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A moderate earthquake rocks Northern California, but no immediate reports of damage or injuries
3+ hour, 49+ min ago (212+ words) FORT BRAGG, Calif. (AP) " A moderate earthquake shook a remote area of Northern California on Wednesday morning, but there were no immediate reports of major damage or injuries. The epicenter of the" The epicenter of the quake, with a preliminary…...
A moderate earthquake has shaken a remote area in Northern California
3+ hour, 52+ min ago (38+ words) FORT BRAGG, Calif. (AP) " A moderate earthquake has shaken a remote area in Northern California. NEWS ALERT: President Trump cancels signing of bipartisan housing bill, saying voting bill should pass Congress first June 24, 2026, 11: 45 AM...
Critics oppose Wyoming hydroelectric project, pointing to climate-driven drought crisis
3+ week, 4+ day ago (637+ words) May 29, 2026, 4: 40 PM A proposed pumped-water electricity storage facility at Seminoe Reservoir could decimate the prized Miracle Mile trout fishery on the North Platte River and jeopardize a bighorn sheep herd that wildlife officials rely on to support the species" populations…...
California, Nevada and Arizona announce temporary plan to save water from the Colorado River - WTOP News
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (485+ words) LOS ANGELES (AP) — Absent a longer term deal on how to share a key but dwindling water source in the U. S. West, three states say they'll cut back significantly…...
EPA, conservation groups: Wyoming's "impaired' water protocols run afoul of the Clean Water Act
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1026+ words) NEWS ALERT: Federal Reserve keeps key rate unchanged even as four officials dissent April 29, 2026, 3: 17 PM Federal environmental regulators and water quality advocates want the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality to rectify a policy restricting who can submit water samples used…...
Why Fairfield, Montana, is running out of water
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (1014+ words) TRAFFIC ALERT: 9th Street Tunnel opens for afternoon rush after Metrobus fire April 24, 2026, 5: 28 PM Chuck Dale, Fairfield's water supervisor, wasn't satisfied with the rain that blew across northcentral Montana Wednesday. It wasn't nearly enough to refill the depleted wells in the…...
Water to surge into drought-depleted Lake Powell but at costs elsewhere
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (947+ words) BREAKING: DC police cancel Amber Alert after locating missing 2-year-old boy April 22, 2026, 3: 15 PM The Green and Colorado river flows might seem like a bounty of moisture in a parched desert of sandstone arches and prickly cacti, but in fact it's…...
A 5. 7 earthquake jolts rural Nevada near Carson City, causing some damage
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (183+ words) April 14, 2026, 2: 09 AM A magnitude 5. 7 earthquake struck a rural part of Nevada east of the state's capital of Carson City on Monday. The temblor hit just before 6: 30 p. m. , the U. S. Geological Survey said. It was centered 12. 9 miles (20. 7 kilometers) east of the town of…...
What's inside Mexico's Popocat'petl? Scientists obtain first 3 D images of the whole volcano
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (1025+ words) December 30, 2025, 11: 50 AM Inside an active volcano, everything is moving: the rocks, magma, gas and aquifers. It all generates seismic signals. Most of the world's volcanoes that pose a risk to humans already have detailed maps of their interiors, but not…...
Muddy eruption at Yellowstone's Black Diamond Pool captured on video
6+ mon, 3+ day ago (320+ words) December 21, 2025, 9: 18 AM That's the word U. S. Geological Survey volcanic experts used to describe a muddy eruption at Black Diamond Pool in Yellowstone National Park on Saturday morning. Video shared by the USGS on social media shows mud spraying up and out…...