The Bureau of Land Management approved the repurposing of an oil and gas pipeline to transport water across the Mojave Desert. The company Cadiz Inc. has been trying for years to pump groundwater in the desert and ship it to thirsty California cities. The project is fiercely opposed by conservationists, who say it will dry up desert springs and seeps relied upon by Indigenous tribes and rare wildlife.
A monitoring well at the Pinyon Plain uranium mine has been detecting rising arsenic levels since 2025. The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality approved an application from Energy Fuels Resources Inc. to raise both the alert levels for arsenic and the limit of the toxic metal in the aquifer detected at the well by 10 percent. Local tribes and environmentalists say the decision threatens the region’s water quality and the public's ability to be alerted to groundwater issues at the mine. The company claims the arsenic issue is natural and not due to the mining.
This week's News Quiz features Graham Platner and restaurant etiquette. Last week's quiz tested the knowledge of the Founding Fathers, vaccine victories and more in this week's American Culture Quiz. Check back next week for the latest News Quizz from Fox News Digital.
The Trump administration is facing a legal challenge over an emergency order keeping a Florida coal-fired power plant in operation. The order took effect on June 4 and remains in place through Sept. 1. Environmental Defense Fund, Sierra Club, Earthjustice and Florida Rising want the Department of Energy to reconsider the order.
Palm Beach airport officially renamed after Donald Trump. Qatari-gifted AF1 switched out over security concern. Ken Paxton swore to end voter fraud, but he may have violated an election law. Plattner cancels events amid growing calls to quit Maine senate race. Thune, Barrasso spoke to Mitch McConnell in recent days.
The Bureau of Land Management approved the repurposing of an oil and gas pipeline to transport water across the Mojave Desert. The company Cadiz Inc. has been trying for years to pump groundwater in the desert and ship it to thirsty California cities. The project is fiercely opposed by conservationists, who say it will dry up desert springs and seeps relied upon by Indigenous tribes and rare wildlife.
A monitoring well at the Pinyon Plain uranium mine has been detecting rising arsenic levels since 2025. The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality approved an application from Energy Fuels Resources Inc. to raise both the alert levels for arsenic and the limit of the toxic metal in the aquifer detected at the well by 10 percent. Local tribes and environmentalists say the decision threatens the region’s water quality and the public's ability to be alerted to groundwater issues at the mine. The company claims the arsenic issue is natural and not due to the mining.
This week's News Quiz features Graham Platner and restaurant etiquette. Last week's quiz tested the knowledge of the Founding Fathers, vaccine victories and more in this week's American Culture Quiz. Check back next week for the latest News Quizz from Fox News Digital.
The Trump administration is facing a legal challenge over an emergency order keeping a Florida coal-fired power plant in operation. The order took effect on June 4 and remains in place through Sept. 1. Environmental Defense Fund, Sierra Club, Earthjustice and Florida Rising want the Department of Energy to reconsider the order.
Palm Beach airport officially renamed after Donald Trump. Qatari-gifted AF1 switched out over security concern. Ken Paxton swore to end voter fraud, but he may have violated an election law. Plattner cancels events amid growing calls to quit Maine senate race. Thune, Barrasso spoke to Mitch McConnell in recent days.