TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — President Joe Biden’s recent moves to pressure TikTok over its Chinese ownership and approve oil drilling in an undeveloped area of Alaska are testing the loyalty of young voters, a group that has largely been in its corner. Youth turnout has surged in all three elections since Donald Trump was elected … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — A 5,000-mile belt of algae lurking in the Atlantic Ocean is expected to spill onto beaches in the Caribbean Sea, southern Florida and the Yucatán Peninsula in the coming months. Mexico. The Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt – as the biomass that stretches from West Africa to the Gulf of Mexico is called … Read more
Residents of a Louisiana parish located in the heart of a cluster of polluting petrochemical plants filed a federal lawsuit on Tuesday raising allegations of civil rights, environmental justice and religious freedom violations. The lawsuit names St. James Parish as a defendant and says the parish council approved the construction of several factories in two … Read more
A skier was killed in a large avalanche just outside a Colorado ski resort, a day after authorities recovered the body of another avalanche victim in the state March 19, 2023, 12:10 PM ET • 2 minute read MARBLE, Colo. – A skier was killed in an avalanche Sunday outside a Colorado ski resort, just … Read more
BERLIN (AP) — The release of a major new UN report on climate change is being delayed by a battle between rich and developing nations over emissions targets and financial aid to vulnerable nations. The report by hundreds of the world’s top scientists was due to be endorsed by government delegations on Friday at the … Read more
SALT LAKE CITY – Donate a small reservoir’s worth of water rights to Utah’s Great Salt Lake. Replace grass with rocks and water landscaping around carefully maintained churches. Reduce water consumption by more than a third outside the Temple Square headquarters in Salt Lake City. These are among the actions The Utah-based Church of Jesus … Read more
TOPOCK, Ariz. (AP) — A freight train carrying corn syrup — not hazardous materials — derailed in western Arizona, near the state’s border with California and Nevada, has declared BNSF Railway. Railroad spokeswoman Lena Kent said there were no injuries in the derailment near Topock and, according to preliminary reports, no hazardous materials were involved. … Read more
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California’s atmospheric 11th River left the storm-soaked state on Wednesday, bringing flooded roads, landslides and toppled trees to the southern part of the state, as well as anti-rainfall. -drought which meant the end of water restrictions for nearly 7 million people. Even as residents struggled to clean up before the next … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Monday it was approving a massive oil drilling project on Alaska’s oil-rich North Slope, a major environmental decision. by President Joe Biden who drew swift condemnation as running counter to its promises to slow climate change. The announcement came a day after the administration, in a move the … Read more
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Wet and miserable weather continued across huge swathes of California on Sunday as an atmospheric river that caused extensive flooding flowed east as a new storm threatened another onslaught of rain, snow and gusty winds on Monday. The National Weather Service said the next system could worsen severe flooding that has … Read more
