“Call our legislators and tell them what a bad idea this is (from your own phone or using your own email),” UI Interim Vice President for Research Lois Geist wrote. “Being located where we are, we have limited ability to publicly fight this as faculty or as an institution.”

Bedbugs. It’s a word everyone knows, but no one wants to hear. The last thing you want to deal with on your vacation is the possibility of bedbugs. Much like ticks, you don’t notice them until it’s too late. You wake up with little bumps on your skin, ranging from red splotches to noticeable blisters.

Participants in a series of clashes in and around Seattle describe how they prevented ICE from kidnapping people at court appearances.

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The Supreme Court has ruled to allow certain companies to temporarily store nuclear waste in West Texas and New Mexico, including Andrews.

If someone had told me in 1977 that King City would look like it does today, I would have found that unbelievable. But indeed in 48 years I have witnessed in King City an amazing transformation, and I have to say that I am incredibly impressed with what the people in this community have been […]

US research thought to be first to show restrictions lead to reduction in amount of litter

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Washington State’s most recent legislative session brought a flurry of environmental activity, with lawmakers advancing measures o

China and the European Union (EU) recently finalized very different rules for the classification and regulation of black mass, a materia

The US Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that Texas cannot legally challenge the federal approval of a privately owned temporary nuclear waste storage

Milton Dickson, who was born in 1950, was repairing shoes with his dad before turning ten. His two great uncles ran a shoe repair shop in Walterboro, and his father ran one in Ridgeland. Milton says he’s not sure how long his family has been cobblers. “There might have been some earlier than my great uncles, but we don’t have […]

A retrospective at the International Center of Photography in New York chronicles more than 40 years of the artist’s work

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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — While West Virginia is known for its scenic streams, dropping fresh in falls and chutes from the Appalachian Mountains, all is not necessarily well. When West Virginia University biology undergraduate student Isabella Tuzzio tested fish from streams in central Appalachia, her research revealed microplastics in every fish she sampled. Tuzzio said her results from the study, which was the first of its kind in Appalachia, suggest significant environmental risks, as well as potential risks to human health. Microplastics can disrupt hormone levels and carry harmful chemicals, including heavy metals and antibiotics. Additionally, there is evidence that they