Author: Julia Mehalko

California wildfires have made their presence known in Las Vegas, in their own way. Thanks to various wildfires currently rampaging through California, other states have had to deal with the repercussions of these fires. Now, officials have warned Las Vegas residents to stay indoors, as wildfires in the Golden State have made the city’s air unhealthy. Unhealthy Las Vegas Air Source: David Lusvardi/Unsplash According to the National Weather Service, Las Vegas air is now reaching unhealthy levels, which could potentially put some residents in a harmful position. On Saturday at 5:30 a.m., nearly all of the city’s air quality monitoring…

Real estate agents in Florida are sounding the alarm about the Sunshine State’s ongoing housing market issues, as many now believe they are facing a “nightmare” scenario. New data has indicated that many Florida homebuyers are canceling their deals to purchase homes at a new record rate, which has complicated the housing market in the state. Housing Cancellations Soar Source: RDNE Stock project/Pexels A new report from Redfin, a real estate brokerage, has revealed that home purchase agreement cancellations have soared at a new record rate. According to this report, almost 56,000 agreements were canceled in just June alone in…

A new study has revealed that the Great Salt Lake is emitting millions of tons of greenhouse gases, potentially resulting in the lake beds in the region significantly contributing to global warming. The scientists who have made this alarming discovery have revealed why the Great Salt Lake may be releasing this emissions — and what officials may be able to do to stop this from continuing. Great Salt Lake and Greenhouse Gases Source: Mick Haupt/Unsplash According to a new paper published in the journal One Earth, the lake bed of the Great Salt Lake emitted about 4.1 million tons of…

An internal watchdog for the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has claimed that two states are possibly putting Americans at risk of exposure to toxic chemicals, as they aren’t accurately inspecting potential polluting facilities. This watchdog has further claimed that these two states — California and Texas — need to better assess facilities that pollute in their state. Tracking Polluters Source: Pixabay/Pexels This assessment was conducted by the office of the EPA’s Inspector General, an internal watchdog for the federal EPA. The watchdog analyzed how California and Texas state agencies have tracked potential polluters. Texas Is Not Watching for…

A tourist’s skin has reportedly melted after he visited Death Valley during extreme temperatures this summer, causing a medical emergency that resulted in the tourist having to be taken to a Las Vegas hospital by helicopter. This incident comes during a summer that has seen incredibly high temperatures in Death Valley. Many tourists have flocked to the region, even as it nears record-high heat. Death Valley’s Hot Summer Source: Johannes Plenio/Unsplash Since the beginning of 2024’s summer, Death Valley National Park officials have warned tourists to be careful when visiting the park, as the region has seen extremely hot temperatures.…

California Governor Gavin Newsom has issued an executive order mandating that state officials begin to take down homeless encampments in cities around the Golden State. This sudden order from Newsom comes after a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling the governor has previously praised. However, some advocates have already criticized Newsom for this move. The Supreme Court’s Decision on Homeless Encampments Source: Fine Photographics/Unsplash This executive order occurred only a few weeks after the Supreme Court decided that an Oregon city wasn’t violating the Constitution by ticketing homeless people who were sleeping outside. Through this ruling, the court rejected advocates that…

NASA has released their latest urgent update on the Boeing astronauts stuck on the International Space Station (ISS) after problems with their spacecraft, revealing that the two astronauts are still not coming home yet. This stunning revelation comes after the astronauts have been stuck on the ISS for more than a month now. Their mission was initially only supposed to have them stay on the ISS for about a week. Yet Another Delay Source: NASA/Wikimedia Commons This latest update from NASA comes after the agency — as well as Boeing — claimed that astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita “Suni”…

Jewish families around the country have begun to challenge Project 2025, especially after learning the plan will seemingly only allow Christians to foster and adopt children. Project 2025 has increasingly been under fire by many Americans as more and more people have learned about the 900-plus document. Now, advocates are shedding light on its “Adoption Reform” section. Jewish Families Are Already Struggling to Foster and Adopt Source: cottonbro studio/Pexels Many advocates are working to bring more attention to the countless number of Jewish families around the country who are facing multiple roadblocks in their attempt to foster and adopt children.…

For months now, fast food industry leaders have been stating that they’ll have to cut jobs thanks to California’s new $20 minimum wage law. However, new data has revealed that the opposite has seemingly happened — fast food companies are hiring more workers. According to new Southern California data, fast food hiring has hit a new record high as many Californians seek out these higher-paying jobs. California’s New Fast Food Law Source: Nolan Gorniak/Unsplash On April 1, California’s new fast food law officially went into effect after Governor Gavin Newsom signed it into law. This legislation requires fast food chains…

Video footage of a whale mid-breach hitting a small fishing boat off New Hampshire, sending two men flying into the Atlantic Ocean, has gone viral online. This remarkable video shows the moment the whale hit the boat, revealing that the boat quickly toppled the men into the water. Fishing in the Atlantic Ocean Source: Jacob Buller/Unsplash This video footage was caught by two teenage brothers from Maine who were fishing in the Atlantic Ocean on Tuesday morning around 7 a.m. The teenagers were fishing for menhaden, also commonly called “pogies,” in the ocean around other fishing boats. A Whale in…