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Rainfall totals through Wednesday are expected to fall between a quarter to half of an inch on the Valley floor and up to an inch in the foothills.

In small towns around the country, wind turbines are doing something to the locals.

Bear Mountain, a refuge for cougars, mule deer and bobcats, has been added to the Nature Conservancy’s new Frank and Joan Randall Tehachapi Preserve.

Bear Mountain, a refuge for cougars, mule deer and bobcats, has been added to the Nature Conservancy's new Frank and Joan Randall Tehachapi Preserve.

Twenty-six of the worlds best photographers have taken part ahead of the COP climate summit in Glasgow next week. The victor will win a £500 cash donation to an environmental charity.

California Considers Electric Trains to Reduce Emissions The transportation sector accounts for 29 percent of the state’s greenhouse gas emissions and switching freight trains from diesel to electricity could significantly reduce that measure. But officials predict the changeover could be costly. July 07, 2021 •  (TNS) — Colossal freight locomotives are a fixture of the American landscape, but their 4,400-horsepower engines collectively burn 3.5 billi...

Are Electric Trains the Future for the American Railroad? Much will depend on the degree that regulators pressure railroads to clean up their emissions. In California, the state Air Resources Board wants railroads to reduce or even eliminate diesels in the next 14 years. July 07, 2021 •  BNSF/TNS (TNS) — Colossal freight locomotives are a fixture of the American landscape, but their 4,400-horsepower engines collectively burn 3.5 billion gallons of diese...

In Our Backyard No. 6: Life in the desert demands resilience, especially when lightning strikes Listen 36 min MORE Americas most powerful wind farm -- 1.5 gigawatts in size, enough to generate electricity for a city of millions -- is on the edge of the Mojave at the foot of the Tehachapi Pass, site of one of the earliest and still largest collections of windmills in the world. Altogether, there are more than 5,000 turbines in the area, and...

“California Roars Back”? Nope! “California Roars Back”? Nope! Written by David Peter Alan, Contributing Editor California Governor Gavin Newsom issued a statement on May 14 about how the Golden State would spend an unexpected $100 billion surplus. The theme of Newsom’s program is “California Roars Back” and began with his top priorities: “The California Comeback Plan has one goal: Hit fast-forward on our state’s recovery by dir...

Our favorite Google Earth timelapses show how nature is bowing to our cities and industry The videos may take a bit of time to load. A few days ago, Google unveiled its new feature: a timelapse of the entire planet. Over 30 years of satellite data, collated into a single interactive framework on Google Earth, consisting of over 24 million photos. We’ve already covered this here, but we thought it’s worth revisiting it just to share some of our favorite captures. While the new timelapse feat...