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LAS VEGAS —  Adem Bona sprawled on the court, using every inch of his massive wingspan to chase the loose ball. His immediate grimace and clutching of his left shoulder area led to wincing from an entire fan base.UCLA could not absorb another serious injury.Already down their best defender, the Bruins lost another starter midway through the second half when Bona stayed down for a lengthy stretch before getting up and walking slowly to the locker room Friday night at T-Mobile Arena.The absence of Bona alongside Jaylen…

Photo: Scott Olson (Getty Images)This story was originally published by Grist. You can subscribe to its weekly newsletter here.Last month, Eugene became the first city in Oregon to pass an ordinance requiring new residential buildings to be fossil fuel-free. But the policy may never go into effect — not if the natural gas industry gets its way.Ever since the electrification ordinance passed, a group funded by Oregon’s largest gas utility has been busy collecting petition signatures from Eugene residents in an attempt to…

As the solar cycle approaches its peak, Earth has seen a range of natural occurrences that have amazing consequences. Solar activity has been particularly intense, with solar storms, flares, and other phenomena affecting our planet. Recently, an X2-class solar flare struck Earth, causing a G1-class geomagnetic storm that had the potential to cause power grid failures, blackouts, and other issues. It has now been disclosed that another solar flare hit Earth a few days earlier, resulting in unusual red auroras appearing…

San Francisco, Google has settled two more location tracking lawsuits worth $29.5 million filed in Washington, DC and Indiana states in the US.The search giant is required to pay $9.5 million to Washington, DC and $20 million to Indiana after the states sued the tech giant for allegedly tracking users' locations without their consent.The $29.5 million settlement adds to the $391.5 million Google agreed to pay to 40 states over similar allegations last month.Read Also"My office reached a settlement with Google requiring…

Google has settled two more location tracking lawsuits worth $29.5 million filed in Washington, DC and Indiana states in the US. The search giant is required to pay $9.5 million to Washington, DC and $20 million to Indiana after the states sued the tech giant for allegedly tracking users' locations without their consent. The $29.5 million settlement adds to the $391.5 million Google agreed to pay to 40 states over similar allegations last month. "My office reached a settlement with Google requiring the company to pay…

This story originally appeared in The Guardian and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.Scientists have discovered a record number of dead fir trees in Oregon, a foreboding sign of how drought and the climate crisis are ravaging the American West.A recent aerial survey found that more than a million acres of forest contain trees that have succumbed to stressors exacerbated by a multiyear drought. Images released by the US Forest Service show Oregon’s lush green expanses dotted with ominous swathes of red.“It is…

A line of electric cars and newly installed charging stations are seen in front of the Portland General Electric headquarters building on July 28, 2015 in Portland, Oregon.Photo: Don Ryan (AP)The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality approved a rule on Monday that will ban the sale of new gas-powered cars in the state by 2035. A statement about the new rule explained that all new passenger cars, trucks, and SUVs sold in Oregon must be battery electric or plug-in hybrid electric cars. This will give Oregon residents…

SALEM, Ore. —  Oregon Gov. Kate Brown announced Tuesday that she is commuting the sentences of all of the state’s 17 inmates awaiting execution, saying their death sentences will be changed to life in prison without the possibility of parole.Brown, a Democrat with less than a month remaining in office, said that she was using her executive clemency powers to commute the sentences and that her order would take effect Wednesday. “I have long believed that justice is not advanced by taking a life, and the state should not…

Forest and fog above Hoh River, from Spruce Nature Trail; Olympic National Park, Washington.Photo: VWPics via AP Images (AP)What should be evergreen hills and forests throughout the Pacific Northwest are now marred by large swathes of brown, dead trees.Fir trees across Oregon are dying from an ongoing drought plaguing much of the country. In a recent aerial survey, the U.S. Forest Service observed dead trees in about 1.23 million acres (over 1,900 square miles) of forest in Oregon and Washington, Columbia Insight…

Oregon is a reliably blue state that hasn’t elected a Republican governor since 1982. But due to a divided field — and frustration with the sitting governor — this cycle, Republicans just might eke out a victory. On its surface, the Oregon governor’s race seems like a cookie-cutter iteration of Republicans’ midterms strategy. Like other GOP candidates across the country, Republican Christine Drazan has attacked her opponent, Democrat Tina Kotek, over the economy and crime, and tied her to sitting Gov. Kate Brown’s…