As of September 28, Red Flag warnings remain in place over much of Northern California, due to gusty winds and dry heat. There are still 27 major wildfires raging, with two new ones erupting just yesterday. Since the beginning of the year, the state has seen more than...
Plastic waste is a huge problem on this planet. Plastics are everywhere. They make up disposable packaging, pipes used in plumbing, packing peanuts, and are in many of our favorite stretchy fabrics, like those used to make leggings and athletic wear. Plastics are made...
When will a vaccine for COVID-19 be ready? The short answer is not for a while. There’s still a lot left unknown about the virus, like the level of immunity people keep after they recover from the virus, how long that immunity lasts, and whether someone can get...
Students, teachers and parents this fall are facing the consequences of our nation’s leaders’ inability and unwillingness to control the coronavirus pandemic. For students, long hours are spent on Zoom, Webex, or some other online conferencing app, without the human...
North Carolina has the second lowest percentage of union members among its workers of all the states in the country. So the fact that 1,600 nurses working at Mission Hospital in Asheville, NC, voted on September 17 to join the National Nurses Union is good news for...
