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Harris County reaches settlement with Arkema over 2017 chemical plant fire – Houston Public Media

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Harris County reaches settlement with Arkema over 2017 chemical plant fire – Houston Public Media

KHOU.com FILE – A fire at the Arkema chemical plant in Crosby, Texas, on Sept. 8, 2017. Harris County’s lawsuit against Arkema has been settled, nearly seven years after the county sued the chemical company over a fire that broke out at Arkema’s Crosby plant during Hurricane Harvey. As part of the $1.1 million settlement, […]

10,000-year-old, amazingly intact giant panda fossil discovered

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10,000-year-old, amazingly intact giant panda fossil discovered

A remarkably well-preserved giant panda fossil estimated to be over 10,000 years old was recently discovered in a cave in China’s Shaanxi province. “So far, only isolated fossil finds of giant pandas have been made, such as single teeth, single bones or very fragmented pieces,” explained Hu Songmei, a paleontologist on the project team, in […]