Mountain lion captured in Marin as wildlife project expands

Quinton Martins, founder of the Living With Lions research project, searches for footprints as he tracks mountain lions in the hills above Sonoma Valley in 2025. (John Burgess/Press Democrat)

Wildlife conservationists captured the first mountain lion in Marin as part of an expanded research project to learn more about how the big cats live in the North Bay. The 8-year-old, 140-pound male, named P-60, was captured in the Lagunitas area last month. Living with Lions program researchers targeted the beast after a property owner … Read more

Earth First: A local company focused on preserving paper

Terrence Burke, owner of Diamond K Inc., explains the process...

Two northeastern Pennsylvania-based companies with a passion for paper continue their work to promote environmental sustainability. As Earth Day approaches on Wednesday, Scranton’s Diamond K, a waste paper recycling company founded in 1955, and American Paper Bags, a manufacturing company founded in Sugar Notch in 2018 that makes customizable paper bags and envelopes, remain committed … Read more

Survey finds energy industry’s confidence that new oil pipelines will be built quickly is fading

Survey finds energy industry's confidence that new oil pipelines will be built quickly is fading

Open this photo in gallery: Premier Mark Carney will sign a memorandum of understanding with Alberta Premier Daniel Smith in Calgary in November 2025.Jeff McIntosh/Canadian Press The latest business sentiment survey from ATB Cormark Capital Markets suggests that confidence in new oil pipelines being selected for expedited federal review within the next year is waning. … Read more