COVID-19 Air Quality Report
<p>Coinciding with the 50th anniversary ofEarth Day, this report investigates the impact COVID-19 lockdowns have had on global particulate pollution levels.As lockdowns were implemented in response to
New York
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One in Five New York City Residents Living in Poverty
Poverty grew nationwide last year, but the increase was even greater in New York City, the Census Bureau will report on Thursday, suggesting that New York was being particularly hard hit by the aftermath
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New York Fracking Lawsuit Could Set Drilling Precedent
A lawsuit challenging a small town's ban on natural-gas drilling could have implications throughout New York, where state officials are poised to approve a controversial drilling method known as fracking.
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AIDS Cases Drop Again
In a sign of progress against one of the great plagues of the last generation, a dwindling number of New York City AIDS cases has been diagnosed over the last eight years, according to new statistics released
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Tallest Building in New York Now LEED Certified
The tallest building in New York currently standing is the Empire State Building. It is a beautiful symbol of the greatness of New York, rising 1,250 feet (381 meters) with an antenna spire rising to 1,454
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Request to PM to attend UN meet on Non-communicable dideases
PANJIM: General Secretary of the National Organisation for Tobacco Eradication, (NOTE) has written to the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh requesting him to take part in a high level committee United Nations meeting on prevention and control of non-communicable diseases.
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Survey Finds Decline in New Yorkers Who Smoke to 14%
Just 14 percent of New York City adults said they were smokers in 2010, the lowest level since the city began tracking the smoking rate nearly two decades ago, according to a survey released on Thursday.
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Phase-I prime-boost AIDS vaccine trial shows modest immune response
The final results of the Phase I prime-boost AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) vaccine trial started in February 2009 and conducted at the two sites — Tuberculosis Research Centre (TRC), Chennai, and the National AIDS Research Institute (NARI), Pune — has shown that the vaccines are safe and their ability to elicit immune response are modest.
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New York Extends Period For Comments On Fracking
New York's environmental body on Wednesday extended a public comment period on proposed rules for natural gas drilling in the state, frustrating companies eager to exploit its rich natural gas deposits.
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Boats Banned From Dumping Sewage in Long Island Sound
The new ban, covering 760 square miles, makes the entire Sound a no-discharge zone; Connecticut secured the same designation for its portion of the Sound in 2007. The ban, which goes into effect on
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Before Release, a Hydraulic Fracturing Study for the State Draws Skepticism
New York State environmental officials commissioned a study of impacts of natural gas hydraulic fracturing from a consulting firm that counts oil and gas companies among its clients and that could gain