Tags: Fuel

Ukraine blows up fuel tankers in occupied Donetsk, destroying key rail link

Video has emerged of an inferno on a key train link in Russian-occupied Donetsk after heavy shelling by Ukraine. Kyiv’s forces have launched pinpoint strikes on fuel tankers in the eastern industrial city captured by Vladimir Putin’s forces one year ago. Disrupting transportation networks – – has been a primary tactic in diminishing the threat…

Rite Aid files for bankruptcy protection amid slowing sales, opioid litigation

Rite Aid filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in New Jersey on Sunday and said it would begin restructuring to significantly reduce its debt. The company appointed Jeffrey Stein as its new chief executive officer and chief restructuring officer as well as a member of its board. Elizabeth Burr had been serving as interim CEO since…

California governor vetoes bill to make free condoms available for high school students, citing cost

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom rejected a bill on Sunday that would have made free condoms available to all public high school students, arguing it was too expensive for a state with a budget deficit of more than $30 billion. California had about 1.9 million high school students enrolled in more than 4,000 schools last…

House passes bill to improve wildfire prevention accountability after NBC News report

A bill to improve how the federal government tracks wildfire prevention work passed the House in a near-unanimous 406-4 vote Wednesday, a month after the nation’s deadliest wildfire in over 100 years killed at least 115 people in Hawaii.  The bill, the Accurately Counting Risk Elimination Solutions (ACRES) Act, was proposed this year after an…

Why EPA’s science and tech office no longer has ‘science’ in its mission

Why EPA’s science and tech office no longer has ‘science’ in its mission Its mission statement used to describe an agency responsible for developing ‘sound, science-based standards.’ But the word ‘science’ has recently vanished. | View caption Hide caption The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is emerging as one of the government entities most targeted by the…

Facebook restores Trump’s account, two years after Jan. 6

First Look Facebook restores Trump’s account, two years after Jan. 6 Facebook announced that it will be restoring former President Donald Trump’s personal account in the upcoming weeks. This marks the end of a two-year suspension that was implemented following the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection. | View caption Hide caption | Facebook parent Meta said…