Dawn Attride

3 days ago | forbes.com | Dawn Attride

Some airlines are stepping away from kerosene-based jet fuel to an unlikely alternative: used cooking oil. The kitchen staple was first used on a short 2011 KLM Royal Dutch Airlines passenger flight but has since powered a transatlantic Virgin Atlantic flight. The now historic Virgin flight was a test-case to show that flights can solely run on this cooking oil fuel, though most commercial flights use a blended ratio.

1 week ago | sentientmedia.org | Dawn Attride

Farmers are increasingly turning to regenerative agriculture –– a trendy method of farming that originates from global Indigenous land practices. The core concept of regenerative farming is implementing a range of nature-based practices like cover crops and not tilling the soil. Companies like Cargill and Nestle have jumped on the bandwagon and in 2024, the Biden Administration invested strategies, including many regenerative agriculture practices.

3 weeks ago | truthdig.com | Dawn Attride

In a letter dated May 6, Senator Josh Hawley wrote to the Department of Labor urging an investigation of Tyson Foods following whistleblower reports of children employed at one of their plants. He called on Department of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer to make good on her promises to clamp down on exploitation of underage workers. Yet the Department of Labor has faced serious cuts under Elon Musk’s spending crackdown, losing approximately 20 percent of the workforce.

3 weeks ago | dailyyonder.com | Dawn Attride

This story was originally published by Sentient. In Duplin County, North Carolina, there is a pollutant that hangs in the air, the water and the soil. It tumbles in the breeze and into homes through open windows, settling as a thin film of dust on their kitchen tables. It gloops together in masses of sludge in the surface water that feeds their creeks and streams.

3 weeks ago | sentientmedia.org | Dawn Attride

In a letter dated May 6, Senator Josh Hawley wrote to the Department of Labor urging an investigation of Tyson Foods following whistleblower reports of children employed at one of their plants. He called on Department of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer to make good on her promises to clamp down on exploitation of underage workers. Yet the Department of Labor has faced serious cuts under Elon Musk’s spending crackdown, losing approximately 20 percent of the workforce.