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Edmunds: Ford Lightning vs Rivian R1T
October 26, 2022 - 3:25 AM

Tesla, the first high-volume EV maker, was early to promise a zero-emission pickup, but it was Rivian, an American startup, that delivered the first mass-production EV truck. With impressive range, dazzling performance and innovative features, the R1T has attracted both conventional truck shoppers and early adopters.
As natural gas expands in Gulf, residents fear rising damage
June 02, 2022 - 3:58 AM

LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana (AP) — The front lawn of Lydia Larce’s home is strewn with debris: Remnants of cabinets and chunks of pink shower marble lie between dumpsters. She lives in a FEMA trailer out back, her home in shambles more than a year after Hurricane Laura tore through Lake Charles.
$FILE - In this June 9, 2014 file photo, drivers and their tanker trucks, capable of hauling water and hydraulic fracturing liquid, line up near a natural gas burn off flame and storage tanks in Williston, N.D. According to a 2005-12 study at Geisinger Clinic in Pennsylvania, fracking may worsen asthma in children and adults who live near natural gas drilling sites. People with asthma are vulnerable to air pollution, and diesel exhaust from heavy truck traffic involved in the process may be one of the culprits, although the study doesn't prove what caused patients' symptoms. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)$

Fracking may worsen asthma for nearby residents, study says
July 18, 2016 - 1:09 PM

CHICAGO - Fracking may worsen asthma in children and adults who live near sites where the oil and gas drilling method is used, according to an 8-year study in Pennsylvania.
Home-product developers try to lower the volume in a noisy world
June 04, 2013 - 8:34 AM

Homeowner Christine Igot knows one thing for sure. "I will not have a fridge in my kitchen ever again," she says firmly.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjo

Kelowna winery says accountant took almost a half-million dollars
The owners of a Kelowna winery and golf course allege their former controller took nearly $450,000 in just 30 months on the job. The Turton Group, which owns The View winery as well as Orchard Greens golf course and a rental business, is su

Copenhagen’s hippie oasis wants to rebuild without its illegal hashish market
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The now-aging hippies who took over a derelict naval base in Copenhagen more than 50 years ago and turned it into a freewheeling community known as Christiania want to boot out criminals who control the community&

B.C. home sales slide almost 10 per cent in March despite mortgage rate drop
VANCOUVER - Home sales in British Columbia fell by almost 10 per cent in March compared with the same period last year, in a slowdown an analyst says could be buyers waiting for lower interest rates. The B.C. Real Estate Association says th

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Edmunds: Ford Lightning vs Rivian R1T

As natural gas expands in Gulf, residents fear rising damage

Fracking may worsen asthma for nearby residents, study says

Home-product developers try to lower the volume in a noisy world

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