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Richard Battarbee spent his entire life studying freshwater ecology as an academic at University College London—but it was only when he retired to Yorkshire that he found himself on the frontline of a battle to save a river. Fishermen in the town of Ilkley near where he lived started catching condoms, wet wipes and sanitary towels on their lines. Residents were noticing that fish and other animals were dying en masse. The water was discolored every time it rained heavily. Something was wrong in the river Wharfe.Battarbee,…

President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden plan this weekend to attend a fundraiser hosted by Hollywood elites that is likely to make L.A.’s notoriously bad traffic even worse — but authorities have yet to offer advanced warning to help motorists avoid the expected road closures.The First Couple plans to address prominent donors supporting Biden’s reelection bid for 2024 at an undisclosed location on Friday. Notable hosts for the event include directors Steven Spielberg and Rob Reiner.Biden is scheduled to arrive in Los…

Multiple Model Ensemble Prediction of Global Temperature Anomalies for the 2023/24 Winter. Unit: °C. Credit: Fei Zheng et al. The scorching heat waves of 2023's summer and autumn shook the world, raising a pertinent question: Will this lead to the warmest winter the globe has ever witnessed? After a summer and autumn marked by…

DURANGO — A little more than a year before the retail sporting goods behemoth comes to town, REI Co-op’s impending arrival has raised concerns, especially among those who wonder what impact its 20,000-square-foot store will have on Durango’s eclectic array of local outdoor recreation businesses. While some business owners aren’t sweating it, John Agnew has a less sanguine view of the effect REI’s presence may have on his snowboard and outdoor gear shop on Main Street once it opens in early 2025. The Seattle-based chain…

More than a dozen of the world's biggest tech companies face unprecedented legal scrutiny, as the European Union's sweeping Digital Services Act (DSA) imposes new rules on content moderation, user privacy and transparency this month.Across the EU, a host of internet giants – including Meta's Facebook and Instagram platforms, Chinese-owned video app TikTok and a handful of Google services – are adapting to the new obligations, including preventing harmful content from spreading, banning or limiting certain user-targeting…

Last year, smartphone brands launched an early onset to festive season sales in a bid to clear inventory and drive demand. This, however, couldn’t save the segment from seeing one of its biggest dip in shipments in the September quarter, which precedes the festive season period. Market research firm International Data Corporation (IDC) tabulated a 10% year-on-year (y-o-y) decline in shipments during this period. The industry analysts and retailers, whom Mint spoke with, projected…

At Clayton, a Tennessee-based home builder, some of its 26,000 employees say that the company’s diversity measures don’t go far enough. Others say those efforts go too far.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 At Clayton, a Tennessee-based home builder, some of its 26,000 employees say that the company’s diversity measures don’t go far enough. Others say those efforts go too far.Copyright ©2023Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.…

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The Gulf and Southeastare in for some intense weather today. Counties across Alabama and Texas have been lashed by storms this week and nearby Georgia has seen multiple tornado warnings, USA Today reported. This week’s storms have shut off power, and have dropped torrential rain across multiple states, and it’s looking like that region is in for another round this afternoon. Another Vortex Hits Texas | Extreme Earth“A few storms throughout the central and eastern Gulf Coast may also be capable of containing damaging wind…

This story was originally published in Boiling Point, a newsletter about climate change and the environment. Sign up here to get it in your inbox.In a warming world, summer is one of the most dangerous times.Despite relatively cool temperatures in Southern California recently, we’re entering the hottest part of the year here and across the West. Los Angeles is launching an awareness campaign about the health hazards of extreme heat, my colleague Hayley Smith reports, following an L.A. Times investigation that found state…