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1st national limits on toxic PFAS in drinking water set by Biden administration

By Michael Phillis, Associated Press

Officials say this will reduce exposure for 100 million people and help prevent thousands of illnesses, including cancers.

Peter Higgs, who proposed the existence of the Higgs boson particle, has died at 94, university says

By Associated Press

Higgs predicted the existence of a new particle — the so-called Higgs boson — in 1964. But it would be almost 50 years before the particle's existence could be confirmed at the Large Hadron Collider.

UN watchdog says the status of the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant is 'extremely serious'

By Illia Novikov, Samya Kullab, Associated Press

The International Atomic Energy Agency says its team was aware of an explosion at a training center next to the plant. It said it was informed the blast was from a drone attack.

New EPA rule says more than 200 U.S. chemical plants must reduce toxic emissions

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press

Environmental Protection Agency rule that more than 200 chemical plants nationwide must reduce toxic emissions. The emissions are likely to cause cancer.

More than 200 chemical plants must reduce toxic emissions under new EPA rule

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press

The rule will apply to 218 facilities spread across Texas and Louisiana, the Ohio River Valley, West Virginia and the upper South, the agency said. It updates several regulations on chemical plant emissions that have not been tightened in nearly…

Millions of people witness rare total solar eclipse across North America

By Miles O'Brien, Shoshana Dubnow, Eliot Barnhart

Millions of people on Monday watched a rare total eclipse cut across the U.S., Mexico and Canada, plunging some towns and cities into darkness for several minutes. In many other places it was a chance to view a partial eclipse.

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Carbon dioxide, methane levels in the atmosphere hit record highs last year

By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

Both greenhouse gases jumped 5.5% over the past decade of souped-up climate change. The third biggest human-caused greenhouse gas, nitrous oxide, also spiked to a record high.

PHOTOS: The 2024 total solar eclipse

By Associated Press

The first location in continental North America to experience totality: Mexico's Pacific coast, at around 2 p.m. EDT. The eclipse exits continental North America on the Atlantic coast of Canada less than two hours later.

Why batteries come in many different shapes and sizes

By Wesley Chang, The Conversation

The first batteries were made in the 1800s and have changed a lot since then. The reason batteries come in so many types has as much to do with history as innovation.

WATCH: The 2024 total solar eclipse

By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

A chilly, midday darkness fell across North America on Monday as a total solar eclipse raced across the continent, thrilling those lucky enough to behold the spectacle through clear skies.