Four systemic safety issues the East Palestine crash … A new report on the catastrophic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, points to several possible systemic safety issues that advocates and safety experts say go well beyond this specific crash. The preliminary report released on Thursday by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) found that the runaway overheating of a ball bearing in one of the […]
Super Bowl 2023: Chiefs vs. Eagles live updates Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles face off in Super Bowl LVII on February 12, 2023 at 3:30 p.m. PT.
Study: Smaller EV batteries would lessen lithium-mining … Reducing the size of EV batteries and generally lowering levels of car ownership and use could have a significant environmental impact, according to a new study. The study, commissioned by the Climate and Community Project, a climate policy think tank, used UC Davis research (first spotted by Green Car Congress). It found that limiting the […]
Moments in Black history from the year you were born (Stacker) Black History Month is dedicated to celebrating the achievements and reflecting on the experiences of African Americans. What began as a week in 1926 has blossomed into 28 days of remembrance and lessons on the contributions of Black Americans. Many Black Americans come from a lineage of captured and enslaved people who were forcibly […]
Living Room Theaters responds as employees picket Striking Living Room Theater employees are picketing outside the business at 341 10th Ave. in Portland from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday due to claims of unfair labor practice on behalf of the company’s management.
NOAA: Ian, drought supercharged US weather extremes … DENVER (AP) — Costly weather disasters kept raining down on America last year, pounding the nation with 18 climate extremes that caused at least $1 billion in damage each, totaling more than $165 billion, federal climate scientists calculated Tuesday. Even though 2022 wasn’t near record hot for the United States, it was the third-wildest year […]
Supercharged weather extremes cost US billions in … Costly weather disasters kept raining down on America last year, pounding the nation with 18 climate extremes that caused at least $1 billion in damage each.
