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Washington fines Crystal Clean $1.04 million over toxic waste tracking, storage failures
2+ hour, 1+ min ago (492+ words) Regulators also accused Crystal Clean of changing shipping documents without telling customers. Washington regulators have levied a penalty of more than $1 million against a national hazardous-waste company after alleging that a Lakewood site near homes mishandled used oil, solvents, and…...
Maryland utility customers may be owed $32 million, but refunds are stuck in legal limbo
3+ hour, 48+ min ago (649+ words) The disagreement centers on how Maryland compares what utilities plan to spend against what they actually spend. A dispute over Maryland utility law has left more than $32 million in possible customer refunds unresolved. Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. and Delmarva…...
Nepal mountain collapse killed over 1,300 people, scientists warn warming could trigger more
11+ hour, 48+ min ago (688+ words) "Many of these mountain ranges are at a tipping point." A deadly mountainside collapse near the Nepal-Tibet border killed more than 1,300 people, and thousands of others are still missing. Researchers say rising temperatures and glacier retreat are likely to make…...
California wildfire survivors urge leaders to stop utility fires, not just fight over who pays
10+ hour, 36+ min ago (555+ words) "It's been very much a slap in the face that while Eaton Fire survivors are suffering … Edison's profits have tripled since the fire." Wildfire survivors in California are trying to redirect the conversation in Sacramento. Instead of arguing over how…...
China draws AI red lines on deepfakes, voice cloning, and digitally reviving the dead
13+ hour, 24+ min ago (555+ words) "The traditional approach of seeking redress through litigation after the fact is not conducive to providing … protection for victims." New guidance from China's highest court says civil cases involving deepfakes, cloned voices, and AI recreations of dead people can carry…...
Ecuador study finds state-protected Amazon forests declined more than Indigenous territories
14+ hour, 36+ min ago (382+ words) They also accounted for the biggest share of areas with improving vegetation greenness over time. A new study in Ecuador's Amazon is challenging a common assumption in conservation: Forests do not always need strict, top-down protections to remain healthy. To…...
Uber drivers sue in Amsterdam, say pay algorithm cut earnings, broke privacy laws
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (556+ words) "It is like someone watching you all the time and knowing about your weakness." Drivers across Europe say Uber has used a hard-to-scrutinize artificial intelligence system to influence their pay, the trips offered to them, and ultimately their livelihoods, and…...
Anchorage resident asks how to prepare after utility warns natural gas may run 18 days short
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (319+ words) Enstar, one of Alaska's largest gas utilities, currently supplies more than 136,000 customers. Anchorage residents are facing a stark warning as winter planning comes into focus. Enstar, the region's largest gas utility, says its gas supply could come up short by…...
Northwest Indiana residents say utility's cost-cutting, not storms, left outages dragging on
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (462+ words) "Everyone who says 'It was a big storm. It couldn't be helped' has no clue of harm mitigation." Frustration is boiling over in northwest Indiana as residents push back on the idea that lengthy power outages were simply an unavoidable…...
Beach days, fireflies, and the summer days Americans once knew are getting harder to find
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (625+ words) Rising temperatures and their effects are changing summer in intimate, emotional ways. Summer still carries many of the expectations Americans have long associated with the season: beach days, backyard cookouts, lightning bugs at dusk, and the relief of mountain air....