WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Monday issued an order blocking a Chinese-backed cryptocurrency mining firm from owning land near a Wyoming nuclear missile base. The order forces the divestment of property operated as a crypto mining facility near the Francis E. Warren Air Force Base. It also forces the removal of certain equipment owned […]
MADISON, Wis. — Utilities looking to finish building a high-voltage power line linking Iowa and Wisconsin completed a contentious land deal Thursday that allows them to build on a Mississippi River federal wildlife refuge. American Transmission Company, ITC Midwest and Dairyland Power Cooperative have nearly finished the Cardinal-Hickory Creek transmission line. If completed, the 345-kilovolt […]
In moving from an agrarian to an industrial society, many Americans have lost touch with the harsh realities of the natural world. Sure, many people have pets and visit zoos, but for the most part, ordinary Americans’ understanding of nature has mostly been filtered through cute cartoons and selective footage in movies or nature documentaries. […]
President Biden on Thursday signed a proclamation expanding the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument and the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument, protecting nearly 120,000 acres of land in California. A White House official said the act will help preserve an area that is rich in historical and ecological significance and is within just an hour’s […]
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Pope Francis on Saturday sided with a group of Peruvian villagers who have complained that companies linked to a powerful South American church group have tried to evict them from their land using lawsuits and obscure land titling schemes. In a video recorded at his residence in the Vatican, the Pope […]
Republican Sen. Tim Scott, of South Carolina, whose diffidence in promoting himself as a possible presidential candidate has been replaced by tenacity in support of former President Donald Trump, is hoping to be picked as Trump’s running mate, according to a new report. “It’s very clear that Tim Scott is doing everything he can to […]
One billionaire’s wife, Kathy Cargill, was not trying to make friends or influence people in the tiny community of Park Point in Duluth, Minnesota. After buying up several houses in the small community, for purposes unknown to the residents, her response to residents’ queries regarding her intentions earned her national attention — for all the […]
Ukraine is harnessing the power of land drones to try to shift the tides in its war against Russia. Unmanned ground vehicles (UGV) are an innovative twist to modern warfare, but they come with their share of obstacles. Unlike aerial and marine drones, UGVs must confront challenges such as maneuvering through urban structures and traversing […]
It took an 11-year-boy’s discovery in the wake of the Oct. 7 terror attacks in Israel to remind everybody of who the historical inhabitants of the Jewish state were. According to the Jerusalem Post, an 11-year-old boy who usually lives on a kibbutz found a coin from the Hasmonean Dynasty, one which ruled in Judea […]
SAN FRANCISCO — Ohlone people and others rejoiced Wednesday over the return of sacred Native land dating back thousands of years, saying the move rights a historic wrong and restores the people who were first on land now called Berkeley, California, to their rightful place in history. The 2.2-acre (0.89-hectare) parking lot is the only […]
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