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An avalanche on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula killed one backcountry skier and injured two others, prompting warnings for people to stay away from steep slopes as warm weather and high winds raise the risk of more snowslides around the state. The avalanche occurred Tuesday afternoon between the communities of Cooper Landing and Moose Pass in the Chugach National Forest, about 90 miles (145 kilometers) south of Anchorage. It occurred as the three men hiked up a mountain about a mile (1.6 kilo...

Winnetka Village Council voted unanimously to create additional protections for Lake Michigan bluffs by adopting controversial regulations around what can be built on steep slopes. Despite some residents seeing the ordinance as a win for the environment others are unhappy with the increased regulation on privately owned lakefront property. Winnetka was the lone lakefront community without ...

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Eight days after avid hiker Colin Walker of South Pasadena vanished near a Monrovia trailhead, search and rescue teams are in the San Gabriel Mountains.

A massive blue hole just showed up near Mexico—and new lifeforms may be inside. What will scientists find 900 deep down?

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New Delhi [India], December 1 (ANI/NewsVoir): Zen Mobility, an emerging Electric Vehicle OEM, conceived with the vision to craft aspirational designs and engineering novelties in electric vehicles, has announced its first range of mobility solutions which include a multi-purpose 4-wheeler LEV called the 'Zen Maxi Pod' and a purpose-built cargo 3-wheeler LEV called the 'Zen Micro Pod'. The company most recently received the ARAI Certificate of Conformity for the Zen Micro Pod. Gui...

Porsche aims to deliver a new EV to the world, and it is the 2024 Macan EV. The 2024 Porsche Macan EV will be the famous German company's next take on an all-electric vehicle, now focusing its clean energy swap to the SUV platform.

The Oregon legislature passing Senate Bill 1501 in March of this year set the stage for the Oregon Department of Forestry’s (ODF’s)‎ rulemaking process to implement a comprehensive set...

Burlington Comprehensive Development Ordinance Pursuant to 24 V.S.A. §4442 and §4444, notice is hereby given of a public hearing by the Burlington City Council to...