130 million Americans routinely breathe unhealthy air, report finds
Climate change is making it harder to meet clean air goals, says the 25th annual State of the Air report from the American Lung Association. (Image credit: Ed Jones)Continue Reading
Cicadas are emerging — and they’re so loud, some called the sheriff
Some in Newberry County, S.C., thought the noise was a siren. The sheriff assured them it was just cicadas., Read MoreContinue Reading
Biden visits Syracuse as NYC campus chaos grows
With help from Shawn Ness and Irie Sentner New from New York Happening now: Two Syracuse University alums visited their former college town. New York spends the most per capita on schools, and it’s not even close. Reaction to the overturning of the Harvey Weinstein verdict in New York. TheContinue Reading
Smear tests of 3,000 women to be reviewed
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Smear tests, or cervical screening, checks the health of the cervix By Marie-Louise Connolly & Aileen Moynagh BBC News NI health correspondent More than 3,000 women who are impacted by the southern health trust’s cervical smear review and have had a smear test inContinue Reading
17 states challenge federal rules entitling workers to accommodations for abortion
Seventeen states are challenging new federal rules entitling workers to time off and other accommodations for abortions, Read MoreContinue Reading
Tennessee lawmakers OK bill criminalizing adults who help minors receive gender-affirming care
Tennessee’s GOP-controlled Statehouse has given their final approval on legislation criminalizing adults who help minors receive gender-affirming care without parental consent, Read MoreContinue Reading
Justice Sonia Sotomayor Calls Out Catch-22 In The Traitor’s Immunity Argument
“If he’s not covered by the criminal law, he can’t be impeached for violating it at all,” the Supreme Court justice said during Thursday’s arguments., Read MoreContinue Reading
Supreme Court Conservatives Likely To Give The Traitor What He Wants In Immunity Case: Further Delay
The justices seemed to focus more on hypothetical future cases rather than the case immediately before them., Read MoreContinue Reading
Dozens of Climate Activists Arrested at Citibank Headquarters in New York City During Earth Week
Campaigners pressuring Citibank say they see the bank as potentially movable on its funding of fossil fuels, citing the company’s commitments to sustainability. By Keerti Gopal NEW YORK—Climate demonstrators blocked entrances to Citibank’s headquarters in Manhattan at the start of the workday on Wednesday and Thursday, part of a seriesContinue Reading
Update 225 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine
Experts of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have continued to hear military activity in the region where Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) is located, but there have been no reports of new drone attacks on the site over the past week, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said today.,Continue Reading
IAEA Reviews Poland’s Nuclear Power Infrastructure Development
Poland is making progress towards adding nuclear power to its energy mix, including in developing the necessary infrastructure for a safe and sustainable nuclear power programme, according to an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) review mission., Read MoreContinue Reading
Billie Eilish Has Been “In Love With Girls” Her Whole Life
In a revealing interview with Rolling Stone for her May 2024 cover story, Billie Eilish shares how her new song “Lunch” became a pivotal moment in her journey toward understanding her sexuality. The song will feature on her upcoming third studio album, Hit Me Hard and Soft. Unpacking “Lunch”: A Song of Self-DiscoveryContinue Reading
Is Oil Field Waste Making You Sick?
The following is an adapted excerpt from “ Petroleum 238: Big Oil’s Dangerous Secret and the Grassroots Fight to Stop It , ” published this week on Karret Press. Every day across the U.S., billions of pounds of toxic and radioactive waste is produced by oil and gas wells. MyContinue Reading