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The 100-year journey to Sgt. Loyd’s Purple Heart

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CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) – General George Washington established the Purple Heart Award to honor those wounded in battle. However, there are some service members who fought valiantly in World War I who have not received their just due more than 100 years later. Until recently, Sgt. Perry Loyd was one of them. Loyd’s grandson Perry … Read more

Wildfires destroy almost all forest carbon offsets in 100-year reserve, study says

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Wildfires have depleted almost all of the carbon credits set aside in reserve by forestry projects in the US to protect against the risk of trees being damaged over 100 years, a new independent study has found. As a result of fires, six forest projects in California’s carbon trading system had released between 5.7mn and … Read more