By: Eric Levitz, Source: New York Magazine, Originally Published: 3.30.17 In 2015, scientists at the Environmental Protection Agency advised the Obama administration to ban one of the nation’s most popular pesticides, chlorpyrifos, after concluding that the chemical impaired fetal brain and nervous-system development. Specifically, the children of farm workers exposed to heavy doses of the
As part of Obamacare, the federal government increased payroll taxes to help pay for the Medicare Trust Fund. That fund is used to reimburse hospitals when seniors come in and need treatment. Trump’s bill does away with those new taxes. As a result, the Medicare Trust Fund would go broke about four years earlier than
By: Phillip Bantz, Source: SC Lawyers Weekly, Originally Published: 2.6.17 A wrongful death suit against a nursing home in Aiken has settled for $1.85 million – which is believed to be the highest pretrial settlement in this type of case in South Carolina history, according to an attorney for the plaintiff, Gary Poliakoff. For the
By: Nickelle Smith, Source: WSPA, Originally Published: 1.19.17 GAFFNEY, S.C. (WSPA) – There’s a new plan to cut the death toll on rural roads in South Carolina. Secretary of Transportation Christy Hall says the state has the deadliest roads in the nation and unveiled a plan Thursday to tackle the issue. “South Carolina has the deadliest
Pipeline giant posts a profit in a sign of an industry rebound By: Jordan Blum, Source: The Houston Chronicle, Originally Published: 1.18.17 Houston pipeline giant Kinder Morgan kicked off earnings season for energy companies Wednesday, swinging to a profit from a steep loss a year earlier. While the $170 million earned by Kinder Morgan
By: Scott DiSavino, Source: Reuters, Originally Published: 1.19.17 U.S. federal energy regulators said Thursday they would investigate rates charged by two natural gas pipelines operated by Kinder Morgan Inc to determine if they may be over-recovering costs, resulting in unjust and unreasonable rates. The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) said it reviewed cost and revenue