The world’s oceans are in hot water, and it’s not just because of Earth’s overheating. What’s happening? The world’s oceans are confronting a “triple threat” of extreme heating, oxygen loss, and acidification. As reported by The Guardian, this alarming trend, driven by human activities such as pollution and deforestation, has escalated dramatically in recent decades. […]
Unfortunately, my predecessor and the MAGA Republicans in Congress are trying to undo all this progress. They still deny climate change even exists. They deny climate change even exists. They must be living in a hole somewhere at the expense of health and safety of their own constituents. They deny it exists. Every single congressional […]
The 800 square miles of exposed bed of the Great Salt Lake is disproportionately affecting Pacific Islanders and Hispanics, according to new research by the University of Utah. A study published June 21 in the journal One Earth suggests that restoring the lake to a healthy water level would reduce disparities in harmful dust exposure […]
Conditions along the Barbados coast were rapidly worsening as Hurricane Beryl made its way across the Caribbean, impacting the Windward Islands early on Monday, July 1. The footage here, captured by Nauman Khan from his hotel in Christ Church, shows strong winds and rain on Worthing Beach. “Too dangerous to be out on the balcony […]
A few years ago, on what became the coldest night of the year, I’d booked a camping trip for my family to the Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park for the sole purpose of looking up at a dark night sky. We’re not really a camping family so there was a last-minute scramble to buy warm […]
A busy week for the Sarasota County Commission preparing for next year’s budget concluded on Friday with a contentious but largely symbolic special meeting about the costs of illegal immigration. The two-hour special meeting on the “impacts of illegal immigration” in Sarasota County saw around 30 residents and members of advocacy groups speak out against […]
Officials from the Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) released information on various lane closures and updates due to ongoing projects: On Monday, June 24, expect various lane closures on Spur 591 in Potter County for patching operations. On Monday, northbound traffic will either be detoured from Fillmore Street over to Buchanan Street or from Buchanan […]
Extreme heat alerts affected tens of millions of people in the United States on Tuesday as cities including Chicago broke records at the start of a week of sweltering weather. Midwestern states started to bake Monday in what the National Weather Service called a dangerous and long duration heat wave expected to stretch from Iowa […]
Jun. 18—MOSES LAKE — There are issues that are important to Central Washington, but the region is not immune from national concerns, said U.S. Congressman Dan Newhouse. Newhouse was in Moses Lake on Monday, touring New Hope/Kids Hope and the site of the new Samaritan Hospital. “Certainly a lot of national issues that people are […]
Tec Centro Workforce Development Network announced an increase in state funds for the organization’s bilingual workforce development programs, including the ones in Lebanon County. On June 14, the network’s administrators announced in Lancaster that the Tec Centro Network received $8 million in state funding. In 2022, the network received $5 million in the state budget. […]
Among the challenges presented with recycling materials effectively and efficiently is fast-food packaging, which often features a waxy coating that is difficult to process. That’s why a restaurant and catering company based in Finland has been looking at alternatives, taking advantage of a new type of fast-food packaging that can be reused and recycled. Restel […]
A Vermont man is learning the hard way that it’s best not to disturb natural resources and ecosystems. As reported in the Bennington Banner earlier this year, Raymond Otto Tarbell of Townshend in Windham County, Vermont, is facing criminal charges after he illegally cut down nearly 300 trees in Stratton that were protected as part […]