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LETTER: America needs to be the leader in clean energy
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (267+ words) April is Earth Month " a time to savor the wonderful planet that gives us bright blue skies, breathtaking mountains, wide-open plains, serene river valleys and lakes, captivating forests, and an endless variety of plants and animals. Earth Month is also…...
Coldest Aprils in Iowa since 1895
1+ week, 2+ day ago (92+ words) Stacker compiled a ranking of the coldest Aprils in Iowa since 1895 using data from the National Centers for Environmental Information Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. - Missing…...
Hottest Aprils in Iowa since 1895
1+ week, 6+ day ago (119+ words) Stacker compiled a ranking of the hottest Aprils in Iowa since 1895 using data from the National Centers for Environmental Information Arby's evacuated for carbon dioxide leak Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable…...
If the Midwest is hot, why isn't Iowa?
2+ week, 5+ day ago (480+ words) The Midwest is hot. The Midwest is hot. That's not a sentence I expected to write. But in recent weeks, the Wall Street Journal and The Atlantic magazine have published articles saying the Midwest, home of the covered dish and…...
Arctic sea ice hits lowest winter level as unprecedented heat hits smashes records all over Earth
2+ week, 5+ day ago (191+ words) Clinton Herald Scheduled births at Mercy One Clinton Medical Center to end in May FILE - Pieces of ice move through the sea in Qoornoq Island, near Nuuk, Greenland, Feb. 17, 2025. FILE - Sea ice covers the ocean at Yalour Islands in Antarctica,…...
Here's how to recycle those old laptops, i Phones and earbuds lying around
3+ week, 1+ day ago (314+ words) Most consumers are guilty of the same habit " filling drawers or closets with devices such as old laptops, cellphones, fitness trackers and other electronics once those things are no longer needed. It's hard to know where to take these items…...
Snow and wind hit Eastern US and Midwest, closing schools and grounding more than 3, 000 flights
4+ week, 2+ day ago (208+ words) Workers clear snow off the ground Sunday, March 15, 2026, in St. Paul, Minn. People drive on a snow-covered freeway during a snow storm Sunday, March 15, 2026, in Minneapolis. Malcolm and Lincoln firefighters respond to a wildfire in Denton, Neb. , on Thursday, March…...
After years of legal wrangling, Enbridge begins rerouting pipeline around Wisconsin reservation
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (252+ words) After years of legal wrangling, energy company Enbridge has finally started rerouting an aging oil pipeline around a tribal reservation in northern Wisconsin. The Bad River Band of Lake Superior sued Enbridge in 2019 to force the company to remove about…...
County supervisors call for lawsuit dismissal
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (226+ words) Legal counsel for the County Board of Supervisors calls for the court's dismissal of a lawsuit filed by landowners who claim the board in December illegally enacted an amended renewable wind energy ordinance. Red Flag Warning until WED 8: 00 PM CST…...
FACT FOCUS: As cold hits, Trump asks, where's global warming? Scientists say it's still here
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (265+ words) In social media, President Trump is questioning global warming because of a chilly severe winter storm hitting the U. S. On Friday, he called the weather nearly unprecedented and labeled scientists "environmental insurrectionists." More than a dozen scientists tell The Associated Press…...