Beyond the federal level, a number of states have enacted laws to regulate activities in wetlands, and some counties and towns have adopted local wetlands protection ordinances (法令) or have changed the way development is permitted. Most coastal states have significantly reduced losses of coastal ...
Several states, such as Alabama, Arkansas and West Virginia, have "caveat emptor" rules, which essentially means "let the buyer beware." Other than abiding by the federal disclosure requirement, sellers in most cases aren't required to fill out a disclosure form in caveat emptor states. ...
“The interconnected dynamics of geopolitics, technological advances, global economic integration, social instability, climate change and more means that the manifestation of one risk is increasingly likely to influence others,” states the Brink news service in its comments on global risks. It goes on...
absolutely enormous brass bands from high schools across the United States, cheerleaders twirling batons, the guy from the Corpo pushing a machine that scoops up what the horses leave behind - he always gets the biggest cheer, PresidentMichael D Higgins, Lord Mayor of Dublin...
The newest edition of the Best States rankings features an Iowa slide, a South Dakota rise and a three-peat at No. 1. Steven Ross JohnsonMay 6, 2025 The 10 Best States in America Top performers in this annual analysis from U.S. News can be found in every region of ...
is testing humankind in a way we haven’t been tested for 100 years. To fight the novel coronavirus in our counties, cities, states, countries, we have to act as one and shelter-in-place. In other words, in order to stem the number of deaths we may face, we have to social ...
It might not seem like it today, but pigs are not actually native to North America. The animals originated in Europe and Asia before being introduced to North America prior to the establishment of the United States. All the way back in 1493, Christopher Columbus brought the creatures to the...
Thomas Lyson, a professor of rural sociology at Cornell University, updated this study by looking at 226 manufacturing-dependent counties in the United States. He concluded that these communities are “vulnerable to greater inequality, lower levels of welfare, and increased rates of social disruption...
These two largest German lignite districts are both located in the southern part of the Northern German lowlands but in opposite regions: In the far west of Germany, the Rhenish district is lain in the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, whereas the Lusatian district is part of the States of Br...
These storms decimated homes in Wilson, Putnam, Davidson, and Benton counties and claimed the lives of 24 people.2011 Super Outbreak In 2011 there was a super outbreak in the eastern half of the United States. Between April 25 and 28, 258 confirmed tornadoes touched down. Four of those ...