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Mount Holyoke's corpse flower blooms again, drawing crowds to its "rotting flesh' stench
2+ hour, 33+ min ago (660+ words) SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. " One person entered the lush, green Victorian-era greenhouse and smelled rotting eggs. Another said the odor evoked the memory of dissecting a dead bird. A third compared it to a stinky diaper baking in the sun. "I…...
EPA may ease regulation of chemical plastic recycling, and environmentalists worry
3+ hour, 22+ min ago (824+ words) The Environmental Protection Agency is reconsidering whether facilities that recycle plastic chemically should be held to the same strict air pollution standards as incinerators. The possible change is alarming environmental advocates who say it would lead to more dangerous pollution…...
Typhoon flipped over cars and ripped away roofs on US islands in the Pacific Ocean
6+ hour, 36+ min ago (391+ words) Kathy Mccormack And John Seewer The super typhoon in the Pacific Ocean that hammered the Northern Mariana Islands flipped over cars, toppled utility poles and ripped away tin roofs. So far, there have been no reports of deaths. Authorities were…...
Watching storms this morning, cold front this weekend
10+ hour, 37+ min ago (135+ words) KSAT This is a modal window. Watching storms this morning, cold front this weekend Much cooler weather, chances for light rain on Saturday. How much caffeine is too much for teens? San Antonio cardiologist shares warning signs Old San Antonio…...
Nature puts heat on blast as scorching temperatures in eastern US could smash records
12+ hour, 11+ min ago (539+ words) ATLANTA " A long-lasting weather pattern is poised to blast hot air like a furnace across the eastern United States, with the unusual heat wave threatening to shatter record high temperatures on Wednesday in big cities including New York, Philadelphia and…...
Storms west of SA tonight - weekend cold front - higher rain chances ahead
16+ hour, 55+ min ago (130+ words) KSAT Storms west of SA tonight - weekend cold front - higher rain chances ahead Rain chances spike Saturday and Monday, but it'll be light and intermittent. Plus, plan for a big temperature drop Saturday afternoon. Judson ISD school board approves new…...
I would probably give it a high B: San Antonio driving expert weighs in on Waymos driving skills
14+ hour, 26+ min ago (574+ words) SAN ANTONIO " They naturally capture attention as they cruise along San Antonio streets, cars with no one behind the wheel. In one instance in March, a parent captured images of one of the vehicles heading the wrong way in an…...
Severe storms accompanied by tornadoes damage communities from the Plains to the Midwest
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (76+ words) KSAT Chris Brown, Usher to stop in San Antonio for Alamodome performance in October 7-Eleven expects to close hundreds of its stores in North America this year Democrats seek to overturn Trump's new rules for student loan forgiveness California woman…...
Tesla leader believes Shanghai factory operations will play a role in robot mass production
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (51+ words) KSAT 7-Eleven expects to close hundreds of its stores in North America this year Democrats seek to overturn Trump's new rules for student loan forgiveness California woman says she was raped by Rep. Eric Swalwell in 2018...
Hidden in plain sight: These quiet protectors hold back floodwaters in San Antonio
1+ week, 4+ day ago (416+ words) SAN ANTONIO " Many people in San Antonio may have walked, biked or driven past one without even realizing it. Dozens of dams are hidden in plain sight across the city " tucked into parks, trails and green spaces " quietly protecting neighborhoods…...