Environment

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Lavender grows an ‘abundance of flowers’ after turning ‘woody and leggy’ with 1 vital task

Lavender plants can live up to 20 years, but after about seven years the plant can start to look woody and produce fewer...

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Arleta man seen on video kicking his dog speaks out, says it attacked one of his pet pigs

The dog owner said he and his wife have some pet pigs in their backyard. He said the dog attacked one of the pigs and dr...

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First Alert Forecast: Slight rain chance Saturday in New York - 9/20/24

CBS News New York's Lonnie Quinn has your First Alert Forecast for September 20 at 8 p.m....

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Misleading mailings sent to NH homes promote "free" solar conversion

At first glance, it looks like a scam — and not a very sophisticated one at that....

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First Alert Weather Friday night forecast 9-20-24

Chief meteorologist Paul Heggen has the Bay Area microclimate weekend forecast....

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South Coast AQMD Expands Lawn & Garden Incentive Program

Leaf blowers, trimmers, chainsaws, and lawn mowers now eligible for up to $250 rebate DIAMOND BAR, Calif., Sept. 20, 202...

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The California Coastal Cleanup is Saturday, here’s how you can help

You can volunteer for the Coastal Cleanup even if you're inland....

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Drought conditions expand in Lincoln and statewide, but relief could be on the way

Nearly 35% of Nebraska is now in at least a moderate drought, including nearly 9% in severe drought. That's up from 28% ...

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Concern for mudflows grows as rain slams Southern California amid fight against wildfires

Rain began falling in some parts of Southern California Friday, prompting concern for mudflows on recent burn scar areas...

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Flash flood warning issued for San Bernardino County as thunderstorms move through Inland Empire

A flash flood warning has been issued for parts of Southern California as rare September thunderstorms dump heavy pocket...

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Baton Rouge officers accused of covering up beating have been fired, chief says

Three Baton Rouge Police Department officers have been fired and a fourth resigned while they face criminal charges for ...

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National weather forecast for Saturday September 21

National weather forecast for Saturday September 21....

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Everlight Solar Wins Best of Madison 2024

MADISON, Wis., Sept. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Everlight Solar proudly announces that it has been awarded for the second ...

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Inverter Market to Grow by USD 32.38 Billion (2024-2028) as Wind Energy Demand Rises, with AI Redefining the Market Landscape - Technavio

NEW YORK, Sept. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Report with market evolution powered by AI - The global inverter market size is...

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Why A $16 Billion Deal To Revive Three Mile Island Is A Game Changer For U.S. Nuclear

At last, a power-purchase agreement big enough to actually fund new reactors....

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Foundation awards grant for precision agriculture and STEM

The Richard P. Kimmel and Laurine Kimmel Charitable Foundation has recently awarded a grant to continue advances in prec...

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Trump Fires Back at Howard Stern After Shock Jock Goes Too Far with Republican Voters

A war of words between two very public figures (and former friends) is escalating. Former President Donald Trump, the Re...

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Collaboration, research bring in herbicide to control Palmer Amaranth in sugar beet acres

In 2019, Western Sugar Cooperative knew it had a problem when the herbicide-resistant weed Palmer amaranth became more c...

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Number of California dairy herds infected with H5N1 bird flu rises to 17

With 17 dairy herds in California now infected with bird flu, the state is upping its surveillance....

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Maxeon Receives Nasdaq Notification and is Proceeding with Approved Reverse Stock Split

SINGAPORE, Sept. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Maxeon Solar Technologies, Ltd. (NASDAQ: MAXN) (the "Company"), a global leade...

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Where’s the rain? Here’s when the spell of late-summer sun and warmth may end in the Berkshires

Over the next few days, temperatures will return to a near normal range for late September, and chances for rainfall inc...

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‘I got death threats’: Irish author Roddy Doyle on writing about domestic violence

The Irish writer Roddy Doyle was riding a wave of fame for his novels The Commitments and ‘Paddy Clark Ha Ha Ha’, wh...

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US CFTC issues first guidelines for carbon credit markets

(Reuters) - The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Friday approved the first guidelines for the trading of vol...

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Na konferenci HUAWEI Innovative Product Launch se představila nová generace nositelných zařízení společně s tablety pro bezproblémovou produktivitu

BARCELONA, Španělsko, 20. září 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Včera, 19. září, na akci HUAWEI Innovative Product...

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A pediatrician wrote the book on how climate change is making kids sick

A pediatrician explores how temperatures are hurting children’s health, and what can be done to stop it....

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Doomsday Glacier won’t collapse in coming decades, but outlook remains ‘grim’: report

Collapse of the Thwaites Glacier, which is the size of Florida, could bring catastrophic sea level rise around the world...

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Climate change could double U.S. temperature-linked deaths by mid-century

Each year, roughly 8,000 deaths in the United States are associated with extreme temperatures. And as temperatures rise,...

