Ames water exceeds limits for PFAS after EPA change
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USA TODAY Sports - GolfweekWatch: Three moose on the loose visit Utah golf course, take a dip in nearby swimming pools
Three moose visited Eaglewood Golf Course in Utah a couple of times recently.
- INSIDER
A rustic private island in Maine is on the market, but the owner will only sell to someone willing to stay overnight—despite perilous weather
Owner Billy Milliken told Insider that Ducks Ledges Island has dangerous conditions in the winter and no running water. It's not for everyone.
- MarketWatch
We want culture, dining and wilderness in areas with homes for $300,000 – so where should we retire?
When you think of wilderness, is it bear and moose and such, or national forests and other preserved areas, including wildlife management areas and state parks, for hikes? This option puts you on the other side of the country and in a city of 31,000 people some 25 miles west of Knoxville.
- The State
Another — yes, another — earthquake hits Elgin on Saturday
It’s the fourth in the past week. Whew.
- Miami Herald
There are two tropical storms in the Atlantic. One is expected to become a hurricane.
Of the two tropical storms and one disturbance in the Atlantic region Saturday morning, the National Hurricane Center forecasts one to become a hurricane, one to dissipate by Monday and one to become nothing more than it is right now.
- KMSP
Minnesota weather: Storms move through early Monday morning
A line of storms is expected to sweep through Minnesota early Monday morning.
- Redding Record Searchlight
It's July, and something very abnormal is happening in Redding over this holiday weekend
And if Mother Nature again smiles favorably upon us, it will happen again Monday.
- The Weather Network
Bonnie set to leap into the Pacific as Colin targets the Carolinas
As Bonnie takes an unusual trip across the Atlantic Ocean into Pacific waters, Tropical Storm Colin will soak the Carolinas after coming to life early Saturday morning along the southeastern U.S. coast.
- The Florida Times-Union
La Nina, El Nino and ENSO: Weather events afar impact Florida; get ready for a dry summer
Events in the eastern South Pacific along the western coast of South America impact Jacksonville and Florida. It's about La Nina, El Nino and ENSO.
- Associated Press
Alpine glacier chunk detaches, killing at least 6 hikers
A large chunk of an Alpine glacier broke loose Sunday and roared down a mountain in Italy, sending ice, snow and rock slamming into hikers on a popular trail on the peak and killing at least six and injuring nine, authorities said, warning that the toll might climb. A local Civil Protection official, Gianpaolo Bottacin, was quoted by the Italian news agency ANSA as providing the toll, but stressing that the situation was “evolving” and that there could be perhaps 15 people missing. In late evening, the National Alpine and Cave Rescue Corps tweeted a phone number to call for family or friends in case of "failure to return from possible excursions” to the glacier.
- The State
For the 21st time this week, earthquakes hit the Columbia area
Aftershocks continue rumbling through the Midlands following a series of relatively powerful earthquakes.
- Fresno Bee
Homes ablaze as 25-acre fire rages in Fresno County. What contributed to the spread
Firefighters were working late to finish containment.
- The Conversation
Physicists hunt for room-temperature superconductors that could revolutionize the world's energy system
Wind turbines and solar panels in Southern California. 4kodiak/E+ via Getty ImagesWaste heat is all around you. On a small scale, if your phone or laptop feels warm, that’s because some of the energy powering the device is being transformed into unwanted heat. On a larger scale, electric grids, such as high power lines, lose over 5% of their energy in the process of transmission. In an electric power industry that generated more than US0 billion in 2018, that’s a tremendous amount of wasted mone
- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
'I saw how a yard could be.' Couple turned acres of farm fields into 3 prairies in the Town of Eagle
Jean and Tom Weedman found a mission after retiring from teaching: turning land into prairie. They bought 5 acres in the Town of Eagle and got to work
- Oilprice.com
Total Global Recoverable Oil Reserves Are Falling At An Alarming Rate
New research from Rystad Energy shows a sizeable drop in global recoverable oil reserves in 2022, a situation that could have serious consequences for energy security
- Charlotte Observer
5,000 lose power after storms sweep through Charlotte area Sunday. What you should know
Pea-size hail accompanied the storms, NWS forecasters said.
- NBC News
The Earth’s magnetic poles (probably) aren’t about to flip, scientists say
The Earth’s geomagnetic field, which scientists have been warning about for hundreds of years, isn’t about to suddenly flip over after all, according to a new
- CBS News Videos
Debate rages in California over how to fund renewable energy
California recently hit a milestone when it briefly generated enough power from renewable energy sources to meet consumer demand. But this success has also revealed disparities in who is forced to maintain the cost of the electrical grid. Barry Petersen is in Palm Springs with more.
- LA Times
Water restrictions bring big profits for businesses helping SoCal cope with drought
With consumption caps in effect, obtaining, conserving and, in some cases, illegally stealing water have become pillars of the drought microeconomy.
- Business Insider
A potential 'black swan' for US oil prices is being overlooked: unreliable electricity grids
Power grids across the US are at high risk of failures this summer, "a potential catalyst for chaos in energy markets," according to a Cornerstone director.