How installing solar canopies over canals can help California fight drought
Story at a glance The $20 million experiment, dubbed “Project Nexus,” is funded by the state of California and will assess whether solar panel canopies erected over exposed irrigation canal systems can significantly reduce water evaporation while simultaneously generating renewable power. Researchers from the University of California, Merced determined that covering the 4,000 miles of
Read MoreBank of America announces measures to boost Black, Hispanic homeownership
Bank of America has announced a new effort aimed at bolstering homeownership opportunities in Black and Latino communities, with plans to offer zero down payment and zero closing cost mortgage options in certain neighborhoods. The bank said the new options, announced this week, will be offered in Black and Latino n
Read MoreCongress has at last responded to the climate crisis — now the action moves to the states
For state officials, opportunity has been knocking for years. Now it’s banging on their doors. This is the opportunity to become leaders in the clean energy economy and reap its many benefits — whether it’s building innovative industries around clean technology and sustainable business, launching legions of well-paying jobs, improving air quality and public health or bringing energy cost-savings to businesses and households alike. Over the last decade,
Read MoreOath Keepers' lawyer arrested and charged in connection to Capitol riot
An attorney for the right-wing Oath Keepers group was arrested and charged on Thursday in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, according to federal prosecutors. Kellye SoRelle, 43, was charged on four counts: conspiracy, obstruction of justice, obstruction of an official proceeding and entering restricted grounds. She was arrested in Junction, Texas. SoRelle was photographed with Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes outside of the Capitol during the riot,
Read MoreRick Scott on 'strategic disagreement' with McConnell: 'We have great candidates'
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), is acknowledging his “strategic disagreement” with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) over the GOP’s battle to take control of the upper chamber in the midterm elections. “Sen. McConnell and I clearly have a strategic disagreement here … We have great candidates,” Scott told Politico in an interview on Wednesday, which was published Thursday. “He wants to do the same thing I want
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