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A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange at the start of trading on Monday. Stocks around the world tumbled over fears of the omicron variant.

Stocks around the world were hit hard by omicron fears. Here are 3 things to know

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 433 points and other exchanges around the world tumbled on Monday over fears about the omicron variant.

Workers in protective suits clean the contaminated beach in Corona Del Mar on Oct. 7 after an oil spill in Newport Beach, Calif.

Coast Guard says a ship's anchor dragged California oil pipeline that later leaked

Investigators believe a 1,200-foot cargo ship dragging anchor in rough seas caught an underwater oil pipeline and pulled it across the seafloor, months before a leak from the line.

Flint River dredging project will begin soon

A major river dredging project is nearly ready to begin in downtown Flint.In about two weeks, crews will begin removing river sediment contaminated with…

Climate activists in Quezon City, Philippines, light candles and hold LED-illuminated banners in December of last year to commemorates five years since the Paris Agreement and to call for an end to the killing of environmental defenders.

It Was The Deadliest Year Ever For Land And Environmental Activists

Global Witness, an international human rights group, says a record 227 grassroots environmental activists were killed in 2020. More than half were killed in Colombia, Mexico and the Philippines.

One in seven small businesses believe they won't make it

A survey by the Small Business Association of Michigan suggests one in seven of their members will go out of business because of the COVID-19 pandemic.The…

Sandhill cranes usually only have one or two babies each year.

Will sandhill cranes be hunted in Michigan?

Lawmakers are encouraging the Natural Resources Commission to consider a hunting season for eastern sandhill cranes.

Family members exchange photographs of their lost loved ones in the lobby of the Akin Gump law firm offices on Thursday in Manhattan, NY. The family members and victims gave statements to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court with the Sackler family, who own Purdue Pharma LP, present on Thursday.

For the first time, victims of the opioid crisis formally confront the Sackler family

The Sacklers, who own Purdue Pharma, maker of Oxycontin, have maintained they did nothing wrong. People who lost loved ones and years of their lives to opioid addiction believe otherwise.

Max (Mikey Madison), Sam (Pamela Adlon), Frankie (Hannah Riley), and Duke (Olivia Edwards) in Season 5 of <em>Better Things</em>.

Goodbye to 'Better Things,' a show that embraced the messiness of life

Pamela Adlon's heartfelt dramedy series ends on an eternally optimistic note.

A worker sorts out parcels in the outbound dock at Amazon fulfillment center in Eastvale on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021.

A New Law In California Aims To Protect Workers At Retail Warehouses Like Amazon's

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 701 on Wednesday. It aims to address the impact of speed quotas on warehouse worker injuries and health.

An aerial view of the 52-megawatt solar farm built by Silicon Ranch in Hazlehurst, Ga. Ever cheaper and better solar technology, available land and lots of sunshine are driving demand for massive, utility-scale solar projects across the American Southeast.

How Georgia Became A Surprising Bright Spot In The U.S. Solar Industry

Solar is booming in Georgia, and it's not because of state mandates supporting renewable energy or concerns about climate change. Instead, powerful market forces are driving the growth.

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