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Yahoo
3 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Plans submitted for new homes at waste facility
Plans have been submitted to redevelop a waste facility build up to 131 homes. The Shorts Waste and Recycling Facility is situated off St George's Lane in Ascot, Berkshire, and a project for its transformation was approved in December 2020. Earlier this year, plans for the site were submitted by Shorts Group, the landowners and Nicholas King Homes. The scheme has received support from some agents, as well as opposition from residents, with one saying the development would make the site "a concrete jungle". Th proposals are currently being considered by the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead (RBWM). The project would involve building 127 homes, with 22% of the development designated as affordable. A planning agent from Boyer wrote that it would "transform a brownfield site to provide much needed high quality homes and landscaped open space". However, neighbours and Sunninghill & Ascot Parish Council opposed the project. "This is a total over development of the total site and making it a concrete jungle," a resident wrote. Planning agent Duncan Gibson, who was appointed by a neighbouring landowner, argued the design of the homes would be "too regimented". The parish councillors highlighted that 95 trees would be felled, and that the detailed application diverges too much from the approval in 2020. They also argued 30% of the homes should be designated affordable. On Wednesday, a fire erupted at the facility at about 19:30 BST. Shorts Group, which runs the waste centre, stated in a post: "Whilst we do not know the cause, we suspect that the fire was started from an exploded lithium battery in our waste pile." You can follow BBC Berkshire on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram. Similar stories Final go-ahead for 200 village homes Developer reveals 1,200-home plan on farmland site Hundreds of homes approved after tied vote Related Links Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead
BBC News
3 days ago
- General
- BBC News
Plans submitted for building homes at waste facility in Ascot
Plans have been submitted to redevelop a waste facility build up to 131 Shorts Waste and Recycling Facility is situated off St George's Lane in Ascot, Berkshire, and a project for its transformation was approved in December this year, plans for the site were submitted by Shorts Group, the landowners and Nicholas King scheme has received support from some agents, as well as opposition from residents, with one saying the development would make the site "a concrete jungle". Th proposals are currently being considered by the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead (RBWM). The project would involve building 127 homes, with 22% of the development designated as affordable.A planning agent from Boyer wrote that it would "transform a brownfield site to provide much needed high quality homes and landscaped open space".However, neighbours and Sunninghill & Ascot Parish Council opposed the project."This is a total over development of the total site and making it a concrete jungle," a resident agent Duncan Gibson, who was appointed by a neighbouring landowner, argued the design of the homes would be "too regimented".The parish councillors highlighted that 95 trees would be felled, and that the detailed application diverges too much from the approval in also argued 30% of the homes should be designated Wednesday, a fire erupted at the facility at about 19:30 Group, which runs the waste centre, stated in a post: "Whilst we do not know the cause, we suspect that the fire was started from an exploded lithium battery in our waste pile." You can follow BBC Berkshire on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
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USA Today
3 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
2025 Generali Open: Comesana [74th] vs. Boyer [126th] Prediction, Odds and Match Preview
Francisco Comesana (No. 74 ranking) will take on Tristan Boyer (No. 126) in the Round of 32 of the Generali Open on Monday, July 21. Comesana is favored (-526) in this match versus Boyer (+350). Tennis odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Saturday at 2:35 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub. Francisco Comesana vs. Tristan Boyer matchup info Watch the Tennis Channel and more sports on Fubo! Comesana vs. Boyer Prediction Based on the implied probility from the moneyline, Comesana has an 84.0% to win. Comesana vs. Boyer Betting Odds Comesana vs. Boyer matchup performance & stats
Miami Herald
5 days ago
- Science
- Miami Herald
The weird way that penguin poop might be cooling Antarctica
In December 2022, Matthew Boyer hopped on an Argentine military plane to one of the more remote habitations on Earth: Marambio Station at the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, where the icy continent stretches toward South America. Months before that, Boyer had to ship expensive, delicate instruments that might get busted by the time he landed. "When you arrive, you have boxes that have been sometimes sitting outside in Antarctica for a month or two in a cold warehouse," said Boyer, a doctoral student in atmospheric science at the University of Helsinki. "And we're talking about sensitive instrumentation." But the effort paid off, because Boyer and his colleagues found something peculiar about penguin guano, Grist reports. In a paper published on May 22 in the journal Communications Earth and Environment, they describe how ammonia wafting off the droppings of 60,000 birds contributed to the formation of clouds that might be insulating Antarctica, helping cool down an otherwise rapidly warming continent. Some penguin populations, however, are under serious threat because of climate change. Losing them and their guano could mean fewer clouds and more heating in an already fragile ecosystem, one so full of ice that it will significantly raise sea levels worldwide as it melts. A better understanding