To save the endangered spotted owl from potential extinction, US wildlife officials are embracing a contentious plan to deploy trained shooters into to kill almost a half-million barred owls that are crowding out their smaller cousins. The US Fish and Wildlife Service strategy released on Wednesday is meant to prop up declining spotted owl populations […]
A couple dozen or so homeless people living in a Thousand Oaks encampment are figuring out what to do after the closure last week of a center that provided them with free meals and more. People in the camp have relied on the Lutheran Social Services Drop-In Center, which has operated in rent-free space in […]
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – The Biden administration on Tuesday unveiled a long-awaited proposal that would require many U.S. employers to protect 36 million workers from extreme heat. The proposed rule from the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), which enforces workplace safety laws, would require employers to provide workers with water and shaded […]
The director of South Carolina’s new environmental department pledged Monday to focus on protecting the state’s water, air and landscape from pollution, while improving service, as the agency establishes itself as a replacement for the state’s often-criticized health and environmental department. At a news conference under a broiling July sun, Department of Environmental Services chief […]
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s land prices in 2023 rose at the fastest pace since comparable data available in 2010, the tax agency said on Monday, suggesting a recovery gathered pace helped by brisk tourism after the coronavirus pandemic. Average land prices climbed 2.3% last year, rising for the third straight year, a National Tax Agency […]
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (NEXSTAR) — In a massive ruling, the conservative majority on the supreme court overturned what is known as the chevron deference. The decision kneecaps federal agencies and their ability to regulate industry. The chevron deference, first established by the supreme court in the 80’s, gave federal agencies the power to interpret laws if […]
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Starting Monday, the Housing Choice Voucher program, formerly known as Section 8, will no longer accept new applications. And those who are already on the list, particularly people experiencing homelessness, will not be recertified. Michigan State Housing Development Authority officials report federal funding from Housing and Urban Development for this year […]
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court dealt a major blow to federal regulatory power on Friday by overturning a 1984 precedent that had given deference to government agencies in interpreting laws they administer, handing a defeat to President Joe Biden’s administration. The justices ruled 6-3 in favor of fishing companies that […]
A Myrtle Beach Police officer was placed on leave after being arrested by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division. Christopher Michael Turner, 32, was charged with second-degree domestic violence and was booked into the J. Reuben Long Detention Center on Thursday. Myrtle Beach Police posted on its Facebook page Friday morning that the department is […]
Japan’s space agency has said its planned launch of a satellite on its new flagship H3 rocket this weekend will be postponed until Monday due to expected bad weather. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or Jaxa, said it was postponing the launch because of rain and thunder predicted for Saturday night when the rocket was […]
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s space agency said Friday its planned launch this weekend of a satellite on its new flagship H3 rocket will be postponed until Monday due to expected bad weather. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, said it is postponing the launch because of rain and thunder predicted for Saturday night when […]
ELGIN, Ill. — A Chicago woman is filing a complaint against a suburban staffing agency, alleging discrimination after hearing what was left in a voicemail for her. Ashley Chapman is a single mother of two who recently moved back home to Chicago after living in North Dakota for several years. In need of a job […]