Hawaii Gets Blizzard Warning As Denver Remains Snow-Free
HONOLULU (AP) — The National Weather Service has issued a blizzard warning for mountains on Hawaii’s Big Island, saying wind gusts of above 100 mph (160 kph) and 12 inches…
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It Hasn’t Snowed In Denver Yet This Winter (Or Fall)
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas persistent megadrought. For the first time since record-keeping began in 1882, it has yet to snow in Denver this season. Advertisement That’s…
On Lead, Michigan’s Drinking Water Might Look Safer Than It Really Is
Carlos Ciudad Photography via Getty Images This story is co-published with Planet Detroit. New lead rules Michigan instated in 2018 following the Flint water crisis were heralded as the nation’s…
Watch Newborn Giraffe’s ‘Miracle’ Last Stand After Attack By Lion
A newborn giraffe left for dead by a lion that bit its neck and repeatedly dragged it rose up again, and you can see it in a video posted by…
Are We At The Dawn Of A Nuclear Energy Renaissance?
The worst nuclear accident since the 1986 Chernobyl disaster is a recent and painful memory in Japan. Yet in the lead-up to this month’s United Nations climate summit, newly elected…
Albatross ‘Divorces’ May Be Climbing Because Of Climate Change
One of the most famously monogamous species of birds may be driven to “divorce” their partners at higher rates as a result of a warming planet, a new study found.…
Biden Administration Wants To Up Cost For Oil And Gas Drilling On Public Lands
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Friday recommended an overhaul of the nation’s oil and gas leasing program to focus on areas that are most suitable for energy development…
Biden Gulf Oil Sale Means More Drilling Within Legacy Chemical Dump Site
The Biden administration’s oil and gas lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico last week doesn’t just lock in decades of future drilling and greenhouse gas emissions, it also opens…
South Dakota Supreme Court Rules Against Pot Legalization
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a lower court’s ruling that nullified a voter-passed amendment to the state constitution that would have legalized…
Midas The ‘4-Eared’ Rescue Kitten Is Quadruply Cute
A sweet gray kitten’s unique appearance has her earmarked for internet fame. Midas, now 4 months old, has two normal ear canals, but each one has two earflaps, giving her…