Google to shut down one of its products this fall
(NEXSTAR) - After more than a decade, Google is preparing to shut down its messaging platform, Google Hangouts, and to transition users to its newest service, Google Chat. Hangouts - which was originally part of Google+, according to The Verge - allows users to message others or video call them. It can be accessed via a standalone app and
Natural gas used in homes may contain hazardous air pollutants: study
Natural gas used for powering household stoves, furnaces and water may contain levels of cancer-linked compounds that are toxic to residents when leaked, a new study has found. The research, published in Environmental Science & Technology on Tuesday, investigated the composition of greater Boston’s “unburned” household gas, or the gas that comes out of kitchen stovetops when switching on the appliance. While sampling natural gas supplies in more than 200 homes, the auth
Read More'In it for the long haul'
Peggy Shepard, an environmental activist whose work has seen her get arrested at protests, now finds herself giving guidance to the White House. Shepard, whose work focuses on environmental injustices against disadvantaged communities, is the cofounder of a New York City-based nonprofit that seeks to remedy such inequalities locally. She’s also the co-chair of the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council — a group of outside advocates that advises the Biden administration on environment policies geared toward addressing racism and inequity.
Read MoreWhy companies think paying for abortion travel is worth it
The nation’s largest companies are pledging to cover employees’ travel expenses to access abortion services, deciding an additional benefit for workers in a tight labor market outweighs the threat of legal action from states that have criminalized abortion. Walt Disney, Comcast, PayPal, Nike and other major employers announced those benefits on Friday, shortly after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and upended a near 50-year precedent that guaranteed the right to abortion. Several other top employers implemented similar policies after the draft ruling was leaked last
Read MoreThe Memo: Left’s frustration with Biden, Pelosi intensifies on abortion
Progressive frustration with President Biden and the Democratic leadership in Congress is at a boiling point, just days after the Supreme Court rescinded the constitutional right to abortion. Left-wing Democrats are fuming about what they see as a lackluster and vague response from party leaders to a literal life-and-death crisis afflicting millions of Americans. “This is a 911 moment. It doesn’t get any more 911 than this,” prominent progressive Nina Turner told this column. “The last time I checked, the Democrats control the White House, the Senate and the Ho
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