Deadly flesh-eating bacteria infections are on the rise. Here's how to avoid catching one, according to an infectious disease expert

fortune.com Flesh-eating bacteria sounds like the premise of a bad horror movie, but it’s a growing – and potentially fatal – threat to people. In September 2023, the Centers for…

Biden administration announces $1.4 billion to improve rail safety and boost capacity in 35 states

pbs.org The Biden administration announced Monday that it has awarded more than $1.4 billion to projects that improve railway safety and boost capacity, with much of the money…

Biden administration allocates more than $1 billion to support railway safety, boost capacity

pbs.org The Biden administration announced Monday that it has awarded more than $1.4 billion to projects that improve railway safety and boost capacity, with much of the money…

Biden administration to spend $1.4bn to improve railroad safety and boost capacity in 35 states

fortune.com The Biden administration announced Monday that it has awarded more than $1.4 billion to projects that improve railway safety and boost capacity, with much of the money…

Mapping the Sun Belt's brutal summer heat

axios.com Data: NOAA; Note: Summers are ranked by their average June-August temperature. Years in the top 33% are considered above average; Map: Erin Davis/Axios Visuals Large swaths…

Can Katie Britt Be the Face of the GOP’s Post-Trump Future?

politico.com Her résumé is the stuff of what the coaches in Tuscaloosa and Auburn would call a five-star recruit — at least if politics was still being played as it was when she first…

Biden handed major legal defeat in attempt to restrict oil, gas drilling in Gulf of Mexico

foxnews.com A federal court struck down the Biden administration's last-minute restrictions on an upcoming offshore oil and gas lease sale in a ruling late Thursday evening. Judge James…

Gulf of Mexico: Oil and Gas vs Wind Energy

247wallst.com In late August, the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) completed its first auction of wind energy development rights in the U.S.…

Judge blocks government plan to scale back Gulf oil lease sale to protect whale species

apnews.com A federal judge has ordered the Interior Department to expand next week's scheduled sale of of Gulf of Mexico oil and gas leases by millions of acres, rejecting a…

Canada's mega Trans Mountain pipeline promises to redraw global oil flows

financialpost.com For Canada’s producers, the government-owned project offers a chance to break their almost total dependence on exports to the United States and win higher prices for their…

Trudeau’s Mega Pipeline Promises to Redraw Global Oil Flows

finance.yahoo.com Canada, home to the world’s third-largest crude deposits, is poised to reshuffle global oil flows next year. • None Passalacqua in Italy’s Lake Como Is Named Best Hotel in…

The Supreme Court will decide if Alabama can openly defy its decisions

vox.com June 11, 1963: Segregationist Alabama Gov. George Wallace blocks the doorway to the University of Alabama. The governor had attempted to bar two Black students from…

Here’s Why Gas Prices Are So High

forbes.com Oil prices reached a 10-month high on Tuesday, following months of price increases after Saudi Arabia and Russia announced they would cut production through the end of the…

Homeowners face rising insurance rates as climate change makes wildfires, storms more common

abcnews.go.com NEW YORK -- A growing number of Americans are finding it difficult to afford insurance on their homes, a problem only expected to worsen because insurers and lawmakers have…

Canada's Trans Mountain pipe expansion to disrupt oil flow to US, boost prices

finance.yahoo.com Canada's Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion (TMX), which will nearly triple the flow of crude from Alberta to Canada's Pacific Coast beginning early next year, will shake…

Does filling your gas tank hurt? Thank OPEC

thestreet.com It's September, and drivers are doing what they usually do in September. They're driving less. And using less gas as a result. But less driving is not having any effect at…

Jules Melancon, Oyster Farmer Who Tried Something New, Dies at 65

nytimes.com Jules Melancon at his oyster farm in Barataria Bay, on the Gulf of Mexico, in 2021. Wild oysters once took as long as five years to reach full size; with the new approach he…

Mississippi River Barge Prices Highest In Decade For This Time Of Year As Drought Crisis Worsens

zerohedge.com Mississippi River Barge Prices Highest In Decade For This Time Of Year As Drought Crisis Worsens The Mississippi River, which ferries key commodities and finished goods…

U.S. crude oil prices surge as stocks drain away from Cushing

theglobeandmail.com U.S. crude oil prices have surged and the futures strip has moved into a sharp backwardation as inventories have drained away from the NYMEX delivery point at Cushing in…

The race to save Florida’s oranges as bacterial disease threatens crops

theglobeandmail.com Three-year-old James Spinosa loves being out on his family’s farm, among the lines of orange trees, each 20 feet high, drooping with golden fruit. His favourite part is…

Rising Oil Prices Fuel Inflation And Threaten Biden’s Re-Election

forbes.com The world economy has mostly recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic, but nonetheless, US inflation remains well above the desired 2% threshold at an estimated 3.7% in August.…

How Houston could transition from fossil fuels to clean energy

marketplace.org When liquid gold gushed from the Spindletop oil field in east Texas in 1901, giving rise to the first Texas oil boom, Houston began its ascent to the status of energy…

'Peak oil' could be on the horizon, but new fossil fuel projects are pushing ahead

nbcnews.com Demand for fossil fuels is set to peak by the end of the decade, according to a new projection from the International Energy Agency — but it might not be enough to curb the…

Key Words: Georgia’s governor declares ‘state of emergency’ over inflation and pauses gas tax. Is that a wise decision?

marketwatch.com “‘While high prices continue to hit family budgets, hardworking Georgians deserve real relief and that’s why I signed an executive order today to deliver it directly to them…

Hurricane Lee Could Cause Life-Threatening Rip Currents Along East Coast This Weekend

forbes.com Hurricane Lee is expected to pass by New England and the East Coast Friday or Saturday as a “large and dangerous hurricane,” according to the latest information from the…

Another airline is squeezing out competition in a hot market

thestreet.com Over the last year, airlines have been battling it out for market share in a few key markets. While Puerto Rico's (former) underserved status caused both JetBlue (JBLU) -…

Oil May Hit $100 Before the Holidays: 6 Industry Giants to Buy Now for Growth and Big Dividends

247wallst.com Since topping out at $120 a barrel back in the summer of 2022, the major oil benchmarks traded down every month until bottoming last December. The decline from the top in…

Gas Exports Are America's Hidden National Security Vulnerability

newsweek.com When Russian President Vladimir Putin first invaded Ukraine in February 2022, America's oil and gas industry was ready to wrap itself in the flag. Industry executives rushed…

Oil Companies And US Government Are Beginning A Transformative Leap To Control Carbon Emissions

forbes.com An insightful study of EOR has been made by Bryan Guzman, Director of Global Business Development & Technology, Premier Corex. It provides an important background to what is…