I am an Environmental Health and Safety Professional, as well as a science/technical writer for a variety of news and professional publications. I have been a citizen activist since 2009, and am one of the co-founders of the San Diego-based group, Southern California Tax Revolt Coalition.
India says it has contained Nipah virus outbreak and both the CDC and WHO are "monitoring the situation."...
Smoke from South El Monte recycling plant is visible for miles....
Trump administration announced a $1.6 billion deal with USA Rare Earth for development of mines, magnet production, and enhanced rare earths processing techniques....
Because Oz asserts Russian, Armenian gangs are involved in a $1.4 billion fraud involving home healthcare services, Newsom's office suggested that Oz’s Turkish heritage played a role in his findings....
Trump's branding can blur the technical details, but he undeniably spotlighted the fact that our nation's military has now entered an era of accelerated defense innovation. ...
Instead of 1980's iconic glamor, today's LA features massive budget deficits, its historic parks turned into drug-den hellscapes, and large areas still scarred by wildfire damage. Can it turn around in 2 years?...
D.C. Water spent $55 million on a luxury headquarters, despite the fact that the sewage pipeline was first installed in the 1960s and requires significant updating and maintenance....
Hard on the heels of the lawsuit targeting Ziploc bags comes a report linking microplastic exposure to coffee consumption....
The record‑breaking storm exposed the Northeast’s fragile energy infrastructure, highlighting how political resistance to natural gas pipelines has left the region dependent on costly oil and vulnerable to future cold‑weather crises....
Official report of Medical Assistance in Dying cases reveal troubling story of elderly woman who wanted palliative care was euthanized at the request of her husband....
"Victorian Diseases" such as measles, TB, and scabies are on the 2026 disease "watch list", confirming what I have always known: if you pay attention to history, you see the future coming....
Four other graphite mines are poised to be part of the new supply chain as Tesla opens up a huge lithium refinery operation. Both moves signal a return of American critical mineral dominance....
Dr. Mehmet Oz, the head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), says funds were improperly used for health care for undocumented immigrants....
Clusters of cases are also reported in Arizona, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, Utah and Virginia....
An estimated 1.6 billion barrels of oil and 28.3 trillion cubic feet of natural gas in famous Permian Basin may now be technically recoverable,..showing while resources matter, innovation can make all the difference....
Hopefully the impacts will be minimal, and notable only for the stream of spectacular aurora images that will be streaming on social media....
By crowning a man as Queen in a show that built its brand on women reclaiming their stories, the producers may have staged the ultimate irony....
The complaint contends that despite the risk of microplastic exposure and food contamination, there is no warning, disclaimer or disclosure on product packaging....
