US Suicide Rates Increased in 2022

Suicide rates in the U.S. reached an all-time high in 2022, continuing a surge that began in 2021, according to new provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The increase…

The Overlooked Environmental Impact of Vaping

Lined up end-to-end, the disposable e-cigarettes sold and (presumably) trashed annually in the U.S. could stretch across the country and back again, according to a new report that highlights a growing problem: vape…

What Ida Means for Louisiana’s COVID Problem

On Thursday, as Hurricane Ida loomed as a Category 4 storm that threatened massive flooding, high winds and power outages along Louisiana’s Gulf Coast, health administrators at Marrero Healthcare Center, located just northeast…

Fast fashion encourages Britons to bin £12.5bn of wearable clothes annually – survey

UK consumers bin eight items a year on average, each one having an approximate value of £24, which means each person is throwing away £192 worth of fashion items annually. And it seems that…

Balmain CEO Jean-Jacques Guevel quits house, in latest departure from Paris maison

Guevel, who was appointed CEO in 2020, “has decided to step down to pursue other interests,” according to an official release from the Paris-based house. The CEO follows Balmain’s marketing director Txampi Diz, who…

Boohoo defends working conditions at its Burnley site

An article published on Wednesday, November 23 by The Times denounces the working conditions and pay in one of the company’s logistics centres located in Burnley, in the north-east of England. A place…