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Franklin the tortoise moving out of refrigerator after chilling since October

Franklin the tortoise moving out of refrigerator after chilling since October

It's a big day for Franklin the marginated tortoise who is being brought out of his slumber after spending 15 weeks chilling out in a refrigerator.
Southern California faces new wildfire warnings as near hurricane-force winds regain strength

Southern California faces new wildfire warnings as near hurricane-force winds regain strength

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Weary and anxious from a week of massive blazes burning around Los Angeles, Southern California residents faced dire new wildfire warnings and power shutoffs Tuesday while they prepared to flee at a moment's notice as fire-fueling
Wildfires latest: An additional 84,000 people could be ordered to evacuate, officials warn

Wildfires latest: An additional 84,000 people could be ordered to evacuate, officials warn

Firefighters around Los Angeles were preparing on Tuesday to attack flare-ups or new blazes.
Greece hotel pools set to switch to seawater on drought-hit islands

Greece hotel pools set to switch to seawater on drought-hit islands

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Hotels on Greek islands may be filling their swimming pools with seawater this summer in response to worsening drought conditions , under new legislation being debated in parliament.
What to know about the devastation from the Los Angeles-area fires

What to know about the devastation from the Los Angeles-area fires

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fires burning homes and businesses in Los Angeles for a week have killed at least 24 people , displaced thousands of others and destroyed more than 12,000 buildings in what might be the most expensive set of conflagrations in the n

Greece hotel pools set to switch to seawater on drought-hit islands

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Hotels on Greek islands may be filling their swimming pools with seawater this summer in response to worsening drought conditions , under new legislation being debated in parliament.
Book Review: Kyle Paoletta’s ‘American Oasis’ offers lessons for a hotter, drier world

Book Review: Kyle Paoletta’s ‘American Oasis’ offers lessons for a hotter, drier world

Albuquerque-born author Kyle Paoletta takes readers on a virtual road trip around his native region, transporting us across hundreds of years and thousands of miles in his new book “American Oasis: Finding the Future in the Cities of the Southwest.
Contaminated drinking water is a growing concern for cities facing wildfires

Contaminated drinking water is a growing concern for cities facing wildfires

As fires continue to burn across Los Angeles, several utilities have declared their drinking water unsafe until extensive testing can prove otherwise.
Chemicals in sewage sludge fertilizer pose cancer risk, EPA says

Chemicals in sewage sludge fertilizer pose cancer risk, EPA says

Harmful chemicals in sewage sludge spread on pasture as fertilizer pose a risk to people who regularly consume milk, beef and other products from those farms, in some cases raising cancer risk “several orders of magnitude” above what the Environmenta
Chemicals in sewage sludge fertilizer pose cancer risk, EPA says

Chemicals in sewage sludge fertilizer pose cancer risk, EPA says

Harmful chemicals in sewage sludge spread on pasture as fertilizer pose a risk to people who regularly consume milk, beef and other products from those farms, in some cases raising cancer risk “several orders of magnitude” above what the Environmenta
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