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US politics
fromwww.npr.org
4 days ago

Trump temporarily waives the Jones Act to try to lower gas prices

The Trump administration issued a 60-day Jones Act waiver to reduce shipping costs and potentially lower gasoline prices following geopolitical tensions, though experts question its effectiveness in significantly lowering pump prices.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

The narwhals stop calling': how the noise from ships is silencing wildlife in the Arctic

A hydrophone in this shipping corridor off Baffin Island, Nunavut, captures their calls as the tusked whales navigate their autumn migration route to northern Baffin Bay. But as the Nordic Odyssey, a 225-metre ice-class bulk carrier servicing the nearby iron ore mine, approaches, its low engine rumble gives way to a wall of sound created by millions of collapsing bubbles from its propeller.
Environment
Miscellaneous
fromAxios
7 months ago

Coast Guard report: Titan submersible implosion that killed 5 "preventable"

Inadequate design and workplace culture issues at OceanGate contributed to the submersible tragedy in the North Atlantic.
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