Por: Chicago Tribune Opinion September 27, 2022
For years, everyone who lived around the Sterigenics plant in southwest suburban Willowbrook — children, their parents, the elderly — could not see or smell the toxic danger in the air. More than 19,000 people lived within a mile of the facility, and four schools and a day care center operated within that radius. Whether playing on school playgrounds or relaxing at backyard barbecues, those Illinoisans were unaware of the vast amounts of... + full article
CNBC USA Business September 30, 2022
Climate scientists described the shocking images of gas spewing to the surface of the Baltic Sea as a reckless release of greenhouse gas emissions that, if deliberate, amounts to an environmental crime.Anadolu Agency Anadolu Agency Getty ImagesUnexplained gas leaks along two... + más
Methane blast in Baltic Sea highlights global problem | WPLG Local 10
Satellites can now catch small but 'nefarious' methane emissions from offshore oil platforms | The Advocate
WPLG Local 10 USA Nation September 30, 2022
NEW YORK – As serious as the methane escaping from ruptured pipelines on the floor of the Baltic Sea may be, there are alarming incidents of massive methane releases around the world frequently. Climate scientists have found that methane emissions from the oil and gas industry... + más
Methane blast in Baltic Sea highlights global problem | Associated Press
Baltic Sea pipeline leak will have significant detrimental impact on climate, researchers say | CBS News
Associated Press USA Science September 30, 2022
NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have been measuring the scale of the massive methane leak from damaged pipelines in the Baltic Sea, with the equating the levels of gas escaping to the annual emissions of some whole countries. It is believed to be the single biggest recorded gas... + más
New York Post USA Opinion September 26, 2022
Every New York student deserves access to a quality education regardless of race, ethnicity, wealth or ZIP code. The reality, though, is poorly performing public schools, violence, pandemic policies, woke educators and curricula run wild have , such as charter, private or... + más
Top CPS officials privately warned a new Near South school could undermine neighboring schools, harm Black students | Chicago Sun Times
State turnaround school district shrinking with likely exit of two schools | The Advocate
Chicago Sun Times USA Politics September 26, 2022
City and schools officials have publicly promised their plan to build a new $120 million public high school on Chicago’s Near South Side won’t cause significant harm to nearby historically Black schools that fear they’ll lose students and funding. But that rosy outlook... + más
Ejected Kenwood, Morgan Park players will be suspended for one game after postgame fight | Chicago Sun Times
Chicago Sun Times USA Health September 24, 2022
A Cook County jury on Monday awarded $363 million to a woman who alleged medical tool sterilization company Sterigenics exposed Willowbrook residents to ethylene oxide gas and gave her cancer. It was the first of nearly 800 lawsuits against the company to go to trial.The jury... + más
Jury awards Willowbrook woman $363 million, finds Sterigenics liable for exposing her to cancer-causing ethylene oxide | Chicago Tribune
Editorial: Lessons from the Sterigenics case. Why allow harmful emissions so close to homes and schools? | Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune USA Business September 22, 2022
Around the same time Sue Kamuda moved to Willowbrook during the mid-1980s, a Chicago company chose the west suburb as a new site for its rapidly expanding business sterilizing medical instruments, pharmaceutical drugs and spices. Two low-slung buildings, tucked behind retailers... + más
Cancer death rates fall steadily in the US, with more survivors than ever | CNN
Cancer deaths in US declined by 2% every year since 2016, report says | ABC News
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