by Laura Bradley | Aug 27, 2014 | Data Projects
WASHINGTON–A growing number of Hispanic people, combined with an aging population, could mean big changes in the United States by 2060. An aging population The U.S. Census Bureau predicted in 2012 that the eldest age groups will see the most growth, and the most...
by Laura Bradley | Aug 4, 2014 | Environment
WASHINGTON – A rising mountain of hazardous electronic waste is putting workers in developing countries and the environment at risk. Some of the disused computers, cellphones, televisions and other products are locally generated, but the developed world – especially...
by Laura Bradley | Jul 24, 2014 | Health
WASHINGTON — Improved financial literacy training for domestic violence victims can help eliminate the dependency that often keeps victims trapped in dangerous relationships, a study released Thursday shows. Ninety-four percent of women who received financial training...
by Laura Bradley | Jul 22, 2014 | Environment
They eat everything, from bunnies to gators. They are almost impossible to spot in the wild, making their exact numbers just as elusive. And they are destroying one of the nation’s most precious ecological treasures. Huge snakes have invaded Florida’s Everglades – and...
by Laura Bradley | Jul 16, 2014 | Environment
WASHINGTON–California has been pumping groundwater to cope with its catastrophic drought, but pockets of pain remain in some agricultural communities, and treating groundwater like an unlimited resource could have disastrous results in the future as the supply...
