Nippon Steel, the parent company of U.S. Steel, is moving forward with its plans to renovate a giant coal-fueled furnace in Gary, Indiana. The Japan-based steel manufacturer, which acquired U.S.…
Day: August 26, 2025
A Rare Flesh-Eating Screwworm Infects U.S. Resident
The U.S. has confirmed a rare human case of New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite that typically infects livestock but can be deadly to people too. A Maryland resident suffered…
Your Quest for Perfect Sleep Is Keeping You Awake
In a culture that’s highly goal-oriented, yet another form of performance anxiety has emerged: It’s called orthosomnia, and it refers to an unhealthy preoccupation with getting the right amount of…
Stop Saying These 5 Things to People With Social Anxiety
Social anxiety can make any gathering feel daunting. Long before someone steps foot in a crowded party, the restaurant where they’re having a first date, or the conference room where…
Cottage safety tips for your dog
During summer months, many families will head to the cottage! The cottage setting is very different than your furry friend’s normal routine at home and there are safety considerations to…
New Hampshire, never big on offshore wind, steps back further
A new state law set to take effect next month marks the end of New Hampshire’s flirtation with offshore wind — at least for now. The measure , signed into…
North Carolina ditched its 2030 climate goal. Now what?
There’s no sugarcoating it: A new North Carolina law unraveling utility Duke Energy’s climate goals is a massive setback for the state’s clean energy transition, and it’s being exacerbated by…
Rate Reality Check: How Capital Women’s Care Stacks Up Against the Competition (Part 2)
By JASON HINES This is Part 2 of Jason and Gigasheets’ investigation into the Capital Women’s Care vs UnitedHealthcare contract dispute in which (partially at my request) he expanded the investigation to…
Down down, deforestation is down!
Coles commits to going deforestation-free After a year-long campaign to take deforestation off the shelves of our supermarkets, Coles is the final major Australian supermarket to commit to going deforestation-free.…
Adventures in how screwed up health care is, number 436
By MATTHEW HOLT (I copied this here from Linked in where it 65+ comments just so I can find it when the story continues) Too painful to write up fully…