
The cost of the California drought
After four years in a row of drought, California is getting serious about tackling its water problem. Last week, the state ordered usage to be

After four years in a row of drought, California is getting serious about tackling its water problem. Last week, the state ordered usage to be

Drivers across the country have plenty to be thankful for. The national average price of gasoline is expected to drop below $2 a gallon for

You know you are paying less for gasoline this fall. But fuel has gotten really cheap in some parts of the country. The Associated Press

As airlines continue to consolidate and look for ways to cut expenses from the bottom line, airports have borne the brunt of these cuts. Airports

Airports are big users of energy. They need power to run everything from runway lights to food concessions. And that power is a big part

Oil prices have fallen 29 percent since June, according to Bloomberg News. This may be welcome news for the developed world, but it creates a

You’ve all seen the pictures, like this one, of smog enveloping Beijing and other cities in China. And you’ve heard stories about how smog affected

Solar power: Sometimes a theme won’t take no for an answer; it keeps bubbling up here and there demanding to be recognized. A couple of

Ivan Penn, Tampa Bay Times reporter, started his journalism career as a TV weatherman—in elementary school for an in-house cable program. His father, an avid

We all have our quirks and one that I’ll admit to involves a rather odd fascination good trash-to-treasure stories. No, you won’t find me peering

Years ago, Gannett pioneered “mainstreaming” of minorities and others on the margins of conventional news coverage. For example, instead of having a minority business beat,

News has been coming thick and fast the last few weeks, so you might have missed the uproar over the coal ash spill in North
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