New York City is allowed to reduce its speed limits to 20 mph, but it could be a long time before drivers are forced to slow down. [ more › ]
Raising speed limits on highways could lead to more crashes on nearby roads, according to new research by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. This “spillover effect” can lead to dangerous clusters of crashes or “hotspots” on local roads within a one-mile radius of the interstate.
Five years of occupation during WWII left an indelible imprint on the Netherlands, and the tangible memory of the war means National Remembrance Day is marked at a grand scale, with events and activities in villages, towns, cities and museums up and down the country. In fact, it’s not just one day, but two. A day to remember the fallen on the May 4, and then a day to celebrate and cherish the freedom they fought to protect, on the May
Amsterdam, Apr 27 (Prensa Latina) Meeting international climate targets means that the business sector must decarbonize, but without scientific methods to determine how much each company should reduce its emissions, these targets are no longer reliable. The post Reduction of pollutant emissions by companies may not be reliable first appeared on Prensa Latina.
The Ontario government says it will soon be raising the speed limit along certain stretches of provincial highways, including Highway 401 and Highway 403. The province confirmed Wednesday that starting this summer, the speed limit will be raised from 100 km/h to 110 km/h on 10 additional sections of provincial highways in both the southern and northern parts of Ontario. While none of the sections are in the Greater Toronto Area, Hwy. 403 from Brantford to Hamilton and from Woodstock to...
(The Center Square) — Georgia officials are paying more than $400,000 to remove 167 variable speed limit signs in metro Atlanta. Georgia transportation officials approved the plan for the signs on Interstate 285 in 2012 and subsequently started introducing them along the interstate's northern portion, according to various media reports from the time. However, reports suggest that the system wasn't activated until about October 2014. At the time, GDOT said the...
Chris Taylor is one of the best guys in all of baseball, but his production has fallen way off. The Dodgers may not be able to afford not to cut him.
Air monitoring data from a chemical plant in Sarnia shows it did not exceed prescribed emission limits, the company says. The statement from INEOS Styrolution comes after elevated benzene recordings at an Aamjiwnaang First Nation-based monitoring station April 16, calls from Aamjiwnaang First Nation for the company to cease operating, Ineos temporarily shutting down operations […]
The Port of New Orleans has received millions of dollars for sustainability efforts and the reduction of truck emissions.
The home secretary says the Criminal Justice Bill is not the right place for a debate on abortion law.
By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press LONG AN, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam aims to transform its rice sector, making it more resilient to climate change while also reducing its emissions of methane, a greenhouse gas far more potent than carbon dioxide. Rice is to blame for around 8% of global methane emissions. The government aims to
In Vietnam, farmers reduce methane emissions by changing how they grow rice