The US has one of the highest groundwater use rates in the world. When wells run dry, households may opt to conserve water, find new sources or sell and move.
Carl Natale
Web editor for SunJournal.com
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Drought-related crises are afflicting millions. Desert dwellers can offer advice.
If we accept that we live in a desert nation, we can glean insights about how to live with aridity.
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Reducing water use in the age of drought and climate change
Even if you don’t live in an area with mandatory conservation measures, cutting back on your use can save water, energy and money.
Posted inHealth, Nation / World
Should vaccinated people mask up with COVID-19 cases rising?
You might still want to mask up in public even if you’re fully vaccinated
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Nation / World, Politics
Sen. Angus King takes aim at charitable money sitting in donor funds
Wealthy philanthropists have long enjoyed an advantageous way to give to charity: Using something called a donor-advised fund, they’ve been able to enjoy tax deductions and investment gains on their donations long before they give the money away
Posted inNation / World
Wildfire Tracker: Locate wildfires breaking out in the U.S.
This interactive map will display real-time wildfire location detail, perimeters and thermal hot spots across the U.S.
Posted inNation / World
California utility says its equipment may be linked to fire
Pacific Gas & Electric says its equipment may have been involved in the start of the big Dixie Fire burning in the Sierra Nevada
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Olympic surfing exposes whitewashed Native Hawaiian roots
For some Native Hawaiians, surfing’s Olympic debut is both a celebration of a cultural touchstone invented by their ancestors, and an extension of the racial indignities seared into the history of the game and their homeland.
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Banned from the Tokyo Olympics for pot? Let the athletes decide what drugs should be allowed
In the wake of debate about cannabis, performance-enhancing drugs and the Olympic Games, athlete-driven doping legislation is the way forward.
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The Olympics are ‘on the wrong side of history’ when it comes to free speech
The International Olympic Committee’s Rule 50 still restricts the freedom of speech of athletes, despite the recently relaxed stipulations. A respected Olympian says the IOC must change its policy.