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Today: January 26, 2025
Today: January 26, 2025

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Environment|US

Southern California rain helps firefighters but creates risk of toxic ash runoff

Rain falling on Southern California is expected to aid firefighters mopping up multiple wildfires

Southern California rain helps firefighters but creates risk of toxic ash runoff
Environment|US

Rain in Southern California will aid firefighters but create a risk of toxic ash runoff

Rain that began falling in parched Southern California will aid firefighters mopping up multiple wildfires

Rain in Southern California will aid firefighters but create a risk of toxic ash runoff
Environment|US

Wildlife officers relocate bear seen around Niwot to more remote area

Wildlife officers relocate bear seen around Niwot to more remote area

Wildlife officers relocate bear seen around Niwot to more remote area
Americas|Business|Environment|Travel|US

Freighter remains stuck in the ice on a frozen Lake Erie

The U.S. and Canadian Coast Guards are continuing efforts to break up ice and free a freighter that has been trapped in a frozen Lake Erie for days, officials said

Freighter remains stuck in the ice on a frozen Lake Erie
Environment|Health|US

Doctors warn residents to take precautions as recycling plant fire continues to smolder

Doctors warn residents to take precautions as recycling plant fire continues to smolder

Doctors warn residents to take precautions as recycling plant fire continues to smolder
Business|Environment|Lifestyle|Political|US

Fire-ravaged Los Angeles braces for toxic rain runoff

Wearing a respirator, goggles, gloves and white protective booties, Shaun Kearney gazed at his house in Sunset Mesa, a coastal community next to Pacific Palisades

Fire-ravaged Los Angeles braces for toxic rain runoff
Environment|Political|US

Everyone agrees FEMA needs to change. The question is how

Everyone agrees FEMA needs to change. The question is how

Everyone agrees FEMA needs to change. The question is how
Business|Economy|Education|Environment|Political|Travel|World

A new luxury hotel towers over Havana as Cuba's economic troubles mount and tourism plummets

The tallest building in Havana is impossible to miss

A new luxury hotel towers over Havana as Cuba's economic troubles mount and tourism plummets
Education|Environment|Health|US

As schools in LA reopen, parents worry about harmful ash from wildfires

Weeks after the worst of the deadly fires tore through Los Angeles suburbs, families are grappling with the reality that toxic ash from burned cars and homes could be a health issue for awhile, especially for children

As schools in LA reopen, parents worry about harmful ash from wildfires
Asia|Environment|Political|World

Philippines suspends South China Sea survey after China's 'harassment'

The Philippines said on Saturday it has suspended a scientific survey in the South China Sea after two of its fisheries vessels faced "harassment" and aggressive behaviour from

Philippines suspends South China Sea survey after China's 'harassment'
Africa|Environment|MidEast|Political|World

Fighting in Sudan's civil war sets ablaze the country's largest oil refinery, satellite photos show

Fighting around Sudan’s largest oil refinery has set the sprawling complex ablaze, sending thick, black smoke over the country’s capital, Khartoum

Fighting in Sudan's civil war sets ablaze the country's largest oil refinery, satellite photos show
Crime|Environment|Health|Science|US

Last 4 escaped monkeys are captured in South Carolina after months on the loose

Officials say they have recaptured the final four monkeys who escaped two months ago from a South Carolina compound that breeds them for medical research

Last 4 escaped monkeys are captured in South Carolina after months on the loose
Environment|Local

Is the Air Quality Index reliable after wildfires in L.A.?

LOS ANGELES — Despite Air Quality Index readings showing “healthy” or “moderate” levels across Los Angeles County, experts warn these measurements do not fully capture health risks from recent urban fires and high winds. Air quality specialists and public health officials say the Air Quality Index, or AQI, fails to measure specific toxic particles released by burning structures, even when air appears clear to residents. “The AQI is not reliable for this situation,” said Anthony Wexler, director of the Air Quality Research Center at the University of California-Davis. “And you can’t see it. So, looking around and saying, ‘Oh, it

Is the Air Quality Index reliable after wildfires in L.A.?
Business|Economy|Environment|Technology|US

Big Tech wants to plug data centers right into power plants. Utilities say it's not fair

Looking for a quick fix for their fast-growing electricity diets, tech giants are increasingly looking to strike deals that would let them plug directly into power plants

Big Tech wants to plug data centers right into power plants. Utilities say it's not fair
Environment|Political|US

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to pause cases as it reconsiders policy

President Donald Trump's administration asked the U.S.

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to pause cases as it reconsiders policy
Environment|Political|US

Trump administration halts environmental litigation, sidelines lawyers, sources say

U.S.

Trump administration halts environmental litigation, sidelines lawyers, sources say
Business|Economy|Environment|Political|Technology|US

Trump pumps coal as answer to AI power needs but any boost could be short-lived

President Donald Trump's return to office could bring some temporary relief to the beleaguered U.S. coal industry

Trump pumps coal as answer to AI power needs but any boost could be short-lived
Crime|Environment|US

Pennsylvania Game Commission investigating tips about snowmobilers who harassed fox

Pennsylvania Game Commission investigating tips about snowmobilers who harassed fox

Pennsylvania Game Commission investigating tips about snowmobilers who harassed fox
Business|Economy|Environment|Political|US

US offshore wind farms in service, in construction and under development

U.S. President Donald Trump suspended new federal offshore wind leasing on his first day back in the Oval Office on Jan. 20, pending an environmental and economic review.

US offshore wind farms in service, in construction and under development
Crime|Environment|US

4 teens charged in death of coyote in Mount Greenwood, officials say

4 teens charged in death of coyote in Mount Greenwood, officials say

4 teens charged in death of coyote in Mount Greenwood, officials say
Business|Economy|Environment|Political|Technology

Trump's high-wire act to transform US power grid won't be easy

President Donald Trump's oversight of an increasingly unreliable U.S. power grid requires swift action, he said this week, but there is no easy fix for

Trump's high-wire act to transform US power grid won't be easy
Economy|Election|Environment|Political|US

Trump wants California to require voter ID to get disaster aid

President Donald Trump said he wanted California to require voter ID in order to get disaster aid for the LA wildfires.

Trump wants California to require voter ID to get disaster aid
Environment|Political|US

The Newsom-Trump dynamic sets up a test case for Democrats charting their future

The Newsom-Trump dynamic sets up a test case for Democrats charting their future

The Newsom-Trump dynamic sets up a test case for Democrats charting their future
Election|Environment|Political|US

Trump's two asks from California: voter ID laws and water flow

U.S.

Trump's two asks from California: voter ID laws and water flow