Colorado Cut $11.4 Million in Penalties for Oil Firms Submitting Fake Cleanup Data
After a nearly two-year inquiry, Colorado’s Energy and Carbon Management Commission (ECMC) approved deals allowing firms owned by its largest oil and gas companies to avoid the majority of assessed penalties for falsified data submitted by their contractors. Collectively, the oil firms stand to pay roughly $2 million, less thanContinue Reading
Nigel Farage Has Mentioned Clacton Only Twice in Commons During Past Year
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has only mentioned his constituency twice in the House of Commons during the past year, DeSmog can reveal. In total, Farage has mentioned Clacton six times since being elected as an MP on 4 July 2024 – once every four months. The Reform leader announcedContinue Reading
Morocco fans paint Boston red but remain wary of France at FIFA World Cup
On the eve of the quarterfinal, Morocco’s supporters take over downtown Boston, showing unwavering belief in their team., Boston, United States – Less than 24 hours before the first quarterfinal of the World Cup between France and Morocco at Boston Stadium, the official FIFA fan zone in the host city wasContinue Reading
Fireworks as Morocco and France fans party ahead of World Cup match
Fireworks as Morocco and France fans party ahead of World Cup match, Fireworks as Morocco and France fans party ahead of World Cup match NewsFeed Thousands of Moroccan and French fans have been partying in Boston ahead of their World Cup quarter-final clash. Morocco supporters set off fireworks while FranceContinue Reading
The GOP’s Relentless Drive to Dilute the Americans with Disabilities Act
The ADA became law almost four decades ago. How much more notice is enough?Continue Reading
The Evolution of the ‘Sandwich Generation’
What we’ve got right now is more of a “burnt panini generation.”Continue Reading
An Italian region defies US pressure to end a Cuban doctors program
Cuban doctors are working in hospitals in Italy’s Calabria region under a long-running program despite U.S. efforts to end it, Read MoreContinue Reading
For most US drivers, EVs offer emissions benefits and cost savings
Despite regional variability in climate, electricity sources, congestion, and the wide variation in individual driving patterns, electric vehicles generate less greenhouse gas emissions and do not cost more than comparable gas-powered vehicles for drivers and vehicle fleet owners in most parts of the United States, according to a new studyContinue Reading
No prison for former Wisconsin judge convicted of blocking ICE arrest
A former Wisconsin judge will not go to prison for helping a Mexican national escape immigration enforcement. That’s after a jury convicted her of felony obstruction in the case. A U.S. District Judge sentenced Hannah Dugan to no time behind bars, but she will have to pay a $5,000 fine.Continue Reading
How The Traitor’s payout delays just made E. Jean Carroll more money
President Traitor 47 spent three years and multiple rounds of appeals trying to avoid paying author and journalist E. Jean Carroll a $5 million jury verdict. But that fight cost him about $800,000 more. On Wednesday, a federal judge ordered the release of $5.8 million to Carroll after the SupremeContinue Reading
Cyber Fraud, Banks, and What America Can Do About It
Your phone buzzes with a text from your bank: “Did you authorize a $2,400 transfer? Reply NO to stop it.” You reply, and seconds later a calm “fraud agent” calls, knows your name and the last four digits of your card, and walks you through “securing” your money by movingContinue Reading
Endless Warfare – Part II: Countering Endless Warfare and its Networks
Author’s Note: This article is not about ‘endless wars’ as a critique of U.S. military interventions — that debate belongs elsewhere. It examines a distinct and increasingly visible pattern: how U.S. adversaries wage continuous, long-term conflict against the United States across peace and war, both below and above the thresholdContinue Reading
Sony Announces An End To PlayStation Discs & Everyone Hates It
Sony just gave the world another lesson in how they don’t actually own the content they’ve bought digitally generally, and particularly not through Sony’s digital storefronts. Instead, as readers here will largely know, what is actually being bought is a temporary license to download and play these games, movies, music,Continue Reading