Public housing residents exposed to higher levels of air pollution
Story at a glance The study, published in Scientific Reports, showed an overrepresentation of public housing in areas with elevated levels of particulate matter. Exposure to particulate matter is responsible for 3 percent of all deaths and 22 percent of deaths from environmental causes nationwide, one researcher said. This was the fir
Read MoreBan on seafood from Russia might be path to sustainable, traceable fish industry
The U.S. is the world’s largest seafood importer, and a significant quantity of the fish being imported originates in Russia. However, to a large extent this is not reflected in our import statistics, as became clear in a recent House subcommittee hearing on a ban on Russian seafood set to
Read MoreJohn Mellencamp rips senators' response to gun violence
Singer John Mellencamp is calling out senators for their response to gun violence, saying lawmakers don’t care about Americans' lives. “Only in America, and I mean only, in America, can 21 people be murdered and a week later be buried and forgotten, with a flimsy little thumbnail,” Mellencamp wrote on Twitter late Tuesday. “{A} vague notion of some sort of gun control law laying on the senators’ desks.” “What kind of people are we who claim that we care about pro-life?” Mellencamp asked.
Read More39 percent in new poll say they have watched, listened to Jan. 6 hearings
Nearly four in ten registered voters say they watched at least part of last week’s daytime hearings held by the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, according to a new Politico-Morning Consult poll. Eleven percent said they had watched the June 13 and June 16 hearings in full, 28 percent said they had watched part of the hearings and 62
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