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The Tyonek platform, right, in Cook Inlet, is currently home to the region's only offshore drilling rig, which is to the left of the platform. Both assets are owned by Hilcorp, the inlet's dominant producer; another oil and gas company, HEX, may rent the rig to drill a well before the end of the year — but only if the state grants it concessions, says HEX President John Hendrix. (Photo by Nathaniel Herz/Northern Journal)

Small Cook Inlet producers say they need state government help before drilling for new natural gas

The findings once again raise a critical debate about the validity of carbon offset programs. Finite Carbon, the largest carbon offset company in the United States, has invested in many alleged sustainability projects that serve corporate interests while delivering few or near-zero meaningful environmental outcomes, based on recent offset ratings analysis, The Guardian reported.

BP-owned company claims to protect forests as part of carbon offset program — but the truth is a lot more complicated

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Reducing greenhouse gas emissions and combating the climate crisis is requiring communities around the world to rethink how they generate their electricity. Of course, this is the great energy transition, and it involves moving away from traditional fossil fuel-based generation and toward renewable sources of energy. And, it is happening across the U.S. From offshore wind farms in the Northeast to solar developments in California as well as new hydrogen hubs popping up throughout the country, the onboarding of new renewable energy projects is encouraging to see.

Long-Awaited SunZia to Transmit Wind Power

Los Angeles County, CA

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Herbie J Pilato

As Alfalfa in the classic Our Gang/Little Rascals comedic feature film shorts-turned-TV-series, former child star Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer brought to the screen his unique brand of humor, coupled with an unmelodic voice, freckles, and a protruding hair cowlick. The Gang/Rascals franchise was later rebooted on the big screen with a cast of new young stars.

Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer: A Tragic Child Star Story of a Dog, a Few Dollars, and a Deadly Altercation

Hawaii State

It's been over twenty-five years since actor Jack Lord died tragically from congestive heart failure in 1998. Best known as Lt. Steve McGarrett on the original Hawaii Five-O crime-adventure series (CBS, 19668-80), Lord had appeared in countless other TV shows, as well as in movies and the Broadway stage. In his later years, he lived a private life. This is his story.

In Memory of Actor Jack Lord ('Hawaii Five-O"): 25 Years After His Tragic Death From Heart Failure

Who: The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States fined T-Mobile $60 million over a data breach the agency says occurred between August 2020 and June 2021. Why: The agency says T-Mobile’s failure to take appropriate measures to prevent unauthorized access to certain sensitive data during the incident violated a national security agreement it entered into in 2018 as part of its merger with Sprint.

T-Mobile fined $60M following data breach

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‘Any meat items my dogs refuse to eat, I no longer eat.’ It’s said that animals have a “sixth sense,” which affords them an insight human beings cannot match. There are clips of security camera earthquake footage where pets can be seen wigging out seconds before tremors begin.

‘It ain’t food anymore.’: Dairy Queen customer warns against chicken after his dog refuses to eat it

Climate change is becoming an increasingly pressing issue, with its impacts becoming more evident and severe. As global temperatures continue to rise, the United States is facing a future where everyday life may be profoundly disrupted. Dr. Jane Smith, a meteorologist with 45 years of experience, warns that the climate...

Dr. Smith warns of climate crisis

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Gainesville, FL

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Big changes are coming to Florida’s home improvement scene as LL Flooring, the company once known as Lumber Liquidators, is shutting down five of its stores across the state. This isn’t just a Florida issue—LL Flooring is going through a massive restructuring nationwide after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, which will affect 94 stores in 31 states.

A home improvement store chain to shut down 5 locations in Florida due to bankruptcy issues

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Crisp County, GA

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On Wednesday, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced the arrest of 24 individuals following Operation Shyne Down. The GBI and other agencies served a total of 120 warrants on the suspects involved in the investigation, which targeted the criminal street gang G-Shyne Bloods and their involvement in criminal activities in Crisp County, Georgia.

