Mini hydro company raises $18M to generate power in canals
A startup business that places small turbines in irrigation canals to generate electricity has raised $18.4 million to scale up its technology and generate carbon-free hydropower.
Minneapolis to pay $8.9M over Chauvin’s actions before Floyd
The city of Minneapolis will pay nearly $9 million to settle lawsuits filed by two people who said former police officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee into their necks years before he used that move in the killing of George Floyd.
As Earth warms, more ‘flash droughts’ suck soil, plants dry
A new study finds that climate change is making droughts faster and more furious — and especially one fast-moving kind of drought that can take farmers by surprise.
Montana close to becoming 1st state to completely ban TikTok
Montana moved one step closer to passing a bill to ban TikTok from operating in the state.
Navy veteran who stormed Capitol gets 3 years on gun charges
A former Navy reservist who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and expressed admiration for Adolf Hitler has been sentenced to three years in prison on firearms charges.
Tech consultant charged in killing of Cash App founder Lee
Authorities say a tech consultant has been arrested and charged with murder in the stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee in San Francisco.
EPA awards $177 million to environmental justice groups
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to announce Thursday that it’s investing $177 million to create 17 technical assistance centers around the country to help environmental justice organizations successfully apply for federal funds.
Black chiefs to meet amid debate on benefit of cop diversity
Black police chiefs, commissioners, sheriffs and commanders from across the country are set to meet this weekend in Detroit for the annual CEO symposium of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives.
Florida mops up after floods close Fort Lauderdale airport
South Florida is keeping a wary eye on a forecast that calls for rain a day after nearly a foot fell in a matter of hours.
Ask a real estate pro: Do we owe subcontractor if we already paid contractor in full?
A reader asks real estate lawyer Gary Singer: We paid our home renovation contractor in full, but now a subcontractor claims he hasn’t been paid. Do we owe him?