by Marisa Endicott | May 20, 2016 | Science + Technology
BALTIMORE—It may not seem like biotechnology, manufacturing and construction have much in common, but according to panelists at the U.S. News STEM Solutions Conference in Baltimore, all these industries provide opportunities for well-paid jobs without the need for a...
by Marisa Endicott | May 13, 2016 | Environment
WASHINGTON — In California, six cities are ranked in the top 10 nationwide for the highest levels of “super pollutants,” even though the state has some of the nation’s strictest clean air regulations. How can this be? The perfect storm of...
by Marisa Endicott | May 4, 2016 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Tens of thousands of surplus military handguns could be sold to private American citizens through a government-chartered nonprofit under an amendment added to the 2017 defense bill. While its supporters, led by Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Ala., believe the...
by Marisa Endicott | May 2, 2016 | Environment
WASHINGTON — A West Texas toxic waste storage facility is seeking a license to accept and store spent nuclear reactor fuel, much of it highly radioactive. Waste Control Specialists, which operates a low-level nuclear waste dump in Andrews County, announced Thursday...
by Marisa Endicott | Apr 27, 2016 | Politics
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak and US officials joined veterans and other members of the public Monday to commemorate Elbe Day with a wreath laying at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. On April 25, 1945 Soviet and US troops...
