An El Niño-fueled Kelvin wave is bearing down on the Southern California shoreline, bringing with it the boosted risk of significant coastal flooding and beach erosion.

From our magazine: Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor identify religious extremists, the tech elites, and ethno-fascists as “end time fascists.” What they have in common is that they believe they will be the “chosen ones” in the apocalypse that they are accelerating. https://www.texasobserver.org/naomi-klein-end-times-fascism-book-review/ #books #bookstodon #fascism #religion #tech #AI #politics #culture

Nidal Hasan sentenced to death by military jury in 2013 for carrying out deadly shooting attack at army base in Texas

Expensive diesel fuel isn't just driving up costs—it's driving trucking companies out of business. The post High Diesel Prices Bankrupted 16 Trucking Companies in Just 30 Days appeared first on The Drive.

A newly dated 272-foot rock carving in Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge was severely damaged by border contractors, exposing a growing threat to public lands, outdoor access, and sacred Indigeno...

As Monica Turner trekked across the western hills of Yellowstone National Park, the cold rain was inescapable. Even the constant movement of putting one foot in front of the other as she fought through a slew of dense branches could not warm her body. It was easy to forget it was July.

An inspector general review of the Federal Reserve’s headquarters renovation found no sign that then-Chair Jerome Powell broke the law or committed misconduct in his management of the costly project, even as it sharply criticized him and the bank’s board for allowing the price tag to balloon beyond $2 billion.

The outcome of the Colorado case could affect California's 2023 lawsuit against the five largest oil companies and other similar litigation.

Most counties don’t have their own health agencies, and some specific population groups have low vaccination rates

Once confined to the Southeast, aggressive lone star ticks have expanded across North America due to warming climates and growing deer populations. Their bites can transmit alpha-gal, a severe allergy to meat and dairy.

This complaint has nothing to do with judicial ethics and everything to do with political punishment.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is unlawfully weakening fuel economy standards for new passenger cars and light trucks, Washington Attorney General Nick Brown and a multistate coalition argued in

Americans will pay more at the pump as the president eases up expectations on automakers. It’s one of several ways the White House is raising the cost of…

Even farmers who were already promised funds from the REAP program may never get them under the Trump admin’s new restrictions. Some are suing.

Shoppers and vendors in Aspen surprised by unusual customer as it stretched to sample stall offerings

We’ll talk about the intensifying opposition how the issue could play out in the upcoming election.

The company proposing a data center and natural gas plant on federal land near Henderson, Nevada has withdrawn its proposal. The 1,000-megawatt data center could have been one of the state’s most energy-intensive, using enough energy to power between 700,000 and 1 million homes, according to NV Energy. In a statement, the developer said it consulted with the […]

Autonomous AI agents using aggressive strategies attempted to hack U.S. and Canadian government websites to find school and divorce statistics. https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/autonomous-ai-agents-tried-to-hack-us-canadian-government-websites/

Vail CEO Rob Katz described last winter as "exceptionally challenging."

Le Monde: Experts warn AI to emit six times more CO₂ in 2030 than in 2025 https://www.lemonde.fr/en/pixels/article/2026/10/01/ai-to-emit-six-times-more-co-in-2030-than-in-2025-experts-warn_6758128_13.html @lemonde@mastodon.social #climate #BigTech

Gavin Newsom "finished strong on Wednesday — mostly. Newsom signed a slate of important bills — some of them opposed by Pacific Gas & Electric and other investor-owned utilities — that should accelerate the energy transition while lowering utility bills for Californians." A recap by Sammy Roth: https://www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/newsom-clean-energy