Iowa sends National Guard troops to help with COVID-19 testing for meat packing plant workers

Iowa is activating hundreds of National Guard troops to help with testing and contact tracing for employees at meat processing plants in the state which accounts for a third of the US pork supply.    Gov Kim Reynolds on Monday announced that 250 National Guard members have been moved to full-time federal duty status to help … Read more

Enormous, 30ft plant has bloomed… but coronavirus lockdown means nature lovers will not see it

The biggest rhodedendron in Britain? Enormous, 30ft high plant has bloomed… but coronavirus lockdown means nature lovers will not be able to admire it this year By Amelia Clarke For The Daily Mail Published: 23:19 BST, 19 April 2020 | Updated: 00:22 BST, 20 April 2020 Advertisement It may be the biggest rhodedendron in Britain, … Read more

Emmerdale’s Joe-Warren Plant celebrates turning 18 with girlfriend Nicole Hadlow, 23

Emmerdale star Joe-Warren Plant celebrates turning 18 with girlfriend Nicole Hadlow, 23, as they pose together in matching yellow outfits By Ryan Smith for MailOnline Published: 19:46 BST, 18 April 2020 | Updated: 19:50 BST, 18 April 2020 He’s been in a relationship with his glam model girlfriend Nicole Hadlow since 2017. And Emmerdale star … Read more

MIT engineers develop new system for monitoring plant distress with microscopic nanotubes

Plants feel pain too! Chemical engineers at MIT develop system to monitor when plants are distressed by embedding microscopic nanotubes into their leaves Chemical engineers tested a monitoring system for damaged plant cells They inject microscopic nanotubes into cells and measure hydrogen peroxide Plant cells release hydrogen peroxide as part of a natural damage response … Read more

Kentucky town saw 55 PERCENT reduction in pollutants after local coal plant closed

Emissions Carbon dioxide Carbon dioxide (CO2) is one of the biggest contributors to global warming. After the gas is released into the atmosphere it stays there, making it difficult for heat to escape – and warming up the planet in the process.  It is primarily released from burning fossil fuels such as coal, oil and … Read more

Scientists produce plant selection guide to help planners reduce air pollution

Botanists have created a ‘plant selection guide’ of tree species and their traits that can help to combat air pollution. The black pine, the common yew, the Spanish oak and Turner’s oak all combat air pollution caused by road traffic, including harmful nitrogen oxides.  UK researchers identified 12 ‘influential’ traits for 61 tree species that … Read more

Chemicals giant Ineos to build a hand sanitizer plant in 10 days 

Chemicals giant Ineos to build a hand sanitizer plant in 10 DAYS which will pump out 1million bottles per month By Matt Oliver and Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 01:19 GMT, 25 March 2020 | Updated: 02:18 GMT, 25 March 2020 Chemicals giant Ineos has joined the battle against the coronavirus with a … Read more

Jaguar Land Rover suspends work at its UK plant due to coronavirus

Jaguar Land Rover suspends work at its UK plant due to coronavirus – four weeks after production restarted at its factory in China Production at Jaguar Land Rover’s UK plants will shut down over the next week Management said they hoped car production will be resumed on April 20  Jaguar Land Rover’s plants in Brazil … Read more

Nissan mothballs UK’s biggest car plant: Sunderland factory employs some 6,000 workers  

Nissan mothballs UK biggest car plant: Sunderland factory employs some 6,000 workers By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 00:26 GMT, 18 March 2020 | Updated: 01:08 GMT, 18 March 2020 Nissan has mothballed the biggest car plant in the UK as the Covid-19 outbreak wreaks havoc.  Production at the giant factory in Sunderland, … Read more

Nissan backs Brexit Britain by ploughing £400m into Sunderland plant

Nissan backs Brexit Britain by ploughing £400m into its Sunderland car plant By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 6 March 2020 | Updated: 23:36 GMT, 6 March 2020 Nissan is ploughing £400million into its Sunderland car plant in a vote of confidence in Brexit Britain. The Japanese car maker yesterday unveiled … Read more