An electric bus in downtown Montevideo, Uruguay. Credit: Inés Acosta/IPS Opinion by Brianne Watts (new york) Friday, February 10, 2023 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Feb 10 (IPS) – Latin America’s (LATAM) transportation sector produces the largest share of regional emissions and is a large source of air pollution, making transforming …
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The Pentagon says Russia is expanding and modernizing its nuclear arsenal, at a time when Russian President Vladimir Putin, faced with setbacks in Ukraine, has repeatedly suggested he could use nuclear weapons. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin made the revelation on Friday, December 9 and his comments are in …
Read More »Abbott Expanding Operation Lone Star in Effort to Secure Southern Border
By Bethany Blankley (The Center Square) Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is expanding Operation Lone Star in an effort to further secure the state’s southern border with Mexico. Abbott, who has been critical of President Joe Biden’s open border policies, sent a letter to Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw …
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