Tag: May
Amid Rise of RFK Jr., Officials Waver on Drinking Water Fluoridation — Even in the State Where It Started
By Anna Clark, ProPublica
This story was originally published by ProPublica.
Just 15 months after receiving an award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for excellence in community water fluoridation, the city of Grayling, Michigan, changed course.
With little notice or fanfare, council members voted unanimously in May to end Grayling’s decades long treatment program.
Losing ‘SNAP-Ed’ isn’t just losing educators, but also an infrastructure to promote community health
Federal funding cuts mean more than 120 health educators in Michigan will be out of work this month and health programs will end.
A Green Steel Process Based On 1980’s Technology Is Coming For Your Fossil Fuels
The US startup Boston Metal is bringing its new one-pot green steel process to the global industrial decarbonization movement, along with a process for recovering valuable metals from mining waste.
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The $100,000 Mistake: Why H1-B Barriers and Policy Rollbacks Shrink America’s Future
For most of the past half century, the H1-B visa program has been a conduit for global talent into the American economy. It has not been a minor contribution but a central driver of U.S. leadership in high technology. Scratch most successful firms of the last 50 years, and H1-B … [continued]
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Tesla Model Y Rear Door Emergency Release Hack. Redesign In Progress.
Two weeks ago, I wrote an article about a couple in Virginia who are suing Tesla, claiming they were trapped inside their Model Y after it collided with a utility pole in 2023. An off-duty first responder rushed to the stricken couple, but the exterior door latch was not working. … [continued]
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