Amplify Took 3 Hours to Stop California Oil Spill

Driller Amplify Energy Corp. took more than three hours to halt California’s worst oil spill in almost three decades, according to a government report. Following a low-pressure alarm around 2:30 a.m. on Oct. 2 from its San Pedro Bay Pipeline, Amplify’s Beta Offshore unit didn’t shut the pipeline down until 6:01 a.m., the U.S. Department…

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Thousands of nanoplastics found in bottled drinking water

It seems anywhere scientists look for plastic, they find it: from the ice in Antarctica, to the first bowel movement produced by newborn babies. Now, researchers are finding that the amount of microscopic plastics floating in bottled drinking water is far greater than initially believed. Using sophisticated imaging technology, scientists at Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty laboratory…

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Anger and Frustration Grow in the House

Anger and frustration are growing among some members of House Speaker Mike Johnson’s caucus over government spending. Johnson has a long legislative to-do list when the House returns to Washington after Thanksgiving, and with Republicans holding a razor-thin majority, his moves will be scrutinized by Republicans and Democrats alike. Joining this week’s guest moderator of…

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