34 h. ago The Trump administration has decided coal is female – here’s why | Arwa Mahdawi

What is really behind the US Department of Energy’s weird pronouncement on social media?Have you ever tossed and turned at night wondering what the correct pronouns are for a lump of coal? No, me neither. However, it seems someone at the US Department of Energy has devoted a few spare brain cells to this matter and decided that coal is a she/her.Co-opting a phrase adopted by the LGBTQ+ community, the official energy department X account tweeted on 31 July: “She’s an icon. She’s a legend. And she is the moment,” alongside a sparkling picture of coal. This comes as the Trump administration devotes considerable energy to making fossil fuels great again. The president has signed numerous executive orders aimed at “Reinvigorating America’s Beautiful Clean Coal Industry” and reversed Biden-era pollution regulations on coal-fired power plants. These plants, according to a 2023 report, killed at least 460,000 Americans over the past two decades. Deaths declined when the environmental regula...

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4 d. ago Voices: Labour’s new cosmetic industry regulations could have saved my face

The government is finally waking up to the fact that the cosmetic industry needs regulating, writes Charlotte Cripps. But for many, like me, who are suffering after botched procedures, the damage is already done

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7 d. ago Senators seek UnitedHealth records on push to curb nursing home hospitalizations

Ron Wyden and Elizabeth Warren sent a letter to the healthcare conglomerate on Thursday citing a Guardian investigationRevealed: UnitedHealth secretly paid nursing homes to reduce hospital transfersUS lawmakers are asking UnitedHealth Group, the nation’s largest healthcare conglomerate, to disclose internal documents about its efforts to reduce hospital transfers for nursing home residents and the bonuses it has given to nursing homes which help it to do so.In a 6 August letter, the Democratic senators Ron Wyden and Elizabeth Warren asked UnitedHealth’s CEO, Stephen Hemsley, to hand over a trove of company records about a partnership program it has with nursing homes across the country, which aims to decrease hospitalizations and thereby coverage expenses for the conglomerate. The document demand letter follows a Guardian investigation into the initiative. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago What is a liquid BBL? Ministers poised to regulate the aesthetics industry

The UK is taking steps to regulate the aesthetics industry amid concerns over people’s health

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9 d. ago Personal care notes on Ayrshire nursing home resident were 'dishonestly' entered, says industry regulator

The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) said Linda Mcfarlane acted ‘dishonestly’ and placed her resident at risk of harm.

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3 w. ago Overhaul water regulators into one single body, landmark review recommends

The much-anticipated final report of the Independent Water Commission was published on Monday morning.

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4 w. ago House votes on trio of cryptocurrency bills aimed at legitimizing the industry

The House is voting on a trio of bills intended to boost the legitimacy of the cryptocurrency industry with new regulations

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