ORLANDO, Fla. — Orange County leaders are working to protect two vulnerable areas that may need additional protections and regulations: the Shingle Creek and St. Johns River basins. Officials say ...

Basin Electric Power Cooperative has received a federal loan that will likely make it legally exempt from being ordered to return hundreds of millions of dollars to its members. The Bismarck-based ...

Sedimentary basins – depressions in Earth’s crust caused by tectonic activity – tend to be flat and are favoured places to build cities. But during earthquakes, they can become natural resonance ...

Lithium-ion batteries have been the cornerstone of virtually all modern gadgets and the battery packs used to charge them up. They’ve been pretty good on the whole, enabling reasonably fast charging ...

Great Basin National Park is one of America's least visited national parks, despite being free to enter. The park's landscape features alpine scenery, bristlecone pines, and the Lehman Caves. The park ...

Watch Eurovision Semi-Final 2 tonight at 8pm (May 14) to see 15 new acts compete for 10 places in Saturday's grand final. The second semi features a huge lineup including UK act Look Mum No Computer ...

The Carpinteria Groundwater Sustainability Agency (CGSA) has extended the deadline for well owners to register their wells and install approved flowmeters. Well owners are encouraged to start the ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. The Carpinteria Groundwater Sustainability Agency (CGSA) has extended the deadline for well owners to register their wells and ...

The Colorado River provides water to some 40 million people across seven U.S. states and Mexico. And, after a historically hot and dry winter, those western states are scrambling to shore up supplies.

The first Tesla Semi to roll off the company's high-volume line has arrived, the Austin automaker announced on Wednesday. First unveiled in 2017, CEO Elon Musk had originally promised the ...