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Steps have been taken to cut the noise from motor boats and snowmobiles in Yellowstone national park. Photograph: Konrad Wothe/Getty Images By Damian Carrington May 4 2017  The Guardian   Human noises are often 10 times that of background levels, impairing our... Read More

Downtown Los Angeles is viewed from Hilltop Park in Signal Hill. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times) By Shelby Grad May 2, 2017 Los Angeles Times Los Angeles gained 42,470 people between 2016 and 2017. That might not seem like a lot, but... Read More

By Gregg Jarrett April 26, 2017  Fox News   The rise of the sanctuary city movement has created a deep divide among American states, with the nation’s two most populous states taking drastically different stances from each other on cooperating with federal... Read More

Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that the Department of Justice will stop awarding grants to sanctuary cities, during Monday's White House press briefing. "Unfortunately some states and cities have adopted policies designed to frustrate the enforcement of immigration laws," Sessions said. "These... Read More

A view of LA's air pollution (Photo: Gabriel Bouys, AFP/Getty Images) Doyle Rice April 19, 2017 USA Today California's smoggy reputation appears to be deserved: Six of the USA's 10 cities with the worst air pollution are in the Golden State, according to... Read More

Infosys Technologies employees in Bangalore, India. (Aijaz Rahi/Associated Press) By Editorial Board April 12, 2017 The Washington Post THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION is taking its first, cautious steps to clean up the much-abused H-1B visa system, by which skilled foreign workers are imported... Read More