh, listed as No 158 missing, says she is alive as authorities scramble to verify hundreds on the Butte County list after the November fire devastated Paradise and surrounding areas. The official tally dropped from 1,300 to 197 as families seek to confirm safety.
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Dixie Singh
California
Singh
Butte County Sheriff’s Office
Associated Press
Bates
Paradise
Chico
Terumi Newton
Marge Newton
Birch Bay
Washington
Climate change worse than once thought by scientists
Climate scientists say early predictions underestimated the severity of warming. They cite more intense weather, greater ice loss from West Antarctica and Greenland, and broader health and security impacts, with experts noting daily extremes matter more than average temperatures. Negotiators meet in Poland to bolster efforts at the Conference of Parties.
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Washington
Antarctica
Greenland
Poland
Associated Press
Earth
Ald Wuebbles
U.S
Pennsylvania State University
Richard Alley
Students use 3D printing to help campus units cut costs
SIU students DeRuntz Sjoberg and Wente describe a low cost in house project saving materials and making parts for campus needs. They share plans to help other units contact bruce siu.edu. Wente will join IHI Turbo America as a manufacturing engineer after graduation.
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Wente
Sjoberg
DeRuntz
Goelz
bruce@siu.edu
IHI Turbo America
Shelbyville
Hellcat
Living hedges as wildlife friendly fences and screens
Wayne Clatterbuck of the University of Tennessee notes living fences provide shade windbreaks and wildlife habitat but require time to mature and ongoing maintenance. Experts advise native low water species, blended plantings, and permitting checks with City Hall and neighbors before installation.
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Wayne Clatterbuck
University of Tennessee Forestry Extension
Clatterbuck
Michael Kuhns
Wildland Resources Department
Utah State University
Kuhns
City Hall
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OOD
Scott Gottlieb
Ria
Jocelyn Gecker
Seth Borenstein
University of Illinois
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