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Canadian Polar Bears Near 'Bear Capital' Dying At Fast Rate

Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 12/28/2022 - 3:00am

Polar bears in Canada's Western Hudson Bay — on the southern edge of the Arctic — are continuing to die in high numbers, a new government survey of the land carnivore has found. Females and bear cubs are having an especially hard time.

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Higher Fuel Costs Likely To Drive Up Nebraska Heating Bills Again This Winter

Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 12/27/2022 - 4:00am

LINCOLN — Local utilities, social service agencies and fuel companies have spent months urging Nebraskans to take some simple steps to slice the edge off winter heating bills.

Experts project that this winter’s bills could outpace last year’s tallies by 15% to 50%, as shifting demand, global instability and inflation increase the costs of natural gas, propane and electricity.

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Only The Richest Ancient Athenians Paid Taxes – And They Bragged About It

Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 12/27/2022 - 3:00am

In ancient Athens, only the very wealthiest people paid direct taxes, and these went to fund the city-state’s most important national expenses – the navy and honors for the gods. While today it might sound astonishing, most of these top taxpayers not only paid happily, but boasted about how much they paid.

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Storm Adds Uncertainty To Strong Holiday Travel Demand

Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 12/23/2022 - 3:00am

Concerns about illness or inflation aren't stopping Americans from hitting the roads and airports this holiday season. But a massive winter storm might.

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Winnebago Tribe Of Nebraska Receives A $266k Federal Grant To Monitor Air Quality

Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 12/21/2022 - 4:00am

LINCOLN — The Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska will be able to monitor its air quality and help reduce air pollution with the help of a $266,064 federal grant.

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Clean Water Doesn’t Come Cheap: Nebraska Towns Are Shelling Out Millions To Treat Nitrate-Laced Drinking Water.

Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 12/21/2022 - 1:00am

Mike Matthews holds a vial he uses when testing for nitrate in water on December 1. Each test costs $16. There are 37 reverse osmosis, or RO, systems to test in town. Prosser is one of many towns grappling with the costs of trying to remove nitrate from their water supply – roughly 10 percent of Nebraska communities have tested nitrate levels higher than the federal standard at least once since 2010. (<a href="https://flatwaterfreepress.org/author/acostello/">Laura Beahm</a> / Flatwater Free Press)

Marty Stange was grasping for solutions to keep 25,000 residents safe – and a city’s budget from breaking.

It was 2015. Multiple wells providing water to the central Nebraska city were testing high for nitrate.

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The Jewish Federation Of Omaha Welcomes All

Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 12/21/2022 - 12:00am

In honor of Hanukkah being celebrated from the 18th of December to the 26th this year, The Daily Record would like to shine the spotlight on a nonprofit that has been serving the Jewish community of Omaha.

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Loved Or Hated, Fauci’s Parting Advice: Stick To The Science

Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 12/21/2022 - 12:00am

WASHINGTON (AP) — Long before the bobbleheads and the "Fauci ouchie," Dr. Anthony Fauci was a straight-shooter about scary diseases -- and "stick with the science" remains his mantra.

Fauci steps down from a five-decade career in public service at the end of the month, one shaped by the HIV pandemic early on and the COVID-19 pandemic at the end.

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Flu, RSV And COVID Are Wreaking Havoc — But Teachers Don’t Feel Like They Can Stay Home When They’re Sick

Published by Nikki Palmer on Mon, 12/19/2022 - 1:00am

Flu case counts are at their highest level for early December in a decade. COVID-19 is spiking once again. Surging diagnoses of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are resulting in overcrowded pediatric emergency rooms.

And still, research shows, teachers may not be staying home when they’re sick.

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Amid A Major Federal Investment In Electric Cars, It’s Time For States To Step Up, Advocates Say

Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 12/14/2022 - 4:00am

For years, electric vehicles posed something of a chicken-and-egg problem.

Mass adoption, seen as critical to cutting the largest single source of U.S. carbon emissions, couldn’t happen until the infrastructure to allow drivers to recharge wherever they were heading was in place. And those charging stations weren’t coming until more drivers switched to plug-in electric vehicles.