West News California Urges Power Conservation Amid Heat Wave June 18, 2021 LOS ANGELES (AP) — California’s power grid operator called for voluntary energy conservation on Thursday as the state sweltered under... Read More
Southeast News Power Outage Hits 337K in Puerto Rico Amid Growing Outrage June 18, 2021 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A sudden power failure left more than 337,000 customers in the dark across Puerto... Read More
West News Dead ‘Murder Hornet’ Near Seattle is 1st Found in US in 2021 June 18, 2021 SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Scientists have found a dead Asian giant hornet north of Seattle, the first so-called murder hornet... Read More
International News Fire-Ravaged Ship Sinks, Prompting Sri Lankan Pollution Fear June 18, 2021 COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A container ship carrying chemicals sank off Sri Lanka’s capital on Thursday nearly a month... Read More
West News Viewpoint: How Undead Corporations Can Help Fund Oregon’s Environmental Cleanup June 18, 2021 We all know that corporations and limited liability companies can die. In actuality, they are dissolved and given time to... Read More
U.S. Safety Agency Probes 10 Tesla Crash Deaths Since 2016 June 18, 2021 WASHINGTON — U.S. auto safety regulators said on Thursday they have opened 30 investigations into Tesla crashes involving 10 deaths... Read More
International News Reinsurers Look at Dumping Coal From Bulk-Buy Policies in Green Gambit June 17, 2021 LONDON — Major reinsurers have already pulled back from providing bespoke cover for coal projects as part of efforts to... Read More
Stung By Pandemic and JBS Cyberattack, U.S. Ranchers Build New Beef Plants June 17, 2021 U.S. cattle ranchers and investors are sinking hundreds of millions of dollars into new beef plants after temporary closures of... Read More
West News Utah Protesters Take Plea Deal, to Pay $100K for Damages June 17, 2021 SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Four of the nine protesters charged after police accused them of painting a street red... Read More
West News Wind-Whipped Montana Fires Burn Structures, Spur Evacuations June 17, 2021 BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Wildfires burning in Montana have exploded in size, triggering evacuations and destroying an unknown number of... Read More