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Dog of captain who lost boats in Lahaina wildfire barks with delight during whale encounter
Read full article: Dog of captain who lost boats in Lahaina wildfire barks with delight during whale encounterA Hawaii boat captain who rebuilt her whale-watching tour business after losing three boats in the deadly 2023 Lahaina wildfire captured iPhone footage her of golden retriever barking excitedly when a humpback swam near them over the weekend.
Livingston residents push back against massive project proposed by Entergy Texas
Read full article: Livingston residents push back against massive project proposed by Entergy TexasEntergy says the project is essential to meeting the growing power demand in Southeast Texas. Residents however, say it will impact their way of life
A Jesuit priest prefers prison over a fine to draw attention to climate change
Read full article: A Jesuit priest prefers prison over a fine to draw attention to climate changeA Jesuit priest says he will rather go to prison than pay a fine of 500 euros or $541 for participating in a climate activists’ street blockade in the southern German city of Nuremberg.
Tennessee Valley Authority, the nation's largest public utility, appoints a new CEO
Read full article: Tennessee Valley Authority, the nation's largest public utility, appoints a new CEOThe Tennessee Valley Authority has promoted one of its top executives to CEO as President Donald Trump has begun turning his attention back to the nation's largest public utility.
EPA chief Zeldin says he is closing the agency's one-room museum, saving taxpayers $600,000 a year
Read full article: EPA chief Zeldin says he is closing the agency's one-room museum, saving taxpayers $600,000 a yearEPA Administrator Lee Zeldin says he is closing a one-room museum at the agency’s Washington headquarters, saving taxpayers $600,000 a year in operating costs.
Dow wants to power its Texas manufacturing complex with new nuclear reactors instead of natural gas
Read full article: Dow wants to power its Texas manufacturing complex with new nuclear reactors instead of natural gasDow, a major producer of chemicals and plastics, wants to use next-generation nuclear reactors for clean power and steam at a Texas manufacturing complex instead of natural gas.
Scientists hope a newly discovered flower will return after rain in West Texas
Read full article: Scientists hope a newly discovered flower will return after rain in West TexasScientists who want to learn more about a tiny, newly discovered flower in West Texas are hoping it will bloom again in a couple of weeks after rain finally fell in the area.
Judge blocks imports of some Chilean sea bass from Antarctica in fishing feud at bottom of the world
Read full article: Judge blocks imports of some Chilean sea bass from Antarctica in fishing feud at bottom of the worldA federal judge in Florida has blocked the imports of a high-priced Chilean sea bass from protected waters near Antarctica.
Evacuations ordered as winds pose challenges for firefighters battling California blaze
Read full article: Evacuations ordered as winds pose challenges for firefighters battling California blazeFirefighters stopped the forward spread of a wildfire tearing through a remote area of eastern California but evacuation orders for hundreds of homes remained in place.
Scientists shielding farming from climate change need more public funding. But they're getting less
Read full article: Scientists shielding farming from climate change need more public funding. But they're getting lessPublic funding for agricultural research in the U.S. has been declining for the last two decades, a process Trump has rapidly accelerated by freezing or pausing support for a variety of research programs financed by the USDA, EPA and other organizations.
“Water is the new oil” as Texas cities square off over aquifer pipeline plans
Read full article: “Water is the new oil” as Texas cities square off over aquifer pipeline plansFast-growing Georgetown plans to pump 89 million gallons a day from the Carrizo Wilcox Aquifer but the project is being fought by Bryan, College Station and Texas A&M University, which depend on the same water.
What to know about Myanmar's civil war, which is complicating earthquake relief efforts
Read full article: What to know about Myanmar's civil war, which is complicating earthquake relief effortsThe Southeast Asian nation of Myanmar has been plagued by wars and natural disasters since it became independent from Britain in 1948, when it was still called Burma.
New wave of smaller, cheaper nuclear reactors sends US states racing to attract the industry
Read full article: New wave of smaller, cheaper nuclear reactors sends US states racing to attract the industryU.S. states are positioning themselves to compete for newer, cheaper nuclear reactors being developed as communities and tech giants compete in a race for electricity.
Canadian company seeks US permission to start deep-sea mining as outcry ensues
Read full article: Canadian company seeks US permission to start deep-sea mining as outcry ensuesAn abrupt announcement has rattled members of a little-known U.N. agency based in Jamaica that has protected deep international waters for more than 30 years.
Cargo ship that collided with US tanker in North Sea towed to Scottish port of Aberdeen
Read full article: Cargo ship that collided with US tanker in North Sea towed to Scottish port of AberdeenA cargo ship which collided with a U.S. tanker in the North Sea earlier this month has been towed to the Scottish port of Aberdeen.
Growing demand for patchouli oil is driving the industry in Indonesia, but at what cost?
Read full article: Growing demand for patchouli oil is driving the industry in Indonesia, but at what cost?Demand for the patchouli plant’s oils has skyrocketed in recent years, and so too has the number of farmers in the region who now grow and process it.
Judge says heat in Texas prisons unconstitutional as states face mounting lawsuits
Read full article: Judge says heat in Texas prisons unconstitutional as states face mounting lawsuitsA federal judge’s finding that extreme heat in Texas prisons is unconstitutional could lead to the state being ordered to spend billions to install air conditioning to cool them off.
First rain and then fire chase people from their homes in North and South Carolina
Read full article: First rain and then fire chase people from their homes in North and South CarolinaAt least a half-dozen large wildfires continue to burn in the Blue Ridge Mountains of South Carolina and North Carolina.
EPA offers industrial polluters a way to avoid rules on mercury, arsenic and other toxic chemicals
Read full article: EPA offers industrial polluters a way to avoid rules on mercury, arsenic and other toxic chemicalsAs part of a push to roll back dozens of environmental regulations, the Trump administration is offering coal-fired power plants and other industrial polluters a chance to receive exemptions from rules requiring them to reduce emissions of toxic chemicals, including mercury, arsenic and benzene.