Whatever your choice of activities this extended Fourth of July holiday weekend and throughout the rest of the summer, you will need to stay hydrated to thoroughly enjoy them. So, whether you overdid the spiked seltzers or played too many rounds of cornhole in the heat, here’s the best hydration tips to keep you healthy […]
DETROIT (AP) — The city of Detroit is taking steps to ban gas stations from locking people inside the store, a year after a man was fatally shot during an argument with another customer. Police said a clerk’s decision to lock the door while he was safely behind protective glass contributed to the shooting. An […]
Reliant Energy is partnering with Fort Worth to open cooling centers and provide free AC units while supplies last to beat the summer heat. The AC unit donations and cooling centers are a part of a program where Reliant will open 50 cooling centers, provide more than 1,000 cooling units and donate $185,000 to help […]
Tipping fees at the self-supporting Steuben County landfill and its transfer stations will increase beginning July 1. Eric Rose, Steuben County Department of Public Works Commissioner, said the fee increase will fund the Steuben County Solid Waste Division Enterprise Fund. The Steuben County landfill and its transfer stations, in Erwin, Hornell and Wayland, rely solely […]
Circle K has announced a special fuel discount will be in place for a limited time at select service stations. From 12-5pm on Thursday, customers will save 10 cents per litre when they fuel up at participating Circle K service stations. Current members of Circle K’s new loyalty programme Extra, as well as people who […]
Sorry, Circle K. The 10 best gas station brands in the United States have been announced and the chain, which has been in Arizona for more than 60 years, did not make it onto the list. However, several other chains with gas stations in metro Phoenix — including a cult favorite and one still under […]
A new exhibit about space stations turns the focus from how astronauts live in space to how millions of people may do so in the years to come. The past, present and future of humans residing in orbit is explored in “Home Beyond Earth,” a temporary exhibition now open at The Museum of Flight in […]
Jun. 11—By the fall, Fairfield expects to have four locations for the public to charge electric vehicles, and officials said hopefully more soon. Even more are expected to be installed in Hamilton. Fairfield’s stations will be installed at no cost to the city ― all of the funding comes from OKI’s Carbon Reduction Grant program […]
The symbolic weight of a fully-electric ambulance driving through the streets of St. Paul isn’t lost on Russ Stark, the city’s chief resilience officer. For municipal leaders holding the title, the climate crisis is just that — a crisis — and he’s been tasked with serving as St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter’s chief adviser on […]
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Just seven electric-vehicle (EV) charging stations have begun operating with funding from a $5-billion U.S. government program created in 2021, marking “pathetic” progress, a Democratic senator said on Wednesday. Automakers and others say drastically expanding EV-charging stations is crucial to the wide deployment of electric vehicles, which are part […]
Jun. 4—Construction crews continue to make progress on the new Middletown fire station and headquarters building on Yankee Road, with the walls beginning to take shape. Work will continue this summer to replace all of Middletown’s decades-old fire stations. The projected cost for the construction of the four new stations is estimated to be $26.8 […]
Imagine being able to charge your electric vehicle next to a lamppost. For drivers in major metro areas like New York, Chicago, and Detroit, that vision is now a reality thanks to a clever new EV charging solution. Electrek called the technology “first-of-a-kind.” Voltpost, an innovative EV charging company, has developed a modular charger that […]