Shares of Bloom Energy Corp. soared 27%, the biggest gain in almost a year, after Brookfield Corp. agreed to invest up to $5 billion to deploy the company’s fuel cells …
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NASA’s JPL cuts 550 jobs in latest round of layoffs at La Cañada Flintridge facility
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesLayoff notices went out Tuesday to 550 employees at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in response to ongoing budgetary chaos at the legendary La Cañada Flintridge facility. The layoffs reduced the …
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The plan to prevent the next SoCal fire includes machines, goats and firefighters
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesNine months after one of the worst fires the region has seen in recorded history, a helicopter carrying two of the most consequential politicians in the fight against Southern California’s …
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AI data centers won’t have to disclose water use in California
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesGov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed legislation that would have required data centers to report how much water they use. New data centers have been rapidly proliferating in California and other …
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Two L.A. factories leaking hexavalent chromium, regulators say
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesSouthern California air regulators issued violations to two foundries in southeast Los Angeles County after air sampling revealed elevated levels of a highly toxic metal near the facilities. Air samples …
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U.S. cancels major solar project in Nevada Biden had supported
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe U.S. is canceling a huge solar project in Nevada, the latest effort by President Trump to limit renewable energy development. The Esmeralda Seven solar farm is listed as “canceled,” …
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California company recalls nearly 245,000 pounds of pasta tied to listeria outbreak
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA California company has recalled nearly 245,000 pounds of pre-cooked pasta linked to a deadly listeria outbreak and potential contamination of dozens of products sold at grocery stores nationwide. Nate’s …
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When a Texas oil company first announced controversial plans to reactivate three drilling rigs off the coast of Santa Barbara County, investor presentations boasted that the venture had “massive resource …
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Women in Mexico step up to protect ancient Aztec farms and save a vanishing ecosystem
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesMEXICO CITY — Jasmín Ordóñez looks out from a wooden boat at the water as she crosses a narrow channel that connects a labyrinth of chinampas, island farms that were built by …
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Republicans aim to weaken 50-year-old law protecting whales, seals and polar bears
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesBOOTHBAY HARBOR, Maine — Republican lawmakers are targeting one of the country’s longest-standing pieces of environmental legislation, credited with helping save rare whales from extinction. GOP leaders believe they now have the …