NEW YORK, July 14 -- UNICEF (United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund) issued the following news release: GENEVA/ 15 July 2024 Global childhood immunization coverage stalled in 2023, leaving 2.7 million additional children un and under-vaccinated compared to pre-pandemic levels in 2019, according to data published today by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF. The latest WHO and UNICEF estimates of national immunization coverage (WUENIC) which provide the world's larges  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The National Parks Conservation Association issued the following news release on July 15, 2024: In response to legal action by National Parks Conservation Association, Earthjustice, Sierra Club and Environment Integrity Project, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia signed a consent decree (https://www.sierraclub.org/sites/default/files/2024-07/53-1%20-%20final%20consent%20decree%20round%202.pdf). Now finalized, the consent decree includes deadlines for the  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The House Oversight and Accountability Committee released the following testimony by Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan from a July 10, 2024, hearing entitled "Oversight of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency": * * * Thank you, Chairman Comer, Ranking Member Raskin, and Members of the Committee. I appreciate the opportunity to appear before you today to proudly represent the work of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to advance a  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, July 15 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Virginia Tech has experts available to speak on topics surrounding the 2024 hurricane season including the increase in severe storms, coastal flooding risks, flooding prediction models, disaster resilience, storm preparation, and response. To schedule an interview, please contact mediarelations@vt.edu. Stephanie Zick studies tropical meteorology, tropical cyclones (hurricanes), precipitation, numerical weather predictio  more