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https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/2019/05/10/cyclists-break-far-fewer-road-rules-than-motorists-finds-new-video-study/

Cyclists Break Far Fewer Road Rules Than Motorists, Finds New Video Study Busting the myth of the "scofflaw cyclist" Danish Road Directorate studies reveal that while 66% of motorists routinely break road traffic laws only 5% of cyclists do so. Law breaking by cyclists is higher where there is no cycle-specific infrastructure.

https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-06-01/warmer-world-creates-bigger-more-damaging-hailstones-study-says

A warmer world creates bigger and more damaging hailstones, study says A new study says the size and damage from hailstones will increase in a warming world

https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-06-02/california-desalination-tech-oceanwell-testing

How a deep-ocean desalination startup hopes to rewrite California's water future Tests of a new desalination technology in a reservoir near Westlake Village were a success. Next comes an ocean trial off Southern California.

https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-05-29/california-wildfire-prevention-funding-at-risk

Fire-prone California could lose hundreds of millions of dollars for wildfire prevention Wildfire resiliency advocates warn that reduced funding could leave California more vulnerable to devastation, and are calling on California leaders to act.

https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-05-30/toxic-fumes-from-tehran-oil-fires-affected-area-size-of-italy

Toxic fumes from Tehran oil fires affected an area the size of Italy When Tehran oil infrastructure caught fire in March after Israeli strikes, the blaze produced toxic fumes detectable across an area the size of Italy.

https://www.wired.com/story/white-house-aliens-gov-us-citizens-arrested/

The White House’s Aliens.gov Site Brags That ICE Arrested More Than 700 US Citizens The website, which compares human beings to extraterrestrials, touts arrest numbers from the Trump administration’s sweeping immigration crackdown. But some of its details are really out there.

https://www.wired.com/story/why-its-almost-too-hot-to-play-tennis-at-the-french-open-2026/

Why It's Almost Too Hot to Play Tennis at the French Open Meet the wet bulb globe temperature, the ominous measure that shows when it's too hot to go outside.

https://www.latimes.com/environment/newsletter/2026-05-28/latest-on-our-gray-whales

The latest on our gray whales It's looking like another really bad year for gray whales.

https://electrek.co/2026/05/27/us-solar-opposition-study-umass-amherst/

Most big US solar projects don’t spark backlash after all, study finds A new UMass Amherst study found most large US solar projects face little public opposition despite perceptions of widespread backlash.