of this dynamic could help scientists hone their models of how Antarctica will transform as the world warms. They can now investigate, for instance, if some penguin species produce more ammonia and, therefore, more of a cooling effect. "That's the impact of this paper," said Tamara Russell, a marine ornithologist at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, who studies penguins but wasn't involved in the research. "That will inform the models better, because we know that some species are decreasing, some are increasing, and that's going to change a lot down there in many different ways." With their expensive instruments, Boyer and his research team measured atmospheric ammonia between January and March 2023, summertime in the southern hemisphere. They found that when the wind was blowing from an Adelie penguin colony 5 miles away from the detectors, concentrations of the gas shot up to 1,000 times higher than the baseline. Even when the penguins had moved out of the colony after breeding, ammonia concentrations remained elevated for at least a month, as the guano continued emitting the gas. That atmospheric ammonia could have been helping cool the area. The researchers further demonstrated that the ammonia kicks off an atmospheric chain reaction. Out at sea, tiny plantlike organisms known as phytoplankton release the gas dimethyl sulfide, which transforms into sulphuric acid in the atmosphere. Because ammonia is a base, it reacts readily with this acid. This coupling results in the rapid formation of aerosol particles. Clouds form when water vapor gloms onto any number of different aerosols, like soot and pollen, floating around in the atmosphere. In populated places, these particles are more abundant, because industries and vehicles emit so many of them as pollutants. Trees and other vegetation spew aerosols, too. But because Antarctica lacks trees and doesn't have much vegetation at all, the aerosols from penguin guano and phytoplankton can make quite an impact. In February 2023, Boyer and the other researchers measured a particularly strong burst of particles associated with guano, sampled a resulting fog a few hours later, and found particles created by the interaction of ammonia from the guano and sulphuric acid from the plankton. "There is a deep connection between these ecosystem processes, between penguins and phytoplankton at the ocean surface," Boyer said. "Their gas is all interacting to form these particles and clouds." But here's where the climate impacts get a bit trickier. Scientists know that in general, clouds cool Earth's climate by reflecting some of the sun's energy back into space. Although Boyer and his team hypothesize that clouds enhanced with penguin ammonia are probably helping cool this part of Antarctica, they note that they didn't quantify that climate effect, which would require further research. That's a critical bit of information because of the potential for the warming climate to create a feedback loop. As oceans heat up, penguins are losing access to some of their prey, and colonies are shrinking or disappearing as a result. Fewer penguins producing guano means less ammonia and fewer clouds, which means more warming and more disruptions to the animals, and on and on in a self-reinforcing cycle. "If this paper is correct-and it really seems to be a nice piece of work to me-[there's going to be] a feedback effect, where it's going to accelerate the changes that are already pushing change in the penguins," said Peter Roopnarine, curator of geology at the California Academy of Sciences. Scientists might now look elsewhere, Roopnarine adds, to find other bird colonies that could also be providing cloud cover. Protecting those species from pollution and hunting would be a natural way to engineer Earth systems to offset some planetary warming. "We think it's for the sake of the birds," Roopnarine said. "Well, obviously it goes well beyond that." This story was produced by Grist and reviewed and distributed by Stacker. © Stacker Media, LLC.
Yahoo
11-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) Announces FDA Approval of Prednisolone Acetate Ophthalmic Suspension
Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMRX) is one of the 13 Best Healthcare Stocks to Buy Under $10. On June 12, Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMRX) announced the FDA approval of prednisolone acetate ophthalmic suspension, with launch planned for Q3 2025. A pharmaceutical laboratory filled with shelves of medicines, highlighting the company's specialty drug production. Prednisolone acetate ophthalmic suspension, USP 1% is a topical, sterile anti-inflammatory agent for ophthalmic use and treatment of steroid-responsive ocular inflammation. Andy Boyer, Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, Affordable Medicines, stated that the Affordable Medicines portfolio is growing continuously, with a diverse and strong pipeline supporting 'broader access to high-quality treatments across the US healthcare system.' Boyer also stated that the prednisolone acetate ophthalmic suspension is a complex product to manufacture and develop, and its approval reflects the quality of Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AMRX) R&D capabilities and the strength of its supply and manufacturing operations. Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMRX) is a medicine company that develops pharmaceuticals, with a product portfolio spanning specialty, generics, biosciences, and product catalog. Its operations are divided into the Generics, Specialty, and AvKARE segments. While we acknowledge the potential of AMRX as an investment, we believe certain AI stocks offer greater upside potential and carry less downside risk. If you're looking for an extremely undervalued AI stock that also stands to benefit significantly from Trump-era tariffs and the onshoring trend, see our free report on the best short-term AI stock. READ NEXT: 30 Stocks That Should Double in 3 Years and 11 Hidden AI Stocks to Buy Right Now. Disclosure: None. This article is originally published at Insider Monkey.
