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Who is Valar Atomics?
Transmission lines lead away from the coal-fired Intermountain Power Plant near Delta, Utah on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. (Photo by Spenser Heaps for Utah News Dispatch) The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in...

The Enshittification of American Power
For decades, allies of the United States lived comfortably amid the sprawl of American hegemony. They constructed their financial institutions, communications systems, and national defense on top of infrastructure provided by the US. And right...

Dispatch from Svalbard: Tensions are simmering in the High North
SVALBARD, NORWAY—Even in summer, the air is clear and cold in Longyearbyen, the world’s northernmost inhabited town, which is located above the Arctic Circle in Norway’s Svalbard archipelago. The message from officials we recently spoke with there...

Earth’s Largest Waterfall Is Hidden Deep in the Ocean
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Trump’s Secret is Hidden in Plain Sight
To the Editor: Why do people find Trump’s behavior puzzling? The reasons for it are remarkably clear. The “stooge” strategy has been a mainstay of mafias since before the Borgias: find a prominent but indebted businessman, bail him out, own him...

6,845 active legal licenses in Kings County as of June
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Listen to the terrifying sound of Earth's north and south poles 'flipping' 780,000 years ago - as experts warn another flip could be imminent
Every 200,000-300,000 years, Earth's magnetic poles do something extraordinary. They completely flip, meaning the North pole becomes the South, and vice-versa. The last full reversal took place approximately 780,000 years ago – leaving some...

Climate Science Digest: July 9, 2025
Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (July 9, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. University of Houston engineer creates a possible replacement for plastic In a world...

Denmark Confirms Purchase of 10 Additional F-35 Jets and EU-Backed Patriot Aid for Ukraine
U.S Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Addie Peterson Denmark’s defence ministry has moved to expand its combat-air and air-defence posture with two closely linked decisions reached in Washington this week. Copenhagen will order at least...

Ep.1: Sea Level Rise — High tides and an upstream battle on the Napa River
This aired in July 14, 2025 episode of Crosscurrents. Click the button above to listen. California is known for its beautiful beaches, and awe-inspiring coastline. But in the last 50 years, sea levels have risen at an exponential rate. Today,...

Climate Science Digest: July 11, 2025
Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (July 11, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. Global soil organic carbon levels on the rise due to climate change The research,...

Critical Minerals of Peril and Power: The Five-Element Spine of the Modern Arsenal
The pilot slides his thumb across the F-35’s throttle and the jet answers with a whiplash of thrust, airframe flexing like a living blade. Hidden beneath that carbon-fiber skin is a cathedral of metals the color of dusk and midnight: magnets that...

Hotlist: 2025 Trending Destinations!
Craving somewhere new? This year’s biggest travel trends are all about the unexpected – from remote escapes to reinvented cities and surreal natural wonders. Check out these four hot trending destinations of 2025. And the best part? You’ll get...

Are America’s Competitive Advantages Being Decimated?
The US is an unrivaled economic powerhouse. It accounts for 4% of the world’s population yet captures a whopping 24% of the world’s gross domestic product — the total value of goods and services produced by a country in one year. When comparing...

Tipping points: Window to avoid irreversible climate impacts is ‘rapidly closing’
The event was billed as a “call to action” to the “research community, policymakers and business to raise awareness and understanding of the importance of tipping points and to accelerate the required action”. As human activity drives global...

Australia and New Zealand Need to be More Vocal in Opposition to Trumpian Policies
U.S. President Donald Trump’s foreign policy, including the recent reinstatement of tariffs, must necessarily lead to a rethink in Canberra and Wellington of their approaches to the current American administration. While both the Australian and...

Al Gore Puts Down ‘Climate Realism’
Al Gore, speaking in Nairobi, gave a TED speech that set the stage for where the world stands in its search for Net Zero by 2050: “Many of the oil, gas, and coal producers and their financial allies are now advocating a new approach that they call...

As Trump targets trade imbalances, economists’ data traces over 200 yrs of global wealth flows
Singapore: When US President Donald Trump talks about the need for a “big, beautiful trade deal” because of the nation’s trade deficits with many countries, and alleges that the US faces unfair trade, the question that needs to be asked is whether...
Today in High Prairie: July 10, 2025
Today in High Prairie! See what’s happening today in town, celebrity birthdays, local history, world history and your daily horoscope. Please send your birthdays and community events to southpeacenews@hotmail.com and/or spneditor@outlook.com....

Rare earths emerge as a geopolitical lynchpin in the rising China-U.S. rivalry
“They’re going to deliver rare earths to us,” U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said in an interview on June 27. “And once they do that, we’ll take down our countermeasures.” Mr. Lutnick’s remarks came just a day after a White House official...