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theguardian.com - Sara Sneath - We know how to prevent black lung, so why are workers still dying?
We know how to prevent black lung, so why are workers still dying?
The Guardian

Silicosis is one of the oldest workplace hazards and public health experts have known for decades how to prevent it. Yet a new wave of workers, from Appalachian coalminers to Latino countertop fabrication workers, are developing and dying from the…

smh.com.au - Parnell Palme McGuinness - It's the vibe: Why Hanson's candidate with a drug-taking past will win
It's the vibe: Why Hanson's candidate with a drug-taking past will win
The Sydney Morning Herald

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. One Nation MP Barnaby Joyce is right to draw a clear distinction between Alternative for Germany (AfD) and One Nation. The parties have completely…

indianexpress.com - Raakhi Jagga - From four hours to 14: Punjab industry bears brunt as power crisis deepens
From four hours to 14: Punjab industry bears brunt as power crisis deepens
The Indian Express

On Saturday, however, the shutdown was further extended. In several parts of Punjab, power supply to Category 2 and 3 industrial consumers was switched off from around 4.30 pm, with PSPCL officials confirming that the supply would remain suspended…

bbc.co.uk - Daniel Davies - Planned Powys rail centre not built despite £70m spend
Planned Powys rail centre not built despite £70m spend
BBC

The future of a proposed rail-testing centre that has received £70m of taxpayers' money but still has not been built is to be decided by the Welsh government. The Global Centre of Rail Excellence (GCRE) has not found the private-sector…

hotair.com - Salena Zito - Trump Power Plant' Coming to Fayette County, the Largest Investment in Its History
Trump Power Plant' Coming to Fayette County, the Largest Investment in Its History
HotAir

UNIONTOWN, Pennsylvania -- Scott Dunn did not get a call from Washington. Instead, he received calls from his constituents. The chairman of the Fayette County Board of Commissioners had watched the March announcement like everyone else: a $17…

timesleader.com - Global heat stuck on high. Scientists say August was Earth's hottest month they've measured.
Global heat stuck on high. Scientists say August was Earth's hottest month they've measured.
Times Leader

WASHINGTON — Earth cooked to its hottest month on record in August, blowing far past a key climate threshold, due to the dangerous double whammy of human-caused climate change and a supersized El Nino, according to the European climate…

theguardian.com - Melody Schreiber - US scientists turn to chickens to sound the alarm as West Nile cases rise
US scientists turn to chickens to sound the alarm as West Nile cases rise
The Guardian

The start of West Nile virus transmission began unusually early in some US states, with the most cases in early summer since 2004, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned in July – so Delaware turned to chickens.

bbc.co.uk - Wendy Middleton - The ancient woodland in Sheffield left untouched for 100 years
The ancient woodland in Sheffield left untouched for 100 years
BBC

In a city with a population of almost 600,000 people, even if it prides itself on being one of the UK's greenest, it is rare to find places untouched by human activity - but an ancient woodland in Sheffield is home to just such an area…

bbc.co.uk - Wendy Middleton - The ancient woodland in Sheffield left untouched for 100 years
The ancient woodland in Sheffield left untouched for 100 years
BBC

Wendy Middleton, Yorkshire and Paulette Edwards, BBC Radio Sheffield In a city with a population of almost 600,000 people, even if it prides itself on being one of the UK's greenest, it is rare to find places untouched by human activity - but an…

vice.com - Ashley Fike - The 6 Creepiest Roadside Detours You Can Take Across America This Spooky Season
The 6 Creepiest Roadside Detours You Can Take Across America This Spooky Season
VICE

Some highway exits have a gas station, a Subway, and maybe a weird gift shop where everything's covered in dust. Others have a fire that's been burning underground since 1962, the ruins of a doomsday cult, and stone animal cages covered in 40 years…

indianexpress.com - Nikhil Ghanekar - 'Fossil fuels will still play important role': BRICS Declaration opposes carbon border tax
'Fossil fuels will still play important role': BRICS Declaration opposes carbon border tax
The Indian Express

4 min read New Delhi Make us preferred source on Google Amid disruptions to global supply chains and energy security due to the West Asia conflict, the New Delhi Declaration adopted at the 18th BRICS Summit unequivocally acknowledged that fossil…

livescience.com - Damien Pine - Scientists got diamond's melting point wrong by more than 1,000 degrees, crushing new laser experiment reveals
Scientists got diamond's melting point wrong by more than 1,000 degrees, crushing new laser experiment reveals
Live Science

Scientists melted diamonds with a powerful laser to take some of the most precise measurements of the mineral's elusive melting point — and found that previous experiments were off by more than 1,300 degrees Fahrenheit (700 degrees Celsius).

theconservativetreehouse.com - Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick Discusses U.S-Canada Trade Conflict
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick Discusses U.S-Canada Trade Conflict
The Last Refuge

Here's the fact bomb that silences Canadians almost immediately when delivered. In December 2024 then Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, told President-elect Donald Trump that Canada could not comply with a renewed trade agreement based on reciprocity…

csmonitor.com - Laurent Belsie - Trump has prioritized oil and minerals. Lower prices haven't followed.
Trump has prioritized oil and minerals. Lower prices haven't followed.
The Christian Science Monitor

President Donald Trump promised to ramp up natural resource drilling and mining as a way to create jobs and cut Americans' energy bills. His administration has acted on the pledge, but the results have mostly fallen short – in some cases…

timesleader.com - OUT ON A LIMB: Old-time businesses were often small
OUT ON A LIMB: Old-time businesses were often small
Times Leader

Was your Wyoming Valley ancestor a “confectioner”? How about a “haberdasher”? Our area has a long history of self-employed people starting and managing their own businesses. It is common for a genealogist of today to be…

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