Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Reading archive 2024-12-10

Construction company allegedly polluting Anacostia River given $1 billion by DC government: The company was first cited for environmental law violations in 2015, yet continued to receive significant government contracts.

Small SUVs are now the country’s cleanest cars. Really.: New compact SUVs now create less pollution, on average, than sedans, thanks to the rapid rise of small electric SUVs.

D.C. officials say their more aggressive approach to crime is working: District officials say their choices helped restore law and order in the city after a year that saw a generational spike in violence.

China reveals its playbook for dealing with impending Trump trade war: Beijing is responding to Biden administration actions decisively and swiftly — a warning to Donald Trump that it will play hardball this time, analysts say.

Russia’s elite sound the alarm on the economy amid high interest rates: Squeezed by Western sanctions and astonishingly high interest rates, Russia’s businesses fear bankruptcies as Putin pushes ahead with the Ukraine war.

Pro-lifers should start a fight over RFK Jr.: Kennedy would oversee many right-to-life issues as secretary of health and human services.

Killer whales bring back wearing salmon hats, but it’s not for fashion: Two orcas from the Pacific Northwest were spotted with dead salmon on their heads, an act first documented in the 1980s. Scientists aren’t sure what it means.

Musk’s politics hadn’t seeped into Tesla. Then he axed its eco car of the future.: Once one of America’s most outspoken voices on the threat of climate change, Elon Musk now argues these existential risks have been overstated. This shifting stance could influence Trump and help the Tesla CEO’s businesses.

The GOP’s top priority for 2025: Repeal the laws of arithmetic: Republicans are reinventing math to justify extending pricey Trump tax policies.

He was suicidal and needed help. A 15-year-old girl pushed him to kill himself on a live stream.: The death of a Minnesota man offers a case study into how a sadistic online group has used the messaging app Discord to find and torment vulnerable people.

This seaside town will power thousands of homes with waves: Wave energy has been untapped so far, but an experiment could unlock its potential in the United States.

Democrats, reeling from election losses, cast blame on each other: The internal ideological divisions burst into public view after Donald Trump beat Vice President Kamala Harris in the presidential race.

The owl hunters: The deadly campaign to save an icon of the Pacific Northwest - "'You can’t be sitting front row to an extinction and not want to do something about it,' she said."

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