chemistry
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The Justice Department settles the lawsuit over the 2010 spill of contaminated water
Oil sheen contained in Talbert Channel near site of last year's major O.C. pipeline spill from the Oroville Dam spillway. (Bob Young/AP) After months of protest, the federal government on Tuesday agreed to a...
world
Why Do People Spend Money on Air Conditioning in the Hotest Summer Months?
Even during record heat, surprisingly few people go to L.A. cooling centers. Why? Los Angeles has the most air-conditioned city per capita in the world. Yet, less than 3% of the city's population cools...
asia
Australia pulls out of Paris climate agreement
COP27 summit agrees on landmark climate 'loss and damage' fund, but does little to encourage rapid cuts to fossil fuel use Read more However, the US will not sign up to “any measures that...
entertainment
Trump is going to kill the illegal immigrants that work in factories and other places.
Pompeo: 'The most dangerous person in the world is Randi Weingarten' Trump has gone on to state that he is going to deport illegal immigrants, but I don't think that would be his intention....
travel
The First Grand Slam Semifinals
Carlos Alcaraz reaches first grand slam semifinal after marathon, late-night finish against Jannik Sinner The first Grand Slam semifinals in the Open era were a relatively unusual combination of both the tradition and the...
europe
I’m a 90-Year-Old Man
Op-Ed: The pandemic, Hurricane Ian and me — a doctor whose friends say I have PTSD I’ve had a pretty good life, considering how it has been since 9/11. I’m 30-plus years old, married...
world
The San Francisco Bay Project is a Problem
Monterey Bay desalination project is approved despite environmental injustice concerns The San Francisco Chronicle (https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/City-officials-approve-San-Francisco-s-desalination-project-with-environmental-justice-concerns-5340205.php) ran a lengthy report Tuesday night on how the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has approved the $4-billion San...
us
LAPD’s civilian-panel discipline system has not changed, report finds
All-civilian discipline panels are more lenient with LAPD officers, report finds Updated The first year of a civilian review panel — the first step toward possibly censoring a particular officer or department — has...
latest
California protesters are protesting drought
California suffering through driest three years ever recorded, with no relief in sight. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says 2014 was the driest three-year period on record, with California expected to experience its fourth...
technology
Toronto Mayor Tory says it’s a priority to transition to carbon neutral by 2050
Electric vehicle rebate among staff proposals to speed up Toronto’s target to become a carbon neutral city is “inconsistent with everything else we’ve done,” Toronto Mayor John Tory says. The province announced last week...