Nation Aug 21 U.S. Forest Service, timber companies spraying record amounts of glyphosate in California An investigation by the Center for Investigative Reporting has revealed that glyphosate is being sprayed in California forests at record levels by timber companies and the U.S. Forest Service. Glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, kills vegetation that competes with…
World Oct 20 In Nicaragua, supplying beef to the U.S. comes at a high human cost When outbreaks of COVID-19 at meat processing plants in the U.S. slowed production, American wholesalers and grocery chains turned to foreign beef suppliers. Producers in the small country of Nicaragua were happy to fulfill U.S. demand -- but doing so…
Nation Aug 13 How social casinos leverage Facebook user data to target vulnerable gamblers Every year, more people are playing games on their phones, and a category of apps called social casinos has quickly become a multi-billion dollar industry. But are game developers targeting vulnerable users, with Facebook’s help and massive trove of personal…