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DOJ indicts Phillips 66 for Southern California refinery allegedly dumping industrial wastewater into sewer
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal grand jury in Los Angeles voted to indict Texas-based oil refiner Phillips 66 for ... Read More
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New maps show high-risk zones for whale-ship collisions − vessel speed limits and rerouting can reduce the toll
Imagine you are a blue whale swimming up the California coast, as you do every spring. You are searching for krill in the Santa Barbara Channel, a zone that teems with fish, kelp forests, seagrass beds and other ...Read more
Feds release options for future of Colorado River as negotiations between states stall
DENVER — Federal officials released a range of scenarios Wednesday that could be used to manage the overallocated and shrinking Colorado River as time for the seven basin states to reach an agreement grows short.
The ...Read more
Fast fashion may seem cheap, but it’s taking a costly toll on the planet − and on millions of young customers
Fast fashion is everywhere – in just about every mall, in the feeds of influencers on social media promoting overconsumption, and in ads constantly popping up online.
Its focus on the continual production of ...Read more
A clever wolf repeatedly snuck into a Minnesota ranch. Biologists figured out its MO.
ORR, Minn. — Nothing seemed to stop Wolf 04D.
The wildlife biologists thought they had ended a decades-long struggle between rancher and wolf when they built a 7.5-mile fence in the heart of Minnesota’s wolf ...Read more
SpaceX chalks up 82nd Space Coast launch of the year
ORLANDO, Fla. — SpaceX sent up another rocket Thursday to mark the 82nd launch of the year on the Space Coast.
A Falcon 9 lifted off at 11:07 a.m. from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 on ...Read more
Piedmont power line plan: Environmental groups worry of 'unintended consequences'
BALTIMORE — Wednesday, some Maryland environmental groups formally entered the fray over the Piedmont power line proposal, issuing a letter that calls for the project to receive a stringent environmental review through a...Read more
Madagascar’s huge ocean algae bloom was caused by dust from drought-stricken southern Africa
Scientists have found new evidence that desertification, potentially linked to global warming, leads to large amounts of nutrient-rich dust landing in the sea, causing ocean algae to grow rapidly. Biological ...Read more
A Missouri deer hunter just killed a mountain lion. How common are these big cats?
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Missouri deer hunter reportedly killed a mountain lion Monday, Nov. 18, according to a social media post from the Missouri Department of Conservation.
“We are aware of an incident that occurred ...Read more
A thought for the day
A thought for the day: It doesn't matter how much money you make; it's where you feel happy. -- American baseball player Ken Griffey Jr.
Other Notable Events for November 21
On this date in history:
In 1783, in Paris, Jean de Rozier and the Marquis d'Arlandes made the first free-flight ascent in a balloon.
In 1877, Thomas Edison announced his invention of the phonograph.<...Read more
Notable Birthdays for November 21
Those born on this date include:
- French author Francois-Marie Arouet, known as Voltaire, in 1694
- Pope Benedict XV in 1854
- Belgian painter Rene Magritte in 1898
- baseball Hall of Fame ...Read more
Today's Word "bloviate"
bloviate \BLOH-vee-ayt\ (intransitive verb) - To speak or write at length in a pompous or boastful manner.
"It was one of the reasons that they had remained friends, despite Mather's inclinations to bloviate and ...Read more
This Day in History, November 21
On November 21st, 1916, the HMHS Britannic sank into the Aegean Sea.
Animal Adventures
Five young ladies (Liz, Marge, Sam, Ella and Jenny) went on five different hiking adventures. Each walked a distance of 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 kilometers (random order). Each were able to take an extraordinary wildlife photograph in different locations (forest, meadow, mountain, river side and bushes) of different animals (rabbit, bird, deer, fox and bear cubs). From the clues below determine where and of what each girl took a photograph of, and ...
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What's the latest on the Colorado River negotiations?
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation released a breakdown Wednesday of five potential paths forward for the fragile state-to-state negotiations surrounding Colorado River operating guidelines that must be updated by 2026.
The ...Read more
Parmy Olson: Google Chrome's divorce is the DOJ's antitrust warm-up act
News broke this week that the U.S. Department of Justice wants to force Alphabet Inc.’s Google to sell Chrome, its dominant web browser. That has led to much head scratching in the tech industry. Sure, Chrome is an ...Read more
California's rainy season begins with a bomb cyclone bang. Is the state in for a 3rd record wet winter?
The first major atmospheric river storm to hit the West Coast this season is kicking off the rainy season with a bang, as the system rapidly strengthened — to the tune of a bomb cyclone — before pummeling Northern ...Read more
Northwest 'bomb cyclone' leaves erratic path of destruction in its wake
SEATTLE — Hours after a massive windstorm howled with gusts up to 74 mph in the lowlands, crews in Western Washington were working Wednesday to restore electricity for over 640,000 customers who lost power overnight.
At...Read more
Atmospheric river meets bomb cyclone: The result is like a fire hose flailing out of control
The West Coast’s rainy season has arrived in force, as an atmospheric river carrying moisture from the tropics joins a bomb cyclone off the Pacific Northwest coast. Heavy, wet snow began falling in the mountains on ...Read more
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- Fast fashion may seem cheap, but it’s taking a costly toll on the planet − and on millions of young customers
- Atmospheric river meets bomb cyclone: The result is like a fire hose flailing out of control
- A Missouri deer hunter just killed a mountain lion. How common are these big cats?
- Parmy Olson: Google Chrome's divorce is the DOJ's antitrust warm-up act
- Madagascar’s huge ocean algae bloom was caused by dust from drought-stricken southern Africa
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