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Alabama Executes Michael Taylor for 1991 Double Murder
Kay Ivey
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Alabama executed Michael Shannon Taylor by lethal injection on Nov. 5 for the 1991 robbery and murders of Ivan and Lucille Moore, an elderly Gadsden couple. Taylor had chosen nitrogen gas, but the state proceeded with lethal injection after his legal challenge to the method change failed; Gov. Kay Ivey declined to grant clemency.
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Decatur Receives $6.7M Watershed Protection Grant
Environment
— Oct 29, 2026
Decatur will receive a $6.72 million USDA grant to improve Lake Decatur’s watershed, funding agricultural conservation practices such as cover crops, no-till farming and grassy waterways. The project targets four creeks and builds on an earlier grant credited with reducing nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment entering the lake.
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Jacobs-PCL Wins $1B San Francisco Wastewater Upgrade
Environment
— Oct 28, 2026
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission selected a Jacobs–PCL Construction joint venture to design and build an estimated $1 billion upgrade to the Southeast Treatment Plant, which handles nearly 80% of the city’s wastewater. The project will reduce nitrogen discharges into San Francisco Bay and meet updated environmental requirements while the plant remains operational; the commission has approved an initial preconstruction award, with the final project cost not yet settled.
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Nutrien to Indefinitely Shut Trinidad Nitrogen Operations Over Gas Supply Issues
Trinidad
— Oct 5, 2026
Nutrien will indefinitely shut down its Trinidad nitrogen operations at Point Lisas, citing persistent natural-gas supply constraints and the need to improve returns. The closure is not expected to affect its 2026 nitrogen sales guidance, as the company had already assumed no output from the facility.
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Priya Raman
Trinidad's gas supply problems keep hurting big projects like this, and losing the nitrogen plant will hit local jobs hard without better energy planning.
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Blue State Residents Balk At NFL Owner’s $16 Billion Data Center Project That Could Cut Their Property Taxes
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Alabama Could Be First State to Execute Prisoner With Nitrogen
Reporting
— Aug 29, 2023
Alabama could possibly become the first state to execute a prisoner through the use of nitrogen gas. Attorney General Steve Marshall filed a request on Friday with the Supreme Court to be allowed to use nitrogen hypoxia…
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Most Influential Women in World History
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From ancient queens who ruled empires to modern activists who changed laws, these women left indelible marks on politics, science, and culture. Vote for who you think shaped history most profoundly.
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Farmers Rise Up, Block Highways With Their Tractors in Protest of Climate Policy
Reporting
— Jul 1, 2022
Farmers in the Netherlands conducted several demonstrations this week against the country’s radical plans to slash nitrogen and ammonia emissions. On Monday, farmers in their tractors blocked highways in multiple parts…
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Judge OKs New Execution Method for Alabama Inmate, Says He’s ‘Not Guaranteed a Painless Death’
Reporting
— Jan 12, 2024
A federal judge has given the green light to the execution of a convicted contract killer who would be the first person killed by nitrogen hypoxia. Kenneth Eugene Smith, 58, was convicted in a 1988 murder in which he…
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Firms plan industrial gas plants in Australia, Malaysia
Business
— Oct 7, 2026
Air Liquide plans a new air separation unit in New South Wales, Australia, expected to start operating in 2028 and expand local supplies of oxygen and nitrogen. Separately, Air Products will build and operate an LNG-based unit in Johor, Malaysia, targeting startup in early 2027; it will supply industrial gases to regional manufacturers while using LNG cold energy to improve efficiency and reduce emissions.
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Forever Young Leads 2026 Breeders’ Cup Rankings
Breeders' Cup
— Sep 22, 2026
Forever Young remains a leading contender for the 2026 Breeders’ Cup Classic, taking the top spot in the Classic Rankings, while also ranking second in the latest NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll behind Sovereignty following his Jockey Club Gold Cup win. The field features notable peers such as Knightsbridge, Magnitude, Nitrogen, and The Puma among the top-ranked contenders.
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Ireland Crowd Hurls Insults, Object at Biden
Former President Joe Biden did not receive a warm reception Tuesday during his visit to Ireland alongside former first lady Jill Biden. A crowd of anti-Israel agitators hurled ins… — by Sandra Rhodes
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