'I rely on you': MBTA asks riders to speak up as assaults on bus drivers spikeAssaults on transit workers across the country have tripled since 2008.The MBTA is reminding riders to report assaults on bus drivers as attacks continue to rise.
A nurse's fatal last visit to patient's home in Connecticut renews calls for better safety measuresNursing industry groups are concerned about the increase in non-fatal violence against healthcare workers.The killing of a Connecticut nurse during a house call has sparked calls for better protections for home health care workers.
U.S. moves to protect wolverines as climate change melts their mountain refugesThe North American wolverine will receive threatened species protections due to climate change.Wolverines rely on mountain snowpack, which is shrinking due to warming temperatures.Wolverines join other animals at risk from climate change, including polar bears and crocodiles.