Fiona Lee SFgate December 19, 2020Updated: December 19, 2020 6:25 pm Signs are seen on the window to warn consumers that the Apple Paul store in Santa Monica, California, is closed on July 28, 2020, amid a coronavirus epidemic. Getty Images by Valerie McCann / AFP With the California COVID-19 …
Read More »After decades of activism, the Navajo coal plant has been demolished
Three 775-foot smokestacks at the West’s largest coal plant – the 2,250-megawatt Navajo Generating Station (NGS), were demolished on December 18, ending coal dominance in an area where renewable energy sources such as wind and solar have disappeared. . Cheap. The majority of owners and operators of the Salt River …
Read More »New Michigan coronavirus cases fall below 4,000 for the first time in 6 weeks
LAS NUSING, MI – The Michigan State Department of Health reported 3,896 new coronavirus cases and 187 more deaths Saturday, Dec. 19. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, or MDHHSA, said 155 of these 187 deaths were identified during a review of vital records. This marks the first …
Read More »New science assesses the risks of indoor dining
There are many reasons why the restaurant industry and its workers are already banning indoor dining as the restaurant industry and its workers are facing economic ruin after months of drastic declines. But on the question of COVID-19 safety, the science is clear: going for food is associated with an …
Read More »Fire kills 9 in Turkish ICU unit treating COVID-19 patients
The intensive care unit undergoing treatment caught fire on Saturday COVID-19 Patients in southern Turkey have died, nine people have died after a Turkish oxygen cylinder exploded, the health minister said. The state-run Anadolu news agency said the fire broke out at the privately run Sanko University Hospital unit in …
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