Operation Results in More than 20 Charged with Gang Offenses, RICO, and more

Salem, OH

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Every day, 8-year-old Emma sits in a small garden outside her grandmother’s home in Salem, Ohio, writing letters to her mom and sometimes singing songs her mother used to sing to her.

Thousands of parents die of overdoses; advocates say their kids need more help

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When I learned the brown tarantula is also native to Missouri, I gasped, and when I say I'm not too fond of spiders of any genus is an understatement. It's psychological. They have too many legs.

It's mating season for the Texas brown tarantula also known as the Missouri tarantula

The Biden administration's immigration policy, "Keeping Families Together," has encountered a significant obstacle following a temporary block by a federal judge in Texas. Judge J. Campbell Barker's decision represents a setback for President Biden's immigration agenda which has been a focal point of the 2024 presidential campaign. The ruling comes in response to a lawsuit filed by 16 Republican-led states challenging the policy, which aimed to provide legal status to unauthorized immigrants married to US citizens. The Keeping Families Together program sought to address the situation of undocumented immigrants who have lived in the United States for years without legal status. The policy offered a pathway to temporary work permits and deportation protections through a legal mechanism known as parole. Eligibility criteria included being married to a US citizen, having resided in the country for at least a decade, and passing background checks.

Judge Thwarts Biden's Plan to Grant Legal Status for Immigrants Married to Americans

New Hampshire State

Swimming in water with too much cyanobacteria can cause rashes, fevers, headaches, mouth blisters, vomiting, acute liver damage, according to DES. Here, a bloom on Phillips Pond in Sandown in 2021. The pond currently is on a cyanobacteria watch. (Courtesy of the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services) With Labor...

These 17 New Hampshire beaches have notices for cyanobacteria, fecal bacteria

None of us make our best decisions when we’re in a state of panic. And the worst way to respond to climate change is to assume there’s nothing we can do to slow it down. When the going gets tough, and the tough get scared and some mighty strange and dangerous lines of thought start to take root.

Scary times produce scary decisions

Baltimore, MD

Baltimore has launched a legal battle against several major U.S. shale oil producers, accusing them of conspiring to limit production and artificially inflating prices for gasoline, diesel fuel, and heating oil. According to Reuters, the lawsuit targets prominent industry players including Hess Corporation, Permian Resources, Chesapeake Energy, Occidental Petroleum, Diamondback Energy, and Pioneer Natural Resources, which was recently acquired by Exxon Mobil.

Baltimore Sues Major U.S. Shale Oil Producers Over Alleged Price-Fixing Conspiracy

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Between higher prices and higher borrowing costs, the typical American family has effectively lost over $8,000 in annual income, compared to when Harris took office.

Kamala Harris, you can't run from America's cost-of-living crisis. And your price-gouging claims equal no sale

In December 2007, the then Brazilian government passed a law to curb the illegal destruction of the rainforest. A study by researchers from the Insper Research Institute in São Paulo and the University of Bonn now shows an interesting side effect: where the measures were implemented, not only did deforestation decrease, but so did the number of homicides.

Environmental policy in Brazil leads to less violence, researchers find

The effects of rising global temperatures have been causing chaos around the world, and as Quannah ChasingHorse recently shared, they are impacting some communities' ways of life. In a clip shared on TikTok by Washington Post Live (@washingtonpostlive), Quannah (@quannah.rose) shares her thoughts on how a warming planet is impacting...

Indigenous land protector issues PSA about community survival amid growing crisis: 'My ways of life are at risk'

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Sandy Paws Rescue Inc., a foster-based rescue in Massachusetts, has recently introduced a tiny six-pound dog named Alistair who is looking for his forever home. At only one year old, this little boy is a sweet dog who is thought to be a Maltese, "but we can’t make any guarantees that he would be suitable for those with allergies," explains the nonprofit animal rescue.

Meet The Tiny 6lb Dog Looking For Love

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Facing natural disasters, more lawmakers look to make oil companies pay for the damage

Severe flooding struck Chester and other parts of Vermont in 2023. The state enacted a law this year that seeks to charge fossil fuel companies for...

Facing natural disasters, more lawmakers look to make oil companies pay for the damage

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