individual interventions…are less important than all of the things that we do at a community level. If you look at how mortality has changed in the past 150 years, the biggest improvements came from cleaning water, cleaning the air, making roads safer. All of these are things that governments, not individuals, have control over. Public health lessons from COVID, in …
A rigged game? Poultry farmers complain of big debt, unreliable income
BY AMES ALEXANDER, DECEMBER 08, 2022, Charlotte Observer BIG POULTRY: PART 3 https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article267894992.html Many NC poultry farmers get into the business because they are told it is a way to make a steady income with minimal effort. But it doesn’t always work out that way. The system leaves many farmers struggling to make ends meet. The U.S. Justice Department alleges …
SUVs and trucks now account for four in five new cars sold in the U.S.
More farsighted Norway, a global standout in electric-vehicle adoption, is replacing its EV subsidies with support for people walking and biking, while also considering a car-weight tax to nudge purchasers away from the bulkiest electric cars. A recent article in Nature endorsed such weight-based EV fees. With the ongoing loophole, automakers realized they could make bigger vehicles, charge more for them, and follow these more lax standards. The SUV and …