In the hazardous world of offshore drilling and oil platform operations, injuries are unfortunately common. Workers face dangerous conditions daily, including heavy machinery, hazardous materials, and extreme weather. When injuries occur offshore, compensation can become complex due to jurisdictional and legal challenges. That’s where the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) plays a critical role. Passed in 1953, OCSLA extends …
More Bad News About Burn Pit Exposure
Study results published in May 2025 link Chronic Nonallergic Rhinosinusitis (CNAR) with exposure to toxic burn pit smoke. According to the study, chronic rhinosinusitis may be associated with deployment-related burn pit exposure and can impact previously deployed individuals’ well-being; standard-of-care treatments have the potential to improve their health. Enhanced awareness of the effects of toxic exposures on veterans’ health may …
Latest U.S.-Iran Conflict Spills Over Into Qatar
In June 2025, Iran fired about a dozen missiles at Qatar’s quiet capital city, targeting a large American military base in the area. Doha, the quiet capital of Qatar, is usually known for public safety and manicured malls. So the panicked scenes there on Monday after Iran fired more than a dozen missiles at an American military base near the …
U.S. Rethinking Deportation of Migrants to Guantánamo Bay
President Donald Trump originally planned to send tens of thousands of undocumented immigrants to Guantánamo Bay. As of June 2025, about 500 of these new inmates were in the camp. Members of a Congressional committee who toured Guantánamo Bay in March 2025 said the camp had facilities to hold about 200 prisoners at any one time, and that so far, …
More Private Military Contractors Going to Haiti
Erik Prince’s Constellis is sending at least 150 contractors to Haiti, according to several sources. Haiti’s government has hired American contractors, including Prince, in recent months to work on a secret task force to deploy drones meant to kill gang members, security experts said. Prince’s team has been operating the drones since March, but the authorities have yet to announce …