Wise is Ordered by CFPB to Pay $2.5 Million for Illegal Remittance Practices
The company misled customers about fees and charges and failed to provide consumer disclosures February 11, 2025 Washington, DC −…
DOE Announces the Awarding of $20 Million in Vouchers to Support Over 170 Organizations to Accelerate Clean Energy Technology Adoption
February 10, 2025 Washington, DC − (Highpoint Digest) − On October 29, 2024, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office…
Scientists Plan Toward Transforming U.S. Agriculture with Enhanced Weathering for Atmospheric CO2 Removal
February 09, 205 Western Bank, Sheffield, UK − (Highpoint Digest) − A new study reveals that implementing enhanced weathering (EW),…
NOAA satellites were pivotal in the rescue of 411 lives in 2024
February 08, 2024 U.S. Coast Guard rescued six people who activated an Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) after their 48-foot…
Louisiana Doctor Sentenced 87 Months for Illegally Distributing Over 1.8M Doses of Opioids in $5.4M Health Care Fraud Scheme
February 07, 2025 Washington, DC − (Highpoint Digest) − A Louisiana physician was sentenced on February 05, 2024, to 87…
NIE Addresses Microplastics, Algal Blooms, Seafood Safety
NIH and NSF jointly fund new research centers to better understand how ocean-related exposures affect people’s health. February 06, 2025…
The staying power of bifocal contact lens benefits in young kids
After treatment, nearsightedness progresses at age-expected rate February 05, 2025 Young nearsighted kids who wear bifocal contact lenses that…
The aftermath of the GLOF along the Teesta Valley. Posted inThe Landslide Blog The 3-4 October 2023 Sikkim GLOF: drivers, causes and impacts of a multihazard cascade
February 04, 2025 by Dave Petley Early in the morning of 4 October 2023 I received a Whatsapp message from my…
University of Otago scientists discover Antarctic fast ice secrets
February 03, 2025 Dunedin, New Zealand − (Highpoint Digest) − Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka scientists have successfully analyzed more than 30…
California Water Institute partners with Sustainable Conservation to study on-farm recharge
February 02, 2025 By Julissa Zavala, California Water Institute) Fresno, CA − (Highpoint Digest) − The California Water Institute…