Environment
LA gas leak among worst ever – could new regulations help?
March 1, 2016The leak was halted on February 18, but not before ravaging the atmosphere with roughly 100,000 tons of methane, leaving a carbon footprint larger than the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
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For this worker, Indian Point nuclear leak was no surprise
February 23, 2016As an ironworker you can end up working in some interesting places; Indian Point nuclear plant, about an hour north of New York City along the Hudson River, was one of them.
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A crucial tipping point for the environment
February 18, 2016Many climate studies discuss the tipping points for hospitable human life on earth, sometimes referred to as planetary boundaries.
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Flint pediatrician says kids can make it with lots of help
February 11, 2016Suggestions include early childhood intervention, expansion of WIC, breast feeding education, expansion of mental health services, nutritional services, and mobile food banks.
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“The Mine Wars”: Turning coal into the diamond of solidarity
February 11, 2016"Coal miners and coal companies in West Virginia clashed in a series of brutal conflicts over labor conditions and unionization."
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