Workers exposed to extreme heat have no consistent protection in the US
State and federal agencies are scrambling to find measures to combat what experts call one of the harshest and most neglected effects of climate change in the U.S.: rising heat deaths and injuries of people who work in triple-digit temperatures
2023-08-27 12:46
Takeaways from AP's investigation into sexual harassment and assault at Antarctica's McMurdo Station
Many women who work at McMurdo Station, the main United States research base in Antarctica, say the isolated environment and macho culture have allowed sexual harassment and assault to flourish
2023-08-27 12:30
Women working in Antarctica say they were left to fend for themselves against sexual harassers
Many women who work at McMurdo Station, the main United States research base in Antarctica, say the isolated environment and macho culture have allowed sexual harassment and assault to flourish
2023-08-27 12:20
Louisiana refinery fire mostly contained but residents worry about air quality
Crews in Louisiana were still working to suppress flare-ups as an oil refinery fire burned for a second day along the banks of the Mississippi River
2023-08-27 04:46
A severe drought is affecting the Panama Canal. That's not a good sign for supply chains — or your holiday shopping
Panama is about halfway through its rainy season right now, and one of the wettest countries in the world is having one of its driest seasons on record.
2023-08-26 20:28
Bare electrical wire and poles in need of replacement on Maui were little match for strong winds
In the first moments of the Maui fires, when high winds brought down power poles, slapping electrified wires to the dry grass below, there was a reason the flames erupted all at once in long, neat rows -- those wires were bare, uninsulated metal that could spark on contact
2023-08-26 20:23
Broadband subsidy program that millions use will expire next year if Congress doesn’t act
One of the programs set up to ensure affordable internet for all is set to run out by the middle of 2024
2023-08-26 20:18
Power outages across Kenya approach the 12-hour mark with little explanation and a rare apology
Much of Kenya is still without electricity almost 12 hours after an unexplained power outage Friday night shut down the country’s main international airport and led to a rare public apology by a government minister
2023-08-26 15:24
Fukushima residents react cautiously after start of treated water release from wrecked nuclear plant
Fish auction prices at a port south of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant have dropped amid uncertainty about how consumers may respond a day after treated and diluted radioactive wastewater began to be released into the sea
2023-08-26 13:18
US sues SpaceX for alleged hiring discrimination against refugees and others
The U.S. Department of Justice has sued SpaceX, the rocket company founded and run by Elon Musk, for alleged hiring discrimination against refugees and people granted asylum
2023-08-26 08:23
SpaceX lawsuit could be key test of US policy on bias against refugees
By Daniel Wiessner A new lawsuit accusing SpaceX of illegally refusing to hire asylum recipients and refugees could
2023-08-26 07:52
Sam Bankman-Fried's lawyers renew claim that the FTX founder can't prepare for trial behind bars
Lawyers for Sam Bankman-Fried say prosecutors have delivered another four million pages of documents on the FTX founder six weeks before trial
2023-08-26 06:56