LOS ANGELES, California, April 4 (TNSjou) -- The University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Children living near the Salton Sea in Southern California show slower lung function growth Researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC monitored 369 children for an average of two years in one of the first long-term studies of rural air pollution in Southern California. Zara Abrams Children who live within 11 kilometers of the Salton Se  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on April 2, 2026: * * * Name of Product: Ocun Condor HMS Triple Locking Carabiners Hazard: The carabiner's gate can malfunction where the gate does not close automatically and has to be closed manually by hand, posing a risk of serious injury or death due to falling. Remedy: Replace Recall Date: April 02, 2026 Units: About 295 (in addition, about nine were sold in Canada) Consumer Contact: OCU  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48893) on April 3, 2026, entitled "FY2024 State Grants Under Title I-A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act" by education policy specialist Rebecca R. Skinner and research assistant Isobel Sorenson. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), most recently comprehensively amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA; P.L. 114-95), is the pr  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The Northern Alaska Environmental Center (NAEC) submitted a public comment letter to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Alaska Outer Continental Shelf Region regarding the agency's Request for Information and Interest (RFI) on commercial leasing for mineral extraction in the Alaska Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) areas. NAEC emphasizes the ecological, fisheries, and subsistence concerns posed by proposed mineral leasing across an extensive area spanning approximate  more

MOSCOW, Idaho, April 3 -- The University of Idaho issued the following news release: * * * U of I study provides guidance for using cover crops in dryland wheat rotations * A recent University of Idaho-led study conducted in collaboration with regional dryland wheat farmers provides guidance on when to terminate a spring-planted cover crop. Cover crops, which are grown primarily to benefit soil health and fertility rather than for commercial sale, are becoming increasingly common on northe  more