NJ fed judge denies last-ditch attempt to block congestion toll from taking effect Sunday

NJ fed judge denies last-ditch attempt to block congestion toll from taking effect Sunday

A New Jersey federal judge Friday shot down a last-ditch attempt to stop New York City’s controversial congestion toll from taking effect Sunday. Judge Leo Gordon clarified that his Monday ruling — finding that the toll plan didn’t sufficiently lay out a plan to mitigate the impacts the toll would have on New Jersey — … Read more

5 major Alzheimer’s discoveries scientists made in 2024

5 major Alzheimer’s discoveries scientists made in 2024

With an estimated 6.9 million Americans aged 65 and older currently living with Alzheimer’s disease, the road to a cure seems long and uncertain. But as the year comes to a close, experts are reflecting on some of the hopeful advances in diagnosis, treatment and risk management that have been made in 2024. The Alzheimer’s Association … Read more

AI’s energy needs put every fuel in play

AI’s energy needs put every fuel in play

For more than two decades, America has been trapped in a debilitating, partisan energy debate: Republicans eschew renewable energy and support the fossil-fuel industry — including initiatives like the Northern Access Pipeline through western New York — while Democrats rail against fossil fuels and champion green energy technologies. The old partisan boundaries of this debate … Read more

Months after Colorado’s Marshall Fire, residents of surviving homes reported health symptoms, poor air quality

Months after Colorado’s Marshall Fire, residents of surviving homes reported health symptoms, poor air quality

Six months after the Marshall Fire destroyed more than 1,000 houses in Boulder County, Colo., more than half of residents of surviving homes in the area reported physical symptoms — including headaches, sore throats or a strange taste in their mouth — that they attributed to poor air quality, a new CU Boulder study has … Read more

Congestion pricing will severely hurt NYC’s food supply chain

Congestion pricing will severely hurt NYC’s food supply chain

As representatives of the Food Bank For NYC, the NYC Hospitality Alliance, and Baldor Specialty Foods, we represent critical parts of the city’s food supply chain — a network that serves millions of New Yorkers every day, whether they’re ordering a meal at a local restaurant, buying groceries at a local supermarket or bodega or … Read more

Biden pledges to cut US greenhouse gases by more than 60% as he exits the world stage

Biden pledges to cut US greenhouse gases by more than 60% as he exits the world stage

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is pledging to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by more than 60% by 2035 as he fights to ensure his legacy on slowing global warming, even as President-elect Donald Trump vows to undo much of Biden’s climate work when he takes office next month. Biden said the new goal — … Read more

Delhi’s suffocating smog conundrum

Delhi’s suffocating smog conundrum

TOPSHOT – A rickshaw drives along a road under heavy smog conditions, in New Delhi Sajjad Hussain | Afp | Getty Images This report is from this week’s CNBC’s “Inside India” newsletter which brings you timely, insightful news and market commentary on the emerging powerhouse and the big businesses behind its meteoric rise. Like what … Read more

For optimal marathon performance, check training plan, gear, nutrition, weather — and air quality?

For optimal marathon performance, check training plan, gear, nutrition, weather — and air quality?

When preparing for a marathon, runners don’t usually think much about air quality. But maybe they should, according to findings from a new study by researchers at the Brown University School of Public Health. When the research team assessed the association between fine particulate matter in the air and marathon finish times, they found that … Read more

Spine surgeon’s 6 tips to be more comfortable on economy flights

Spine surgeon’s 6 tips to be more comfortable on economy flights

Brace yourself — AAA predicts that 7.85 million Americans will cram into overstuffed airplanes between Saturday, Dec. 21, and Wednesday, Jan. 1, to get away for the holidays. Some of the most stressful aspects of seasonal air travel, like weather delays, lost luggage and long lines of weary wanderers, are out of your control. But … Read more