New York City, NY

Steuben County, NY

Interesting Engineering

The Plantzma device utilizes low-temperature plasma to bolster crop resilience and enrich irrigation water, leading to improved yields and healthier plants.

Turkish teens invent drought-defying farming device that cuts fertilizer use by 40%

Alternate wetting and drying can help reduce emissions and save water in rice cultivation.

Startup’s tricks drop methane emissions from rice cultivation by 35%

Montana State

Wyoming State

WashingtonExaminer

WYOMING DELEGATION BUCKS BLM’S COAL AMENDMENT: Wyoming lawmakers are calling for Interior Secretary Deb Haaland to rescind a proposal that would end future coal leasing on federal lands in the Powder River Basin – the nation’s largest coal producing region.  Some background: The proposal from the Bureau of Land Management responded to a 2022 court […]

Daily on Energy: Wyoming delegation takes on BLM over coal, wind turbine washes ashore on Nantucket,  and DOE’s AI plans

The window to meaningfully bend the curve on climate change is shortening, prompting countries around the world to figure out how to cut their planet-warming methane emissions in hopes of making big impact, and as quickly as possible. This two-part series explores potential to drastically reduce methane release by focusing...

Report Shows Targeting Food and Manure Waste and Oil and Gas Production Could Cut Methane Emissions 30 Percent by 2030: Part 1

Networks of undersea cables to transmit green energy at high speeds are sprawling as a climate solution. They’re also reshaping the geopolitical map.

The world’s future energy wars will be fought under the sea

Virginia State

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Margaret Minnicks

WVTF reported that a new Virginia law will become effective on July 1, 2024. The law will prevent utility companies from disconnecting services on various occasions, which could leave someone without power for days.

A new law will keep utilities from being disconnected on weekends and holidays in Virginia

Coral Gables, FL

Edmond Thorne

Tragic End for South Florida Hispanic Building Tycoon Sergio Pino. Fort Lauderdale, FL - In a shocking turn of events, prominent South Florida homebuilder Sergio Pino was found dead in his Coral Gables home on Tuesday morning. The Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed that Pino died from an apparent suicide.

South Florida Tycoon Dead After FBI Raids on Homes and Office

Oil and gas operators have been warned by regulators to step up decommissioning in the North Sea. The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) wants companies to clean up their oil and gas legacy and said it was "getting tough" on operators not meeting their regulatory obligations. Repeated delays to well...

North Sea operators warned to step up decommissioning

Iowa State

Pennsylvania State

The US Sun

CHEVY and GM diesel owners equipped with a large displacement V8 and a specific fuel pump could be seeing a substantial payday. The settlement covers drivers in seven states, with some being paid up to $12,700. Chevrolet and GMC, both brands under General Motors, have reached a preliminary settlement for...

Drivers to get huge $6,700 one-time payment from $50 million settlement if they had cars repaired – see who qualifies

Shenandoah, PA

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The Shenandoah (PA) Sentinel

NORTHERN SCHUYLKILL – The following is a collection of police incidents reported by local law enforcement...
The post Police Log, 7/10/2024 first appeared on The Shenandoah Sentinel.

Police Log, 7/10/2024

WyoFile

Caitlin Tan wanted to breed her childhood horse, JP, because she’s been “amazing” — the type of animal any equestrian would be lucky to have once in a lifetime. Having access to coveted bloodlines increased the allure. Via the Miller Ranch, she could pair her 18-year-old mare with a stud descendent of Playboy’s Buck Fever.

Cream of the crop: a cremello foal is born in Wyoming

Denver, CO

David Heitz

A dangerous drug that is being mixed into fentanyl is causing those who inject it to develop a rash of sores that resembles a case of flesh-eating bacteria. People experiencing homelessness around Denver can sometimes be seen with these bloody, weeping wounds. I recently mentioned this phenomenon to a fentanyl user who told me about the xylazine connection.

Denver homeless people suffer sores as xylazine enters fentanyl supply

Savannah, GA

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Daily Coffee Press

Newly returned indictments in the Southern District of Georgia include felony charges for illegal firearms possession and drug distribution, while additional defendants have been sentenced to federal prison or await further proceedings after pleading guilty to federal gun charges.

Federal Charges in Southern GA: Indictments and Sentences for Firearms and Drug Offenses

Aurora, CO

Aurora’s pallet shelters for people experiencing homelessness, which only allow a maximum 30-day stay, have been cycling the same individuals in and out, city staff told council members Thursday. Many return to street encampments when their time in the pallet shelter runs out, Jessica Prosser, homeless services director for the city, said. Then, the city sweeps the encampment again, and they get to come back to the shelter for another 30 days, Prosser explained. This process can repeat multiple times.

Aurora pallet shelters a revolving door for homeless

New Jersey State

Massachusetts State

The Associated Press

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Three events Wednesday highlighted the uneven progress of the offshore wind industry in the Northeast, including the start of a major project in New York, research aimed at preventing environmental damage in New Jersey, and a temporary shutdown of a wind farm in Massachusetts after a broken turbine blade washed ashore on a famous beach.

Blade collapse, New York launch and New Jersey research show uneven progress of offshore wind

Kentucky State

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Kentucky’s Community Actions Partnerships have announced the starts date for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Summer Subsidy, aimed at helping Kentucky households offset summer cooling costs.

LIHEAP Summer Subsidy program to help with summer cooling costs to begin enrollment July 16

Gov. Andy Beshear announced on Thursday the successful launch of a statewide drug operation by the Kentucky State Police (KSP) known as “Operation Summer Heat,” following a three-month investigation into suspected drug trafficking rings.

KSP’s Operation Summer Heat makes 206 drug trafficking arrests, saving lives in safer state

Washington State

Mill Creek, WA

Timothy A Gruver

The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries reported on Wednesday that it fined four roofing contractors more than a million dollars for letting their workers perform on top of homes without fall protection gear, among other safety violations.

Roofing Companies Fined $1.27M for Endangering Workers

California State

The HD Post

CALIFORNIA – Starting July 1, landlords will only be allowed to collect one month’s rent for the security deposit on a rental property. Assembly Bill 12, signed into law last October, says regardless of whether the residential property is unfurnished or furnished, only one month’s rent can be charged in addition to any rent for the first month paid on or before initial occupancy.

Law limiting security deposits goes into effect July 1

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NY farms are turning waste into energy. Some environmentalists are concerned

The anaerobic digester at Lent Hill Dairy Farm recycles 35,000 gallons of food waste per day. Paul Wolcott, owner of the Lent Hill Dairy Farm in...

NY farms are turning waste into energy. Some environmentalists are concerned

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