New Orleans: Global Heating is Poisoning the Mississippi River
The people of New Orleans and smaller communities along the Mississippi River are facing a ticking time bomb that could cost them their drinking water supply for months. Saltwater from the Gulf of Mexico is flowing up the Mississippi River, and if it does not stop, it will contaminate their water treatment plants in a […]
Durham, N.C. Sanitation Workers’ Illegal Strike Wins Pay Increases for All City Workers
Strikes by public employees are illegal in North Carolina. In 2021 and 2022 city officials in Durham canceled promised wage increases to city employees on the excuse that COVID caused city tax receipts to fall. The 2023 city budget allocated a 6% raise, far less than the inflation of the last 3 years. On the […]