NAHUNTA, Ga. — Wildfires tearing through the South have forced hundreds of Georgia residents to flee in minutes, leaving them distraught about the homes and animals they left behind. The fires that …
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The U.S. is in the midst of a battery boom critical to keeping the lights on amid heat waves, winter storms and surging electricity demand from artificial intelligence. But developers …
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Nuclear energy is having a global revival 40 years after Chernobyl
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe 1986 Chernobyl disaster fueled global fears about nuclear power and slowed its development in Europe and elsewhere. Four decades later, however, there’s a revival around the world, a trend …
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The Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing to open this December
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesRight-wing pundits and politicos recently attacked the gargantuan wildlife crossing being constructed over the 101 Freeway in Agoura Hills over ballooning costs and delays. A March 18 post in an …
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Angry Altadena residents ask officials to halt Edison’s undergrounding work
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesEaton wildfire survivors’ anger about Southern California Edison’s burying of electric wires in Altadena boiled over Tuesday with residents calling on government officials to temporarily halt the work. In a …
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Heavy rain, snowmelt hurtle large chunks of ice into Michigan homes
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesLarge chunks of ice rammed into homes along Michigan’s Black Lake in the northeastern Lower Peninsula as constant spring rainfall and winter melt left many homes flooded and threatened to …
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44% of Americans breathe dangerously polluted air. In California, it’s 82%
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesGreater Los Angeles remained the most ozone-polluted metro area in the nation, according to the American Lung Assn.’s 2026 State of the Air report, which found that Southern California continues …
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For years, one aspect of Tesla Inc.’s business has been growing outside the public eye, its revenue soaring even as the company’s electric car sales sputtered and stalled. Now analysts …
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Kenyan e-bike maker increases output as Iran war spurs demand
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesRoam Electric, a Kenyan e-motorcycle manufacturer, has seen demand double as consumers shift away from gasoline amid price surges driven by the war in the Middle East. Kenya’s pump prices …
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The U.S. has a chance to rival China in rush for longer-lasting batteries
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesDemand for long-lasting energy storage is accelerating and that offers a rare opportunity for U.S. and European clean technology companies to compete with China in its globally dominant battery sector. …