President Trump on Thursday said he will invoke Cold War-era emergency powers to direct a nearly $700-million investment into the waning coal industry, including $75 million for the construction of …
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Contributor: Recent assessment of California’s water misallocation is the first step toward justice
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesCalifornia is in the middle of a quiet but high-stakes argument about what it would mean to fix our water system in a hotter, drier century, especially in the age …
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A toxic metal stayed in the air for months after L.A. County fires
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAfter the Eaton and Palisades fires devastated Southern California, a highly toxic metal stayed in the air much longer and probably traveled much farther than expected, according to a new …
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In a first for the country, voters in Monterey Park ban data centers
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesResidents of Monterey Park voted overwhelmingly to ban data centers on election day, making the San Gabriel Valley city the first in the nation to do so by public vote. …
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Dead endangered sheep found in razor wire installed at U.S.-Mexico border
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA Peninsular bighorn sheep appears to have died after getting tangled in razor wire installed earlier this year on the California-Mexico border, realizing the fears of wildlife advocates that the …
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Inside the race to rebuild AI data centers before the grid hits its limit
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesArtificial intelligence data centers are on the verge of reaching their limits. To meet ballooning demand, chipmakers like Nvidia Corp. are churning out ever more powerful chips, requiring a new …
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The co-founder of Aspiration, Joseph Sanberg, was sentenced to 14 years in prison on Monday after defrauding investors and lenders of over $248 million. The startup, an eco-friendly digital banking …
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New desalination tech might bring needed fresh water to California
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAn elephant standing full weight on a smartphone. That’s the pressure 1,400 feet underwater that a startup hopes to use to push seawater through ultrafine filters and make drinking water …
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Monterey Park to take landmark vote on banning data centers ban
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesResidents in the city of Monterey Park will be the first in the nation to vote on a permanent ban on data centers Tuesday. If approved, Measure NDC would prohibit …
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A warmer world creates bigger and more damaging hailstones, study says
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — A warmer world will probably make bigger and more damaging hail, a new study said. Climate change from the burning of fossil fuels should make more high-energy unstable air, which …