“The steps we take today to lower emissions will improve air quality and mitigate climate impacts for generations to come, all while increasing access to cleaner car choices,” said Gov. Phil Murphy. New Jersey on Tuesday joined eight other U.S. states in committing to phase out new gasoline-powered light-duty motor vehicles by 2035 as a […]
WASHINGTON —In the spring of 2020, as COVID-19 spread throughout the world in ways not fully understood, the United States faced a critical shortage of protective masks. Dozens of manufacturing startups attempted to meet the demand for what was then a confusing array of grades and types — N95, KN95, full-face respirators Now, after a […]
[dropcap]F[/dropcap]entanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid implicated in nearly 29,000 overdose deaths in the United States last year, most likely spread because of heroin and prescription pill shortages, and also because it was cheaper for drug wholesalers than heroin, according to a report on illicit US drug markets by researchers at UC San Francisco. First […]
A Sturgis, Michigan man, who is currently facing state murder charges for the 2010 death of 26-year-old Nicole M. Millsaps, was sentenced in federal court on Monday on drug manufacturing and firearms convictions. 35-year-old Simon Douglas Smith of Michigan was sentenced to 24 years in prison for “One Pot” methamphetamine manufacture and firearms charges for […]