The EPA has agreed to the Energy Department's request to dig out two new underground areas to store nuclear waste at the only permanent U.S. burial site for radioactive materials.
Why it matters: Critics of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) say the approval represents a significant expansion of the southeastern New Mexico facility, which they say was only intended to dispose of wastes for several decades before closing permanently.
Ether, which powers the Ethereum blockchain, has in recent weeks abruptly caught up to bitcoin's rally, driven by digital asset treasury companies accruing over 2 million ether since June.
Why it matters: In past bull markets, the prices of the world's two biggest cryptocurrencies have made very similar moves, but that correlation broke down quite a bit over the last year.
Gut health, a popular topic in wellness circles for years, is now the latest frontier in baby products.
Why it matters: Most U.S. babies lack key gut bacteria, per new research, fueling a boom in new prebiotic and probiotic products — and fresh parental confusion.
