Financial speculators are buying and selling rights to the Colorado River's dwindling water resources in a bid to profit as historic drought conditions lead to worsening scarcity.

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Proponents of smart meters say the devices promote energy conservation by providing detailed feedback to consumers about their habits, but critics say the technology can be harmful to health and it poses real privacy concerns.

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Despite more than two decades of evidence that phthalates — which are toxic to multiple organs, especially premature infants — leach from medical devices, the chemicals are still widely used in products designed for neonatal intensive care units.

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California will end plans to mandate COVID-19 vaccines for schoolchildren when the state ends its COVID-19 state of emergency on Feb. 28, California Department of Public Health officials told EdSource.

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The European Patent Office revoked an EU patent held by Impossible Foods, maker of the Impossible Burger. Impossible Food's fake meat products are manufactured with GMO yeast-derived from soy leghemoglobin, which may not be safe to eat.

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