The Jamestown Board of Public Utilities has announced plans to expand and retool its district heating system. The announcement follows a 15-month engineering study by Ramboll Engineering that was funded by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA). The study provides the BPU with suggested alternative fuel sources for the thermal heating […]
(FOX40.COM) — The California State Fair continues to announce performers for its 2024 concert series. On April 22, the latest music acts announced for the Toyota Concert Series were country singer Cole Swindell and classic surf rock band The Beach Boys. Swindell will perform at 8 p.m. on July 14 while The Beach Boys will []
A Nihon University student died after falling from the rooftop of a building in Tokyo, with an autopsy finding traces of cannabis in his urine, investigative sources said Monday. The 20-year-old, a member of the school's dance club, was found after a passerby notified police of a person lying on
By AMY TAXIN Associated Press California officials voted Tuesday to step in to monitor groundwater use in part of the crop-rich San Joaquin Valley in a first-of-its-kind move that comes a decade after local communities were tasked with managing the precious but strained resource. The State Water Resources Control Board voted unanimously to start overseeing
The 1,600-acre (648-hectare) Dos Rios tract in the state's crop-rich Central Valley is set to open June 12 as California's 281st state park.
Ali Manzo, a Central Valley native and California State Parks interpreter, said the new park will help bring people together and allow them to develop a deeper respect for nature.
By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will open its first new state park in a decade this summer. The Dos Rios tract in the state’s Central Valley is set to open in June. Gov. Gavin Newsom made the announcement Monday. The land will become California’s 281st state park. The
California announces first new state park in a decade and sets climate goals for natural lands
By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America MODESTO, Calif. (AP) — California will open its first new state park in a decade this summer, Gov. Gavin Newsom and state officials announced Monday, as the state sets targets for cutting planet-warming emissions on natural lands. The 1,600-acre (648-hectare) Dos Rios tract in the state’s crop-rich Central
(AP) — California officials are considering whether to take over monitoring groundwater use in part of the fertile San Joaquin Valley under a landmark law aimed at protecting water flow to homes and farms. The State Water Resources Control Board will meet Tuesday to decide whether to place the region under monitoring, which would mean []
(FOX40.COM) — The California State Fair is about four months away and two of the headliners for this year’s concert series have been announced. Rapper Flo Rida and country singer Chris Young will perform at the state fair’s Toyota Concert Series this summer. Young will perform at 8 p.m. on July 18 and Flo Rida []
The New Orleans City Council has announced its preparations for a “back-up plan” if summer EBT is not administered by the state.