Reading archive 2023-01-13

U.S. will begin ‘extraordinary measures’ to stay under debt limit: Treasury warns of ‘irreparable harm’ to global economy as debt limit standoff begins

Burning Man touts sustainability. Now it’s suing to block clean energy.: The organizers of the week-long festival worry a geothermal energy project could damage Nevada desert’s hot springs - "Among the event’s '10 Principles' are civic responsibility and leaving no trace once the party is over. But the BLM recently capped attendance at 80,000, in part because of the amount of trash from eventgoers."

How to report everyday environmental violations and possibly get paid: Filing complaints about idling trucks, illegal dumping and water waste can help the planet and earn you some cash

Sweden finds rare earth deposits that could benefit Western consumers

Scientists inch closer to learning origins of mysterious ‘fairy circles’: No one knows exactly how these circles form. New evidence suggests the plants may be responding to the dehydrated terrain.

A Yorkie was dognapped. A man who hunted al-Qaeda came to the rescue.: Dog thefts — some violent — appear to be on the rise nationwide, but the owner of a Yorkshire terrier and a veteran who hunted al-Qaeda militants in Iraq teamed up to save a dog held for ransom.