Atmos donates natural gas sniffers to Saltillo Fire Department

The residents of Saltillo can breathe a little easier, thanks to a donation from Atmos Energy. The natural gas supplier ...
optics.org

Fraunhofers to develop gas chromatograph system to spot bogus food products

In the Fraunhofer PREPARE project PUMMEL, research teams at the Fraunhofer Institutes for Photonic Microsystems (IPMS), for ...
NPR

Teachers are using software to see if students used AI. What happens when it's wrong?

Ailsa Ostovitz has been accused of using AI on three assignments in two different classes this school year. "It's mentally exhausting because it's like I know this is my work," says Ostovitz, 17. "I ...
Reuters

High and rising natural gas costs may spur fresh climb in US coal use

LITTLETON, Colorado, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Benchmark U.S. natural gas prices are ending 2025 in the manner that they began - with a strong rally. And that's bad news for people hoping for further cuts to ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Pellets and peppers, grenades and gas: A look at the weapons ICE uses in Broadview and Chicago

For almost two decades, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operated its facility in Broadview without much notice, handling immigration check-ins and other administrative tasks. Most attention ...
The New York Times

What to Know About Tear Gas, the Chemicals Immigration Agents Are Using in Illinois

The repeated use of tear gas by federal immigration officers in Chicago has renewed a debate about how chemical irritants should be used by law enforcement personnel. By Mitch Smith Federal agents ...
NBC Chicago

Federal agents seen using tear gas, smashing windows amid operations across Chicago, suburbs

Multiple immigration enforcement operations in Chicago and the suburbs last week and over the weekend are raising questions about if actions from federal Border Patrol and ICE agents are in violation ...
CNN

Top Border Patrol official accused of violating judge’s use-of-force order by throwing tear gas at Chicago protesters

Senior Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino is accused of throwing at least one tear gas canister into a crowd of protesters in a Chicago neighborhood Thursday in a potential violation of a judge’s ...
WCBD

SCDNR: Fossil collection, digging, and metal detector use prohibited at Crab Bank Seabird Sanctuary

CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources is enforcing prohibitions at Crab Bank Seabird Sanctuary to protect its fragile habitat and ensure its role as a ...
NBC News

Judge demands answers from federal authorities on continued use of tear gas in Chicago area

CHICAGO — A federal judge in Chicago questioned immigration authorities Monday about whether they violated a court order by continuing to use tear gas and violent tactics against protesters and ...
The New York Times

Federal Officials Defend Use of Tear Gas in Chicago Immigration Crackdown

A federal judge questioned the officials on Monday as part of a lawsuit in which protesters and others say that their constitutional rights have been violated. By Mattathias Schwartz Reporting from ...