#Legionnaires’ disease cases traced to two Las Vegas hotels

#Legionnaires’ disease cases traced to two Las Vegas hotels

The Southern Nevada Health District (SNHD) announced on Thursday it is looking into three cases of Legionnaires’ disease in guests who stayed at two Las Vegas hotels recently. In two separate releases, the SNHD said it looking into “two travel-associated cases of Legionnaires’ disease in guests who stayed at Caesars Palace Hotel and Casino” and…

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#A tale of two Ramaswamys

#A tale of two Ramaswamys

This is a tale of two men with the same last name: Ramaswamy. One of those two men, Vivek Ramaswamy, a biotech entrepreneur, was introduced to a large national audience on the evening of Aug. 23, 2023. The occasion? The first televised debate of eight candidates seeking the nomination of the Republican Party for the…

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#Maui County sues power company over actions during wildfires

#Maui County sues power company over actions during wildfires

Maui County is suing its local power utility, alleging the company negligently failed to turn off its power lines, exacerbating the deadly wildfires that ravaged the island and killed at least 100 people. The lawsuit filed on Thursday claims that the Hawaiian Electric Company should have known “to properly maintain and repair the electric transmission…

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#Worst corporate polluters hide in regulatory ‘darkness,’ study finds

#Worst corporate polluters hide in regulatory ‘darkness,’ study finds

Many of the world’s corporations may be responsible for climate damages far greater than their annual profits, a new study has found.  For the biggest polluters worldwide — the fossil fuel-dependent power industry — that means potential legal liabilities around seven times their annual profits, four economists from leading universities wrote on Thursday in Science. “The average corporate carbon…

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#West Virginia AG wins dismissal of challenge against new abortion pill legislation

#West Virginia AG wins dismissal of challenge against new abortion pill legislation

A United States District Judge on Thursday dismissed portions of a lawsuit brought against West Virginia by a manufacturer of a generic version of the abortion drug mifepristone over the state’s restrictions on the medication. GenBioPro sued the state’s attorney general in January, claiming the abortion ban and other restrictions have caused it “significant, ongoing economic…

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