Early indications of a University of California, Davis, study show that feeding dairy cows seaweed may reduce methane emissions caused by their defecation, belching and flatulence, the university announced Thursday. … Click to Continue »
Read More »As Census Nears, Fresno’s Overlooked Homes Could Mean Millions Less In Aid
The 2020 U.S. census is just around the corner, and a new project shows a significant number of Fresno’s residents could be overlooked. The U.S. Census Bureau maintains a Master Address File of every registered postal address in the country. Don’t have a registered address? You probably won’t be counted. …
Read More »A silver lining from California’s drought: Water conservation led to reduced energy use and less pollution
In April 2015, California Gov. Jerry Brown called on the people of the most populous state to reduce their water use by 25 percent in response to a punishing four-year … Click to Continue »
Read More »Facebook is showing less news. Here’s how to keep seeing The Merced Sun-Star.
Facebook is going to make it harder to keep up with everything that’s happening in your community by showing you fewer local news stories in your News Feed. But you … Click to Continue »
Read More »The EPA acts more like a friend and less like a regulator of utilities
The following editorial appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Wednesday, Oct. 11: The premise underlying nearly a half century of U.S. environmental law is that no one has a … Click to Continue »
Read More »PolitiFact California: Mostly True: Latinos 40 Percent Less Likely To Call Police When Victims Of A Crime
In her first official speech on the U.S. Senate floor, Sen. Kamala Harris said President Trumps executive actions “have hit our immigrant and religious communities like a cold front, striking a chilling fear in the hearts of millions of good hardworking people.” The California Democrat went on to say that …
Read More »Your English degree costs less than you paid for it – to subsidize engineering majors
The ever-increasing cost of college tuition is a contentious issue in the U.S., especially among millennials who feel forced to take on thousands in debt to compete for jobs. A … Click to Continue »
Read More »Second car crashes into Merced’s Bear Creek in less than a week
A woman escaped with minor injuries Monday after her car crashed into Merced’s Bear Creek near R Street, according to fire officials at the scene. Firefighters and police were called … Click to Continue »
Read More »Winton man is second to be killed by train in less than a week
A 33-year-old Winton man died Monday night after being struck by a freight train outside of Merced, the Merced County Sheriff’s Office reported. As the train passed through Merced on … Click to Continue »
Read More »Supervisors giving out less in discretionary funds
The five Merced County supervisors have a pool of discretionary funds worth more than half a million dollars after slowing their spending of the special board project money in the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Firefighters respond to smoke alarm at Food 4 Less
Smoke that briefly forced the evacuation of Food 4 Less on Wednesday evening was caused by a gasket failure in a refrigeration compressor, fire officials said. Los Banos firefighters were … Click to Continue »
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