Seleine Mines violated environmental law by illegally dumping hazardous materials into the sea Today, Seleine Mines, a division of K+S Windsor Salt Ltd., was fined a total of $400,000 after pleading guilty to four counts of violating subsection 125(1) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999. An investigation by Environment Canada revealed that the company had disposed of Read More…
What happens if an electric car burns in a road tunnel or an underground car park? In the Hagerbach test tunnel in Switzerland, Empa researchers and tunnel safety expert Lars Derek Mellert set fire to battery cells of electric cars, analyzed the distribution of soot and smoke gases and the chemical residues in the extinguishing Read More…
Covid-19 has caused more deaths than drug overdoses, motor vehicle crashes and falls combined during 2018 Covid-19 mortality numbers have already surpassed the total annual number of preventable, accidental deaths in 2018, according to the National Safety Council’s (NSC) most recent data. At this pace, COVID-19 likely will be the third leading cause of death in 2020, Read More…
Us Veterans hit hard by USPS dismantling by Postmaster General Dejoy Trump’s sabotage of the Postal Service puts American lives and livelihoods on the line after slowdowns have delayed the delivery of essential medications, hurt small businesses, held up paychecks, or kept bills from being paid on time. Veterans aren’t able to get their medications Read More…
Joe Biden US Presidential Nominee and Front Runner to become the 46th President Day two of the Democratic convention saw a mixture of old and new faces from moderate to progressive. The star studded lineup included speeches from former US Presidents Carter and Clinton along with former secretary of state John Kerry and freshman Congresswoman Read More…
