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US study finds most wildfires start near roads, undercutting push for more forest access
10+ hour, 31+ min ago (623+ words) "It's so important to use evidence-based decision making to tackle these fires." A study highlighted by science communicator Ross Reid found that one of the strongest predictors of wildfire risk may be something many people use every day: roads. The…...
California wildfire survivors told to use organic mulch as El Niño raises flood, toxic runoff risks
10+ hour, 42+ min ago (714+ words) "It really felt like, oh, I'm taking a step towards coming back home." As Southern California heads into an El Niño winter, people recovering from the Eaton and Palisades fires are being told to prepare for the possibility of heavy…...
At Gwynne, Conservation is an Experience — Not a Lecture
11+ hour, 31+ min ago (663+ words) PUBLISHED ON September 13, 2026 LONDON, Ohio — At the Gwynne Conservation Area, landowners don’t just hear how to improve wildlife habitat, manage woodlands or protect ponds—they see those practices at work. Across 67 acres of woodlands, prairies, wetlands, ponds and streams, the…...
Rare whale shark filmed swimming up California coast
22+ hour, 19+ min ago (305+ words) More rare creatures are being spotted off California's coastline as a historic El Niño heats up the Pacific Ocean. Carl Sbarounis has worked since the late 1970s as a spotter for commercial fisheries. Flying above the California coast, Sbarounis seeks out…...
Opinion: Malibu Refrains From Walkability
12+ hour, 57+ min ago (460+ words) September 13, 2026 by Karina Guzman Art by Mariah Mapa Transparency Item: The Perspectives section of the Graphic is comprised of articles based on opinion. This is the opinion and perspective of the writer. For college students, living on campus often means…...
Carmel Valley, CA Air Quality & Pollen
20+ hour, 6+ min ago (80+ words) wunderground.com Carmel Valley, CA Air Quality & Pollenstar_ratehome Thank you for reporting this station. We will review the data in question. You are about to report this weather station for bad data. Please select the information that is incorrect. Reset Map,…...
Santa Barbara County set to ban new onshore oil and gas drilling, and block idle wells from restarting
12+ hour, 38+ min ago (1077+ words) Elected officials are poised to pass sweeping restrictions that would dramatically curb onshore oil and gas production across unincorporated Santa Barbara County. An ordinance years in the making, the new rules would ban new wells along the coastal and inland…...
A trailer sized solar desalination unit ran for 6 months on brackish desert wells in New Mexico, making up to 1,320 gallons of drinking water a day with almost no battery storage
13+ hour, 46+ min ago (612+ words) The trailer sat at a federal research site in Alamogordo, New Mexico, hooked to wells nobody would ever drink from. The groundwater below was brackish and bitter, too salty to swallow and too plentiful to ignore. Solar panels beside it…...
Watch: Massive endangered whale shark spotted swimming off Malibu along California coastline
14+ hour, 11+ min ago (243+ words) The Economic Times An enormous whale shark has been spotted swimming along the California coastline near Malibu, capturing attention after video of the massive creature surfaced The endangered whale shark, known as the worldâs largest fish, was seen moving…...
Conflict of Interest in Plastic Negotiations
15+ hour, 58+ min ago (140+ words) Kompas.id Countries have failed to reach an agreement on limiting plastic production at the source. Oil and plastic producing countries remain dominant. 16 Agt 2025 06:13 WIB · English The head of the UK delegation, Jane Barton, stated that the text is inadequate....