Lawmaker proposes making it a felony to plant flag at Ohio State stadium
In between the noise and holly of this merry holiday season, an Ohio lawmaker is venting his inner grievances. In late November, in response to the brawls that erupted in the final stages of the Ohio-Michigan election campaign, state Rep. Josh Williams (R-Ohio) introduced a bill that would make it a felony to plant a […]
Massive Brawl Breaks Out in North Carolina-North Carolina State Game After Wolfpack Attempt to Plant Flag
A violent fight broke out at midfield between the University of North Carolina Tar Heels (UNC) and the North Carolina State University Wolfpack after the victorious and visiting Wolfpack attempted to plant a flag on UNC's turf. Wolfpack safety DK Kaufman expected to receive a North Carolina flag from a cheerleader and plant it at […]
Ohio State-Michigan Game Ends in Wild Brawl After Wolverines Plant Flag on Buckeye Logo
An emotion-filled rivalry game between Ohio State and the University of Michigan turned into an emotion-filled battle at midfield after Wolverines players planted a flag in the center of Block O at midfield. After a 13-10 win over the Buckeyes and their fourth straight victory over their arch-rivals, Michigan edge rusher Derrick Moore tried to […]
Kyiv Claims Successful Attack on Russian Weapons Plant
Both the Ukrainian and Russian governments have issued claims of successful attacks on each other's military infrastructure, while accusing the other of attacking civilians. The Ukrainian military announced that it had successfully attacked a major Russian weapons factory in the Kaluga region of Western Russia, a region of Eastern Europe bordering Moscow. Andriy Kovalenko, director […]
Boeing to lay off over 200 workers from South Carolina plant
Boeing will lay off more than 200 South Carolina-based employees, cutting 17,000 jobs, or 10% of its workforce, as part of a major cost-cutting initiative. The aerospace giant last week notified layoffs to 220 employees who assemble 787 Dreamliner aircraft at its Charleston-based facility. According to WCBD-TV. On Monday, Boeing announced in a notice filed […]
Louisville, Kentucky, officials investigate after reported plant explosion
An explosion at a Louisville factory injured several people, authorities said. Kentucky officials said in a news conference Tuesday that the explosion occurred in the 1900 block of Payne Street around 3 p.m. According to local media outlet WLKY, the explosion occurred at the Givaudan Senscolor factory, which specializes in food coloring, in the city's […]
Biden’s Green Push Stumbles As Chinese Firm Ditches Texas Solar Plant
One of China's largest solar power companies, which was originally set to receive nearly $2 billion in President Joe Biden's climate change stimulus money, will sell its new plant in Texas. Solar power company Trina Solar insists the decision has nothing to do with President-elect Donald Trump's anti-China stance or Biden's pledge to eliminate environmental […]
A tiny grain of nuclear fuel is pulled from ruined Japanese nuclear plant, in a step toward cleanup
A robot that spent months inside the tsunami-ravaged reactor ruins of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant delivered a small sample of melted nuclear fuel on Thursday. Plant officials said it was a step toward beginning the removal of hundreds of tons of melted nuclear fuel. fuel debris. Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, which manages […]
BioLab to face lawsuit by Rockdale County after fire at plant resulted in release of chemical ‘plume’
Rockdale County plans to sue BioLab in a lawsuit following a chemical release and fire at its Conyers, Ga., facility last month. At a news conference Monday morning, County Commissioner Sherry Washington said the county commission has filed a federal lawsuit against Napoli Shkolnik. “BioLab has had at least four cases of negligence in the […]
Supreme Court to allow Biden admin power plant climate standards to remain in place – for now
The Supreme Court has upheld the Biden administration's climate standards for power plant emissions, rejecting an emergency request to temporarily block the rules while lower courts proceed. In April, the Environmental Protection Agency released a final rule on pollution standards under the Clean Air Act, requiring all long-term coal-fired power plants to reduce their carbon […]