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Estimated cost of Thames Water renationalisation questioned
Comparison with Bulb government loans gives exaggerated forecast, experts claimFinancial Times - Jan. 13 -
Bessent to divest from assets on road to leading Treasury
President-elect Trump’s Treasury Secretary pick Scott Bessent has plans to divest from funds and other investments as he prepares to take over as the country’s top economic official. In an ...The Hill - Jan. 13 -
Rep. Judy Chu says fire agencies have assured her there is "enough water"
Rep. Judy Chu said fire agencies have assured her there is "enough water" to continue fighting fires amid concerns over water pressure in her district.CBS News - Jan. 12 -
Rep. Judy Chu: Fire agencies say there is "enough water" to fight wildfires going forward
Rep. Judy Chu, whose district has been affected by the Eaton fire, tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that she has been in touch with Gov. Gavin Newsom and fire agencies have assured ...CBS News - Jan. 12 -
Gov. Newsom says his investigation into L.A. County water supply is ‘not about finger pointing’
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) tells NBC News Correspondent Jacob Soboroff that his investigation into the loss of water pressure to local fire hydrants is about answering the questions of California ...NBC News - Jan. 12 -
Watch: Huge clouds of water and fire retardant dumped on LA wildfires
Fire crews have been dropping water and fire retardant on blazes around Los Angeles since last week.BBC News - Jan. 12 -
‘White people shouldn’t mess with it’: Native American church laments psychedelic cactus shortage
Western ‘psychedelic renaissance’ is partly to blame for dwindling supplies of peyote, which produces mescaline. Aldous Huxley wrote about the spiritual visions he had while taking the drug ...The Guardian - Jan. 11 -
Column: For Angelenos suffering fire fatigue, ace water drop videos are sweet revenge
Videos of fire-fighting pilots nailing flames with miraculous precision have given Angelenos something to root for during a week of shock, terror and grief.Los Angeles Times - Jan. 11 -
California wildfires live updates: Los Angeles death toll rises to 11 as governor orders water investigation
Officials say five people killed in Palisades fire and six in Eaton fire, while LA fire chief criticizes city officials over hydrants than ran dry. After the fire, the insurance battles: new ...The Guardian - Jan. 11 -
Trump makes misguided accusations about California water management amid wildfires
President-elect Donald Trump has used the devastating Los Angeles wildfires to revisit a policy disagreement with California Gov.NBC News - Jan. 10 -
Newsom calls for independent investigation of LA Department of Water and Power
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) called for an independent investigation of the Los Angeles Department Water and Power on Friday amid reported water supply issues during this week's wildfires. In ...The Hill - Jan. 10 -
Rep. Lieu calls for investigation into water pressure failures in L.A. wildfire fight
Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.), who represents a district affected by the wildfires in Los Angeles, calls for an investigation into the failures of the water system as firefighters work to put out the ...NBC News - Jan. 10 -
World’s ugliest lawn winner says she leaves watering to Mother Nature
New Zealand garden takes first prize in global competition designed to promote water conservation. A sun-scorched patch of lawn near Christchurch, in New Zealand, has been crowned the ugliest lawn ...The Guardian - Jan. 10 -
Los Angeles Wildfires Will Make a Serious Housing Shortage Worse
With so many people displaced and looking for rentals, the region’s housing options could grow even scarcer and more expensive.The New York Times - Jan. 10 -
Global Warming Is Wreaking Havoc on the Planet’s Water Cycle
In 2024, natural disasters related to variations in the water cycle caused more than 8,700 deaths and at least $550 billion of economic loss.Wired - Jan. 10 -
‘To confront the anti-gay law is to trouble waters’: the young Nigerian novelist refusing to go by the book
Chukwuebuka Ibeh’s first novel, Blessings, about love in a hostile climate, was written after a life-changing encounter with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Shortly after his 18th birthday, Chukwuebuka ...The Guardian - Jan. 10 -
‘Completely Dry’: How Los Angeles Firefighters Ran Out of Water
As wildfires roar into residential neighborhoods, firefighters in California and elsewhere are finding that water systems can’t keep up with the demand.The New York Times - Jan. 10 -
Lack of water frustrates firefighters on the front lines
As homes continued to burn in the Pacific Palisades area, firefighters were frustrated by lack of water pressure. A fire captain said some homes could have been saved if more water were available. ...NBC News - Jan. 9 -
Trump keeps saying send water from the north to LA fires. That's not the problem
As fires spread across Southern California, Trump urged Newsom to send in water from Northern California despite some experts saying water supply is not the problem.ABC News - Jan. 9 -
California wildfires: Water supply becomes flashpoint in Trump-Newsom fight
The blazes burning across the Los Angeles region are not only devastating property and lives, but also fueling political argument over how to fight the fires, with President-elect Trump blaming ...The Hill - Jan. 9 -
Biden says intentional power outages to prevent more fires led to California water shortages
President Biden said Thursday intentional power outages in the Los Angeles area that were administered in order to prevent more fires from starting were partially to blame for water shortages as ...The Hill - Jan. 9 -
Low water supply causing ‘a real challenge’ in battling wildfires, says L.A. Fire Dept. Official
Capt. Erik Scott, Public Information Officer for the Los Angeles Fire Department, joins Meet the Press NOW with the latest on the fight against wildfires in Los Angeles County.NBC News - Jan. 9 -
Why Richmond residents in Virginia are under a boil water advisory
More than 200,000 people in Richmond, Virginia, are under a boil water advisory after a storm impacted a water facility. Greg Schneider, a writer for the Washington Post, joins CBS News with the ...CBS News - Jan. 9 -
Trump calls on Newsom to ‘open up the water main’
In a post online Thursday, President-elect Trump called on California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) to “open up the water main” as fires in Los Angeles continue to rage. “Governor Gavin Newscum should ...The Hill - Jan. 9 -
YMCA helps Virginia residents enduring water crisis
Residents in Richmond, Virginia, are still without running water after a storm knocked out power at a treatment facility. Jody Alexander, the president of the YMCA of Greater Richmond, joins CBS ...CBS News - Jan. 9 -
Listed UK water utility dividends exceed private peers’ payouts for first time since Thatcher
First-time publicly traded companies pay out more than privately held rivals since privatisationFinancial Times - Jan. 9 -
Group of Los Angeles firefighters briefly run out of water while putting out flames
A state of emergency was declared in California as multiple wildfires destroyed homes near L.A. and killed at least 5 people. CBS News Los Angeles' Joy Benedict reports that some firefighters ran ...CBS News - Jan. 8 -
Water tanks went dry in Pacific Palisades, hampering efforts to fight fire
Demand for water to fight the Palisades Fire led all three of the area's water tanks and some fire hydrants to temporarily dry up in the last roughly 24 hours.NBC News - Jan. 9 -
The unanswerable question for the unproven, NBA-leading Cavs: Is this for real?
The Cavs have the best record, the best offense and are obliterating opponents. But here's why league insiders aren't yet sold on Cleveland as true title favorites.ESPN - Jan. 8 -
California wildfires: deadly blazes continue to grow as officials warn of shortage of firefighters – latest updates
Tens of thousands of homes affected by ‘unprecedented’ fires in Los Angeles area; aircraft return to dropping water after winds grounded them. Visual explainer: why are the LA wildfires so ...The Guardian - Jan. 8 -
Wicked leads acting awards race but Jolie snubbed
Jonathan Bailey, Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande are all recognised at the Oscars precursor.BBC News - Jan. 8
