Gold, whose value has spiked by more than 55% since the 2008 financial crisis, is notoriously difficult to trace. Once mined, it can follow a maze-like path to market, passing through intermediaries that mix and melt it with other sources, often erasing signatures of its origin in the process. The result? Illicit gold routinely slips […]
The Waco Fire Department is working to phase out airport firefighting foam that contains carcinogenic compounds commonly known as forever chemicals, and the city is poised to join a class-action