Dozens picket concrete recycling plant that has been blanketing Brooklyn neighborhood in dust for a year
Dozens of Brooklyn residents were outraged Wednesday over a city-run concrete recycling facility that has blanketed Cobble Hill in thick dust for a year, raising concerns that the smoke was making them sick. More than 50 people formed a human shield outside SIM Municipal Recycling on Wednesday to block the truck from entering. They protested […]
Virginia government grinds to a halt as hospitals, residents hit by colossal water plant failure
North America's oldest continuous legislative body was thrown into crisis this week after a water treatment plant failure effectively locked lawmakers out of the Virginia State Capitol for safety reasons. One state lawmaker says residents across the rest of Richmond are facing water shortages, and hospitals are relying on tanker trucks to provide the water […]
Newly elected county commissioners stand up for rural Michigan voters, rescind support for Chinese battery plant
Newly elected commissioners in a rural Michigan county have already handed voters a major victory by revoking public support for a Chinese company to build a battery factory. Four new commissioners were sworn in in Mecosta County on Thursday: Greg Adams, Jeff Jackson, Gary Lambrix and Chris Zimmerman. Mecosta County is a county of fewer […]
One dead, 2 hospitalized after fire at Tyson Foods plant in Georgia
A fire broke out overnight at a Tyson Foods plant in southwest Georgia, leaving one woman dead and two others hospitalized with injuries, state officials said Friday. Mitchell County Coroner Robbie Willis told The Associated Press that a wall fell onto the cab of an 18-wheeler parked outside the factory, killing the truck driver's wife […]
‘Alien plant’ fossil unearthed near abandoned Utah town not related to any identified living or extinct species
Fossils of an “exotic plant” discovered just outside an abandoned town in Utah 55 years ago have no relation to any existing or extinct species, scientists said in a study last month. revealed. Paleontologists later discovered fossilized leaves of this plant, Osniophyton elongatumFor decades, they believed that this species may be related to the common […]
Cartel Gunmen Dump Four Bodies near South Korean Plant in Mexican Border City
Cartel gunmen left four bodies in a truck in an area near the South Korean company LG's manufacturing plant in the border city of Reynosa, Tamaulipas state. The violent crime occurred Sunday morning in east Reynosa, when authorities responded to a call about a body inside a black Ford Ranger truck. Tamaulipas State Police rushed […]
NJ’s largest utility firm begs feds to shut down airspace over nuclear plant as mystery drones spotted
New Jersey's largest power company has asked the federal government to halt all air traffic around two nuclear power plants after drones were spotted over sensitive areas, The Post reported. I found out from the news. Rep. Fred Van Drew (R-N.J.) confirmed to the Post that PSE&G submitted the request to the Federal Aviation Administration […]
Massive SCUFFLE ensues after Michigan tries to plant flag on Ohio State's logo
Tempers flared after the Michigan Wolverines tried to plant their flag on the Ohio State Buckeyes’ logo. #CFBonFOX #CFB … source
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 […]