Health and Public Safety
March 18, 2010 -
By Anthony D. Avincula, New America Media ATLANTA -- Contrary to perception in the South and other parts of the country that H1N1 virus has already ebbed in recent months, health department officials here reported an unusual uptick in flu cases and warned that the H1N1 pandemic is far from over. The last week of February alone saw 36 people hospitalized because of H1N1 and seasonal flu. In the first week of March the number had almost
February 25, 2010 -
Environmental groups have identified serious water contamination pro
February 15, 2010 -
Alabama Attorney General Troy King (R) has joined with industrial interests to take TVA's side in the company's appeal of a U.S. District Court decision ordering four TVA plants -- one in Alabama and three in neighboring Tennessee -- to curb their air emissions.
February 11, 2010 -
By Phil Mattera, Dirt Diggers Digest It would not surprise me if the people who do public relations forToyota are flipping through their old scrapbooks to cheer themselves up