Sep 24
2013
Sep 24
2013
Sep 24
2013
About 150 Americans a year die by accidentally taking too much acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol. A series of investigative reports from ProPublica.
Sep 24
2013
The governor wants New York voters to embrace casinos. His handling of the troubled state racing association should be of little comfort to those concerned about the prospect of more legalized gambling. A report from The New York Times.
Sep 24
2013
“Orwell could never have imagined anything as complete as this, this concept of scooping up everything all the time,” Alan Rusbridger, editor of the Guardian, tells a New York audience.
Sep 18
2013
Sep 18
2013
Two small steps to bolster Buffalo’s lackluster recycling efforts: Recycling totes have been placed throughout City Hall, and UB law students are poised to draft legislation that would bring city’s recycling mandates into compliance with state law. A report by Investigative Post’s Dan Telvock.
Sep 17
2013
As few as 10 Asian carp can wreak havoc on the ecosystem and the economy of the Great Lakes, according to research published in the Biological Invasions journal. The abundance of algae and zooplankton in Lake Erie makes it a suitable spot for the invasive species, said University of Waterloo Professor Kim Cuddington, the lead researcher. “Therefore the carp are more likely to find enough food, and to have faster development times, and thus early age at first reproduction,” she said Tuesday. The concern is that Asian carp devour the same food supply of native fish without any known predators. Therefore, Asian[...]
Sep 17
2013