Twenty-four countries and the European Union have reached a historic deal to designate nearly 600,000 square miles of the Ross Sea in the Antarctic region a marine protected area for … Click to Continue »
Read More »Global deal would limit use of coolant
Negotiators from more than 170 nations agreed Saturday to begin limiting heat-trapping greenhouse gases known as HFCs, often used in air conditioners and refrigerators. The legally binding agreement, reached in … Click to Continue »
Read More »Obama says Paris deal to limit carbon pollution will take effect
The Paris climate accord negotiated last year has been ratified by enough countries to go into force, a step that will help reduce worldwide carbon pollution and stave off global … Click to Continue »
Read More »EU ratification to make Paris climate deal a reality
The European Union ratified the international Paris agreement on climate change late Tuesday, fulfilling the second and final condition for the accord to go into force later this year. The … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced schools deal with breast pumping on case-by-case basis
When Jeanette Hukill needed to pump breast milk after becoming a new mother, the teacher locked the door of her classroom, closed the blinds and hid behind her computer where … Click to Continue »
Read More »City, county approve tax-sharing deal key to growth near UC Merced
Merced County and the city of Merced officially have a revenue-sharing agreement, paving the way for development near UC Merced as the campus moves forward with plans to double its … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced agrees to tax-sharing deal
How Merced and Merced County decide to split tax dollars may sound boring, but it’s a “really, really big deal,” Merced’s city manager said Monday. Merced City Council unanimously adopted … Click to Continue »
Read More »This electron microscope for tiny things is a big deal, professors say
The microscope is open for use by Central Valley students It uses electrons rather than light to see tiny objects It’s part of a NASA-funded program on campus … Click to Continue »
Read More »Correctional officer pay raise, health cap in Merced County deal
Correctional officers will receive a 7 percent raise over two years County caps its contributions at 50 percent for family members on health plans Negotiation proposals, counters and MOUs available on county website … Click to Continue »
Read More »Prince of a deal for planet Earth
In the 2007 song “Planet Earth,” the recently departed Prince sings, “Fifty years from now, what will they say about us here? Did we take care of the water and the fragile atmosphere?” … Click to Continue »
Read More »Fresno’s former deputy police chief Keith Foster offered plea deal in drug-dealing case
A year ago, then-Deputy Chief Keith Foster, six others were arrested on drug trafficking charges Lawyer says plea deal involves prison for Foster Foster likely won’t accept it, lawyer says … Click to Continue »
Read More »Carlos Correa is a Major (League) Deal
Grizzlies’ shortstop Carlos Correa is good enough to be the next Derek Jeter or Alex Rodriguez. Astros’ GM Jeff Luhnow, Fresno Grizzlies’ manager Tony DeFrancesco, sports agent Scott Boras (and Correa) talk about the shortstop.
Read More »City Council make a deal with the Grizzlies’ owners
A new deal is going to make it easier for the current owners of the Fresno Grizzlies to operate, and sweeten the deal for whoever buys the team. The team’s current owners appeared before the Fresno City Council today to re-negotiate terms. They currently pay the city $ 125,000 a …
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