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Police issue advice for motorists ahead of north Belfast Orange parade

Police are advising road users there will be some traffic disruption in north Belfast on Saturday (September 21), due to...

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Hotter summers are making high school football a fatal game for some players

The beginning of high school football season has seen a string of deaths....

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UK cold weather maps forecast first snow as bitter -2C freeze grips Britain

EXCLUSIVE: WXCharts has predicted wintery weather to sweep over the north of the UK on October 2....

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‘Doomsday’ glacier set to melt faster, swell seas as world heats up

The massive glacier — which is roughly the size of Florida — is of particular interest to scientists because of the ...

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Study reveals large ocean heat storage efficiency during the last deglaciation

As one of the largest heat reservoirs in the climate system, the global ocean absorbs more than 90% of the excess energy...

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Houseplants to make your home feel cozy for fall – 5 choices to soften your interiors this season

These foliage shapes and colors will instantly make your space feel warmer...

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Climate 100 List: Livia Firth’s long fight against fast fashion. ‘Once you see that, you can never turn away’

The sustainability expert and founder of the Green Carpet Challenge tells The Independent about the moment which ‘chan...

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A possible explanation for the 'missing plastic problem': New detection technique finds microplastics in coral skeletons

Researchers from Japan and Thailand investigating microplastics in coral have found that all three parts of the coral an...

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VINFAST REPORTS UNAUDITED SECOND QUARTER 2024 FINANCIAL RESULTS

SINGAPORE, Sept. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- VinFast Auto Ltd. ("VinFast" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: VFS), a subsidiary of ...

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Researchers uncover cause of a rapidly changing remote water system

Nestled in the Uinta Mountains of northern Utah, a series of pristine lakes are facing a new threat—humans. Geography ...

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Image: Burning Man festival observed from space

The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission has snapped a souvenir of the Burning Man festival in the Black Rock desert in Nevada....

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First Alert Weather: Clouds stick around for weekend forecast

CBS News New York's John Elliott has the latest weather forecast....

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Three Mile Island nuclear plant, site of worst US reactor accident, to reopen for Microsoft

The Pennsylvania plant will provide ‘clean energy’ for Microsoft’s AI data centers...

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Tornado confirmed in northeastern Minnesota near Duluth, NWS reports

The National Weather Service in Duluth is surveying damage in the Arrowhead Region after a confirmed tornado roared thro...

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Red and blue states have big climate plans. The election could upend them

Former President Donald Trump, who has called climate change measures a “scam” and vowed to rescind “unspent” fu...

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Massive AI energy demand is bringing Three Mile Island back from the dead

Power-hungry generative AI models are quickly making Big Tech sizable energy requirements even more demanding and forcin...

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Cal Fire apparatus engineer arrested on suspicion of setting fires to forest land

Officers with the agency arrested the employee on Friday about 8 a.m., authorities said....

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Swiss vote: biodiversity initiative

On 22 September 2024, the Swiss will vote on two popular initiatives. The first is the biodiversity initiative “For th...

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UK storm warning as brutal 528-mile surge set to unravel over Britain in days

The Met Office has issued multiple alerts for thunderstorms and rain battering the country this weekend, and new maps re...

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Why the ancient grain quinoa became a modern nutritional powerhouse

It only took about 7,000 years, but quinoa has finally arrived in the American mainstream....

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Antarctica’s ‘Doomsday Glacier’ Could Be Gone by 23rd Century

After years of research, scientists studying the massive Thwaites Glacier have found little reason for optimism....

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Inovatívny produkt HUAWEI predstavuje novú generáciu nositeľných zariadení a bezproblémovú produktivitu s tabletmi

BARCELONA, Španielsko, 20. septembra 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Spoločnosť Huawei Consumer Business Group (CBG) predstav...

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Daniel McCallister: Funeral details released for a Tandragee teenager who died 3 days after crash near Markethill Co Armagh

‘Fly high Danny Boy, you will be missed by so many,” said a friend of Daniel McCallister who sadly died following a ...

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GEAPP, Rockefeller Foundation, SEforALL Advance World Bank & AfDB Mission to Electrify 300 Million in Africa

NEW YORK, Sept. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ahead of Climate Week NYC, the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GE...

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Judge slams shoplifting as a 'scourge'

A judge says shoplifting is a "scourge"....

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Volar Air Mobility and Exim Finance Partner to Pioneer Green Financing Solutions for Sustainable Aviation

MONTREAL, Sept. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Volar Air Mobility has formed a strategic partnership with Exim Finance to acce...

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Brits warned as major storm warning issued for large parts of Spain - new maps

Spain's weather agency has upgraded many of its weather warnings for this weekend....

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Brazil’s environmental workers acknowledge strike worsened wildfires, but stand by their decision

The post Brazil’s environmental workers acknowledge strike worsened wildfires, but stand by their decision appeared fi...

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Lennox Declares Quarterly Dividend

DALLAS, Sept. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Lennox board of directors (NYSE: LII) approved a quarterly cash dividend of $...