A piece of the Learjet that slammed into the ground in Florida, killing all nine people aboard, was found nearly 4 miles from the crash site, investigators said Tuesday, confirming that the plane was breaking apart before impact. A piece of the Learjet that slammed into the ground in Florida was found nearly 4 miles … Read more
Police activity was reported in Tucson’s Sam Hughes neighborhood on Thursday, October 29, with scanner reports indicating a significant law enforcement presence and a helicopter circling overhead for several minutes. The activity comes as the investigation into Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance continues. Police activity was reported in Tucson’s Sam Hughes neighborhood on October 29, amid the … Read more
A “radiological release” triggered a “site area emergency” response at the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site in Aiken, South Carolina, Wednesday evening, October 28. News 12 was told that it is not a danger to the public outside the vast SRS border, Emergency response triggered at US Department of Energy industrial complex near Aiken, … Read more
A sharp curve on Pennsylvania’s Route 611 had a persistent safety problem that conventional road signs and markings could not solve. When rain covered the pavement, drivers faced a combination of low surface friction and difficult road geometry, increasing the risk of skidding and leaving the roadway. In 2007, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) … Read more
What if one of the best ways to protect nature is to treat the land like a classroom? In 2021, Ted Turner created exactly that kind of place. He transferred almost 80,000 acres of prairie land to the Turner Institute of Ecoagriculture, which became a laboratory for wetlands and bison. One of the projects of … Read more
A 26-acre California site was being turned into an ICE detention facility without a full environmental review; a federal judge has now halted construction until the government completes the required analysis/Image: Reuters A federal judge has halted construction of a planned Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility near Gilroy, California, ruling that the federal government … Read more
PC: Mining Remediation Authority A long-derelict brownfield site in the heart of Chester is being prepared for a new residential development after mine water treatment by-product was reused to stabilise contaminated soil.The 5,200 square metre site was historically occupied by lead works and later used as a car park. It remained undeveloped because of legacy … Read more
The Farnsworth House was built for Dr. Edith Farnsworth as a weekend retreat (Image Credit: William E. Dunlap via National Trust for Historic Preservation) A modernist house in Illinois came surprisingly close to being taken apart and moved away from the landscape it was designed for. In 2003, the Farnsworth House, designed by Ludwig Mies … Read more
A rock musician working at a computer might seem an unlikely figure in an asteroid-sampling mission, but Brian May brought a specialist skill to Nasa’s search for a place to land on Bennu. The Queen guitarist, who also holds a doctorate in astrophysics, helped scientists turn spacecraft photographs into three-dimensional views of the asteroid’s rough … Read more
Lori Nunis was identified as the Laguna Beach ‘Karen’ who was caught on video trying to shut down a California couple’s romantic marriage proposal. The incident soon took a racist turn with her telling them to ‘Go back to Mexico’. Lori Nunis has been identified as the woman on video who interrupted a California couple’s … Read more