One Navajo community finally gets electricity after more than 10 years. It’s still waiting for water.

Westwater, a small subdivision in Utah, has run into barrier after barrier for more than 20 years as it tries to bring clean, running water…

Why a world-traveling mountaineer is teaching kids to sew in a small Colorado town

A new gear-repair program in Cortez by a climber who has led Everest expeditions reduces waste in the outdoor industry and teaches kids they can…

Dinosaurs became birds just to end up as dino chicken nuggets

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The Chris Finch Interview, Part 2: Can the Wolves change a tiger’s stripes?

Timberwolves Head Coach Chris Finch discusses how the Wolves can both change and be changed by new arrival LaMelo Ball. Plus: the role 'young' veterans…

As data centers expand, advocates call for regulations on lights 

The Midwest has more than 600 data centers, with hundreds in development. Light pollution rules would protect migrating birds and nighttime pollinators. The post As…

When all the world — or at least many of its Minneapolis porches — becomes a stage

Once again this fall, homeowners in neighborhoods in the city are hosting performances that will build stronger communities.    The post When all the world —…

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At the GOP midterm convention in Dallas, Donald Trump promises that he’ll give every American adult a $5,000 check if — and only if —…

‘Tis the season for leaf-peeping in Colorado. Here’s where (and when) to hit the road.

Some parts of the state are already seeing hints of fall — about a week earlier than past years — but colors have yet to…

Judge closes courtroom as Children’s Hospital contempt hearing gets underway

In opening statements, a lawyer for Children’s reveals the hospital is the target of a new federal investigation

For These 9/11 Survivors, Newly Published Air Quality Records Bring Some Answers

The long overdue disclosure of reams of air quality records by the administration of Mayor Zohran Mamdani this week offered advocates and survivors some answers…

Trump’s Bringer Convention (feat. John Fugelsang)

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City Razes Flood-Plagued Queens Home With No Plan to Rebuild, or Retreat, in Sight

Anita Hack cared for her Queens house for more than three decades, establishing a foothold for her multi-generational family in the city — even as…

EPA to Loosen Methane Rules, Boosting Pollution From Oil and Gas Wells

The post EPA to Loosen Methane Rules, Boosting Pollution From Oil and Gas Wells appeared first on ProPublica.

September 11, 25 years on: What we know now (and didn’t know then)

By Robbyn Swan FloridaBulldog.org In New York City, at Ground Zero, a perpetual waterfall streams over a parapet engraved with the names of the 2,977…

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in New Delhi ahead of the BRICS summit

Drew Litton: Every day you get one more yard…

Cartoonist Drew Litton channels Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers as he counts down the days — too many days — to the Broncos opening game.

Jim Morrissey: Where’s the beef?

Cartoonist Jim Morrissey has reservations about the influx of new meat designed to lower prices at the grocery store checkout.

President AOC?

I doubt she’ll win the nomination, but she should try

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