Marine plastic and abandoned fishing nets threaten to entangle endangered Hawaiian monk seals and other animals.
Allison Busemeyer
Posted inBusiness
Stocks end lower after report on Biden’s tax proposal
The president will propose a hefty increase on the gains wealthy individuals reap from investments.
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Posted inBusiness, New England
Bill seeks to end labeling of plant-based products as ‘milk’
The House measure asks the Food and Drug Administration to enforce its regulations that define milk and cream.
Posted inBusiness
Consumer Reports tricks Tesla to drive with no one at wheel
Its test comes just days after a Model S crashed in Texas, killing the two men in the car.
Posted inBusiness
Igloo releases world’s 1st coolers made with recycled plastic
This month, the company is donating 100 percent of profits from sales of these eco-friendly products to Keep America Beautiful.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Les McKeown, who fronted the Bay City Rollers, dies at 65
The band had a fanatical teen following and sold more than 100 million records.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
LeVar Burton will be ‘Jeopardy!’ guest host
His supporters launched an online petition for the actor.
Posted inNation & World
Those who still deny a warming planet grasp for increasingly far-fetched explanations
Instead of focusing on denialism, climate misinformation is getting local, focused on extreme weather events tied to a changing climate.
Posted inNation & World
Biden is convening a global virtual summit as U.S. returns to climate fight
The U.S. is looking to such allies as Japan and Canada to announce their own intensified climate efforts, hoping that will spur China and others to slow building of coal-fired power plants and otherwise chill their smokestacks.
Posted inNation & World
Putin vows ‘quick and tough’ Moscow response for its foes
The warning during his annual state-of-the-nation address comes amid a massive Russian military buildup near Ukraine.