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With Joe Biden's waiver of E15 Ethanol, maybe citizens of NYC, Washington (DC), Los Angeles, Houston, Dallas, Kansas City - probably should expect more SMOG Alerts. There is a reason the E15 restriction during summer is part of the CLEAN AIR ACT. More SMOG is generated by alcohol evaporation in Summer than other times. CNN has the SCIENCE behind it in the following article: What are the pros and cons of E15 gas? Here’s what to know about Biden’s order

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - An epic drought in Georgia threatens the water supply for millions. Florida doesn't have nearly enough water for its expected population boom. The Great Lakes are shrinking. Upstate New York's reservoirs have dropped to record lows. And in the West, the Sierra Nevada snowpack is melting faster each year. Across America, the picture is critically clear — the nation's freshwater supplies can no longer quench its thirst. The government projects that at least 36 states will face water shortages within five years because of a combination of rising temperatures, drought, population growth, urban sprawl, waste...

BEIJING — North Korea on Saturday stood by its demand for aid in exchange for shutting down a plutonium-producing reactor, insisting that it would not act until Washington offers concessions.

TEHRAN, Iran — Tens of thousands of Iranians staged anti-Israel demonstrations across the country Friday, repeating calls by their ultraconservative president for the destruction of the Jewish state.

The unique atmospheric conditions following last year's terrorist attacks on the United States have helped Australian scientists solve a 50-year-old mystery: why bodies of water, like backyard swimming pools, are evaporating much more slowly than decades ago, despite global warming. In the aftermath of September11, more than 10,000 aircraft were suddenly grounded for three days. "It was like a big experiment you can't normally do," said Michael Roderick of the Australian National University and Co-operative Research Centre for Greenhouse Accounting. People across the US reportedly remarked at how clear the skies became. Dr Roderick and Professor Graham Farquhar used data...