A court has upheld a key decision by California’s water board calling for reductions in water diversions from the San Joaquin River and its tributaries to help revive struggling fish populations. In his ruling, Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Stephen Acquisto rejected lawsuits by water districts serving farms and cities that would be required to take less water under the standards adopted by regulators. The judge also rejected challenges by environmental groups that had argued for...
HURRICANE — As part of the annual Hurricane Valley Chamber of Commerce State of the Cities presentation, leaders from Hurricane, LaVerkin and Toquerville met with their constituents to talk about projects of the past, present and future. Water, population growth and new businesses were the main points covered by the civic leaders on Thursday. Hurricane […]
The federal opposition leader’s calls to include nuclear power in Australia’s energy mix has so far failed to win support from his state colleaguesThe federal Coalition faces a battle with the states on its proposal for nuclear power stations at the sites of decommissioned coal power plants, with state premiers and opposition leaders alike largely against Peter Dutton’s proposal.Labor governments and Coalition oppositions in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia are either...
Democratic Arizona state Senator Eva Burch made headlines last week after speaking on the floor of the state Senate about her plans to obtain an abortion after receiving news that her pregnancy was nonviable. Arizona has banned all abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. “I felt like it was really important for me to bring people along, so that people could really see what this looks like,” says Burch, a former nurse practitioner who worked at a women’s health clinic before running for office,...
If you haven’t figured out that artificial intelligence is going to be doing every job a human can in the next 10 to 15 years, then you haven’t been paying attention.
Rightly fearing abject humiliation officers took the unusual step of sending the decision back to the committee, and lo and behold sense prevailed this time. Well, not entirely, because Cllr Chas “Bike Stand” Booth still found a way to object because eight flats out of the 256 planned for the Ferry Road site would have sealed windows because of traffic noise and the potential of cooking smells from the next-door hotel. But then he was only taking his cue from the environmental protection...
The Danish government has announced a plan to reform the country’s state schools (folkeskoler). What is in the plan and how will it change lessons at schools in Denmark?
The public is advised to provide input “on a plan that will address congestion, safety, resource protection and improve the visitor experience.”
Numerous fires have been reported across Virginia as much of the state hasn’t had rain for the past week.
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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has declared a State of Emergency after a container