Sen. Mark Kelly asks for $250 M to help conserve and protect Southwest water
Senator Mark Kelly is asking the Federal Bureau of Reclamation to quickly distribute $250 million earmarked to help conserve and protect water in the Southwest's drought.
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- USA TODAY
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Following a winter of heavy storms, water is again roaring into California’s largest reservoirs and lakes for the first time in nearly three years.
- Miami Herald
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- The Telegraph
Households face net zero penalty for sticking with gas
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- Miami Herald
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California Garbage Trucks Seek Electrification Exemption After Last Bad Gas Investment
California is implementing a diesel engine ban that will kick in by the 2040s. Aside from the thousands of big rigs traversing the state’s roads and freeways, other vehicles like buses and garbage trucks would be affected by this ban as well. But waste companies are pushing for an exemption. The Sacramento Bee reports the cause is all because they once thought natural gas was the future.
- AZCentral | The Arizona Republic
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Ford in $4.5 billion deal for EV battery materials plant
The investment is Ford's first in the Southeast Asian country and underscores growing appetite among automakers for raw materials used in producing electric vehicle (EV) batteries, which account for about 40% of a vehicle's sticker price, aiming to cut costs and close the gap on EV market leader Tesla. Indonesia, which has the world's biggest nickel reserves, has been trying to develop downstream industries for the metal, ultimately aiming to produce batteries and electric vehicles. The proposed high-pressure acid leaching (HPAL) plant will be located in Pomalaa in Southeast Sulawesi, where Vale operates a nickel mine.
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Fordlandia: Henry Ford's Company Town Deep in the Amazon Rainforest
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House GOP approves broad bill to 'unleash' American energy
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Cheetah gives birth to four cubs at park in India. Watch precious video of the babies
The cubs are part of the country’s ongoing plan to reintroduce the species in India.
- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Spawn stars: Annual walleye spawn wrapping up at Lake Pueblo
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- BBC
First cheetah cubs born in India since extinction 70 years ago
The four cubs are the first to be born in the country since the big cat was declared extinct there.
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California’s desert trees can’t take the heat: study
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