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Italy bans NGO migrant rescue flights from Sicilian airport, says they interfere with coast guard

ROME — Italy’s aviation authority has barred humanitarian migrant rescue groups from using a Sicilian airport to launch search and rescue flights over the Mediterranean, in the government’s latest move to regulate their activities. An ordinance from ENAC’s western Sicilian office said the flights interfered with the Italian coast guard’s exclusive role in coordinating search […]

EPA bans solvent linked to 88 deaths since 1980

The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday banned most uses of the solvent methylene chloride, a cancer-causing chemical linked to at least 88 deaths since 1980. The chemical is in aerosol degreasing spray, paint and coating brush cleaners, refrigerants, sealants, and adhesives. The usage has led to a bevy of health problems, including cancer of the nervous system, […]