For the first time in more than a century, migrating salmon have climbed close to the headwaters of the Klamath River’s most far-flung tributaries, as much as 360 miles from …
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Trump reopens Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe Trump administration is opening the entire coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska to oil and gas leasing, reversing a Biden administration decision that put the …
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The world’s biggest consumers of electricity are hidden in plain sight
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThere’s an industry that consumes even more power than many tech giants, and it has largely escaped the same scrutiny: suppliers of industrial gases. Nitrogen, oxygen, helium — everyday items …
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Hurricane death toll rises to 43 in Haiti as aid pours in across the northern Caribbean
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haiti’s government said Tuesday that the death toll from Hurricane Melissa rose to 43, with 13 others still missing. Crews were still trying to reach people in the country’s …
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Brazil dismantles hundreds of illegal dredges in major Amazon mining crackdown
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesBOGOTA, Colombia — Brazilian police backed by Interpol have destroyed hundreds of dredges used in illegal gold mining along the Madeira River, in one of the biggest coordinated crackdowns yet on criminal …
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Green energy stocks surge 50% despite Trump’s anti-clean energy policies
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA dramatic rebound in clean-tech stocks has investors in the green economy hoping they can finally turn the page on years of punishing underperformance. The timing is somewhat unexpected. Even …
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How California’s Zone Zero became plagued with controversy and delays
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesLate last month, California fire officials made a courtesy call to Los Angeles. The state’s proposed Zone Zero regulations that would force homeowners to create an ember-resistant zone around their …
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NEW YORK — The moon will look slightly bigger and brighter Wednesday night during the closest supermoon of the year. The moon’s orbit around the Earth isn’t a perfect circle, so it …
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Trump climate retreat is a ‘watershed moment,’ says EU’s Hoekstra
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesEuropean Union Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra said the U.S. retreat on green commitments will damage the potential for global impact as well as the overall mood at the upcoming COP30 …
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Is the citizen brigade that fought the Palisades fire too risky?
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWhen a column of smoke rose above Pacific Palisades on January 7, a couple dozen residents of the Santa Monica Mountains, instead of evacuating, jumped into their own fire engines. …