Locals Didn’t Think Roundup Was Being Sprayed Near Lake Tahoe. So I Went to Find Out.

by | May 22, 2026 | Underworld Turns

This past Sunday, I found myself walking across the snowless ski runs of Sierra-at-Tahoe in California, which sits on public land in the El Dorado National Forest. I had come to chase down a rumor. Numerous Tahoe-area residents had told me the Forest Service’s plan to spray the controversial herbicide glyphosate—part of the agency’s forest […]

Solar Electricity Is Poised to Overtake Coal in—of All Places—Texas

by | May 22, 2026 | Underworld Turns

This story was originally published by Canary Media and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The Texas sun keeps rising, as Texas coal wanes. For the first time ever, solar is set to generate more electricity than coal in the power market managed by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas. Nobody is building new coal power […]

Falcon Island

by | May 22, 2026 | Yesteryear

1 9 8 1 (Australia) 13 x 30 minute episodes This Australian children’s TV series from Channel 9 in Perth was based on a book by Joan Ambrose and filmed on Rottnest Island in Western Australia. Life was great for the kids on Falcon Island – 11-year-old Paul (Greg Duffy), 10-year-old Jock (Justin Hollyock) and Paul’s […]