Scientists Research Deeper-Rooted Crops to Combat Climate Change September 21, 2026 By Joshua A. Bickel and Annika Hammerschlag Research scientist Ashish Rajurkar kneels in the dirt, lifting a large clod of soil tangled around a soybean plant. He...
Most Texas Utility Companies Not Providing Wildfire Response Plans September 21, 2026 By Jayme Lozano-Carver, The Texas Tribune Only eight of 160 utility companies that operate in fire-prone areas of Texas have complied with a law that helps...
Musk’s Boring Co. Working on Tunnel to Link Austin and San Antonio September 21, 2026 By María Paula Mijares Torres Elon Musk said his Boring Co. venture is working on a tunnel project in Texas that would connect the cities...
Specialty Insurer Orion180 Falls 2.8% After $240 Million IPO September 21, 2026 By Anthony Hughes Orion180 Insurance Group Inc. fell 2.8% in its first day of trading after the company raised $240 million from its...
Cause Under Investigation After Upstate South Carolina Fire Destroys Six Businesses September 21, 2026 Fire investigators were working to determine the cause of a blaze that completely gutted seven buildings and six businesses in...
Starbucks Settles Florida Lawsuit Claiming Diversity Policies Were Illegal September 21, 2026 By Daniel Wiessner Starbucks agreed on Thursday to settle a discrimination lawsuit by the state of Florida, pledging not to adopt race- or...
Virginia Tightens Data Center Restrictions Amid Political Backlash September 21, 2026 The state of Virginia is tightening permitting, commercial and environmental controls on data centers as political backlash grows against the...
New Data Centers Worth $68 Billion Disrupted in US, Data Show September 21, 2026 By Newley Purnell Opposition to data centers continues to mount in the US. That’s according to research group Data Center Watch, which said...
Tesla Faces Major Trial in California for Alleged Bias Against Black Workers September 21, 2026 By Daniel Wiessner A California agency’s lawsuit accusing Tesla of allowing rampant race discrimination at its flagship assembly plant is set to go...
US Weighs Antitrust Guidance on AI Safety, Top DOJ Official Says September 21, 2026 By Leah Nylen The Trump administration is considering whether to update interagency antitrust guidance on cybersecurity to address a new wave of threats...