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Penn State launches searchable database of local solar rules for 300 Pennsylvania governments
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (317+ words) The work offers a clearer view of how local governments across the state are approaching grid-scale solar. Penn State has launched a new tool that could make it easier for communities across Pennsylvania to navigate the local rules surrounding large…...
Teachers clear giant African snails daily as infestation spreads beyond farms in India
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (488+ words) The fast-breeding invasive pest is raising worries about cleanliness, public health, and the safety of children. Monsoon rains have left Kerala, India, with a spreading snail problem. Giant African snails are now being found not only in fields and house…...
Massachusetts bill could cut solar permit waits from months to 24 hours, and save $3,000
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (626+ words) The change is part of the state's energy affordability omnibus bill. In Massachusetts, homeowners can end up waiting longer on rooftop solar paperwork than on the installation itself. Lawmakers in the state are considering a proposal that could cut solar…...
North Texas Ross Fire hits 90,000 acres, 77% contained as drought keeps threat alive
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (420+ words) At least 157 structures had been destroyed, including 18 occupied buildings. A fast-moving wildfire west of Fort Worth has grown into one of the biggest fires ever documented in North Texas, with severe dryness across the region continuing to hinder firefighting efforts....
California study links 1 in 3 Central Valley groundwater losses to 'Carbon Majors"
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (450+ words) A new study linked a significant share of climate-related groundwater loss in California's Central Valley to a specific group of major corporate polluters, paving the way to assign responsibility for damage that is often treated as a consequence of climate…...
Scientists trace 2024 earthquake that shook 42 million to previously unmapped New Jersey fault zone
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (578+ words) "Subtle, immature faults may pose a greater seismic hazard than the prominent, large faults that we traditionally focus on." A rare jolt hit New Jersey in April when a magnitude 4.8 earthquake sent tremors across the East Coast, startling millions. Researchers…...
Southern California faces one more day of brutal heat, humidity, and 'very high heat risk"
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (485+ words) Southern California is pushing through another day of sweltering temperatures and unusually humid air amid a stretch that has sent readings into record territory, battered the coastline, and put pressure on schools. A cooldown is expected by Friday, but forecasters…...
Army Corps opens Miami-Dade storm-surge proposal for public comment
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (370+ words) Completed Phase I work from 2024 serves as the foundation for this next stage. Miami-Dade residents have a chance to weigh in on a federal plan meant to reduce storm-surge threats in some of the county's most exposed coastal areas. A…...
Iowa study warns 13- and 17-year cicadas may disappear before forests can recover
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (522+ words) The damage may not be obvious until an expected brood simply does not appear. University of Iowa biologists are warning that one of North America's strangest and most spectacular natural events could be inching toward an end, as periodical cicadas…...
California approves plug-in, community solar for renters locked out of rooftop savings
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (548+ words) "We should empower people to generate their own electricity and to lower their electric bills." Across California, plenty of people live in apartments, condos, or other housing where rooftop solar doesn't make sense. A pair of bills the Legislature has…...