What Happened: On December 16, 2025, the Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) adopted a new rule – the Battery Stewardship Program, Chapter 173-905 WAC – to implement and clarify requirements ...

Your smoke and carbon monoxide detectors quietly decide how much time you have to escape a fire, yet the tiny date code that ...

Route 66, Muhammad Ali, Phillis Wheatley and the Declaration of Independence will all be honored on United States Postal Service stamps in 2026. On Oct. 29, the USPS announced 19 stamp designs to be ...

WASHINGTON — In a surprise announcement recently, the U.S. Postal Service said the price of first-class stamps will not increase in January 2026. The decision to hold stamp prices at current levels is ...

The United States Postal Service (USPS) has announced that it will not be increasing stamp prices in January 2026, following several cost hikes in recent years. Since January 2023, there have been ...

They’re stamping them out. If you’ve ever looked at your passport like a scrapbook of adventures from across the globe, brace yourself: stamps are disappearing. Twenty-nine European countries will ...

This year, global EV sales are expected to jump almost 25% compared with 2024. As the demand for electric vehicles soars, there’s a looming concern for industry experts: figuring out the best way to ...

Over 30 years ago, the rapid commercialization of the internet led to the creation of a new industry, which became a cornerstone of the world’s economy. Large amounts of capital flowed into this ...

New York state has adopted new fire safety standards for large battery energy storage systems. The Watertown Daily Times reports that’s after a safety push that arose following a series of destructive ...

Six former New York City fire safety officials and experts have issued a joint declaration affirming the safety of battery energy storage systems under New York state’s newly updated regulations, ...

The price of stamps increased by 5 cents on July 13, marking the sixth time the U.S. Postal Service has increased stamp prices since January 2021. Formerly 73 cents, first-class forever stamps are now ...

The cost of mailing a letter in the United States just went up again, rising by a nickel beginning on Sunday. Previously, the cost of a first-class stamp through the U.S. Postal Service had been set ...