Conservative billionaire pitches massive gas plant to power data centers
Donald Trump had just been elected president when I first visited the sprawling Wyoming ranch of conservative billionaire Phil Anschutz in late 2016.But my tour…
Louisiana’s McNeese State to be site of national center for liquefied natural gas research
May 19 (UPI) -- U.S. officials announced Monday that Louisiana's McNeese State University will be site of the federal government's new national center for liquefied…
Nuclear reactors help power Los Angeles. Should we panic, or be grateful?
The radiation containment domes at Arizona’s Palo Verde Generating Station were, truth be told, pretty boring to look at: giant mounds of concrete, snap a…
Get away from it all with a serene backpacking trip near L.A.
When vacationing in Los Angeles, you can truly choose your own adventure. Those in search of luxury can stay in a five-star hotel, sleeping on…
3D printed houses? In L.A.’s fire zones, new forms of construction
The fundamental way most homes are built in America — the labor-intensive process of constructing conventional wood framing on site — hasn’t changed much for…
Warren Buffett’s successor got his start selling clean energy. Now he defends coal
Warren Buffett has invested tens of billions of dollars in fossil fuels, propping up some of the nation’s dirtiest coal plants as well as major…
L.A.’s Terminal Island buildings listed among America’s 11 most endangered historic places
The only two surviving buildings from Terminal Island’s days as a thriving Japanese American fishing village in the early 1900s have been placed on the…
‘Starbase’: Residents of Texas site home to Musk’s SpaceX back city status | Elon Musk News
Overwhelming majority of people who voted to turn base into municipality are employees of Elon Musk’s space company.A community in the southern US state of…
Musk’s bid to make SpaceX site a Texas city is approved
McALLEN, Texas — The south Texas home of Elon Musk’s Southern California-born rocket company, SpaceX, is on its way to becoming an official city with a galactic…
A fight over a progressive L.A. news site leads to dueling lawsuits
The question of who controls a small independent media outlet has roiled Los Angeles’ left for more than a year. This week, the clash over…
Britain’s biggest toy chain with over 160 UK stores to close town centre site for good TODAY
A MAJOR UK toy chain is closing the doors to one its town centre stores for the last time today.The Entertainer is ceasing operation of…
Climate change is cooking Los Angeles. Does Karen Bass care?
Los Angeles is still reeling from its most devastating wildfires ever. In the next few months, temperatures could hit triple digits. Yet Mayor Karen Bass…
Iran’s President Pezeshkian visits injured, site of deadly port explosion | News
The fiery blast at the Shahid Rajaee port in southern Iran has killed at least 28 people and wounded some 1,000 others.Iran’s president has visited…
Car free holiday islands in middle of World Heritage site that no Brits know about
While few Brits have heard of the East Frisian Islands, the chain has become one of the most popular travel destinations for German holidaymakers, and…
What L.A. can learn about wildfires from Yosemite’s Rim fire recovery
Happy Thursday. I’m Corinne Purtill, a science and health reporter for The Times, filling in this week for the incomparable Sammy Roth.Last week my family…
We should move faster on clean energy. Some lawmakers want to pause
Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas, one of the most powerful people in Sacramento, just rammed a bill through his chamber that would place a six-year pause…
Popular US fast food chain ‘better than Subway’ to open another UK site in weeks as part of big expansion
A POPULAR US fast food chain that's "better than Subway" is set to open another UK site as part of big expansionWhich Wich, the States-born…
Trump loves coal. Lithium-ion batteries, maybe not
I didn’t know much about email newsletters when Sarah Day Owen, an editor at the Desert Sun in Palm Springs, asked if I would start…
Rams’ new headquarters part of 100-acre Warner Center project
For the Rams, a house isn’t necessarily a home.There’s the Sunday sanctuary of SoFi Stadium — also known as Rams House — but the franchise…
7th Ave Garden, L.A.’s urban arts oasis, celebrates its impermanence
The work of L.A.-based conceptual artist David Horvitz has never been easy to categorize. For the last two decades he’s worked across media, from video…