## Commentary: California is finally quitting coal. Here's what comes next

Authored by latimes.com

Perhaps most tellingly, the coal pile in the yard out back was tiny compared with my previous visit in 2022.

Los Angeles is closing Intermountain, a watershed moment that will mark the end of coal power in California.

In California, just 2.2% of electricity came from coal in 2024 — nearly all of it from Intermountain.

The newly built gas/hydrogen power plant known as IPP Renewed, seen from the roof of the Intermountain coal plant.

A Riverside County electric cooperative imports coal from out of state, as does Berkshire Hathaway-owned Pacific Power in Northern California.

Next month, California is quitting coal.

This is the latest edition of Boiling Point, a newsletter about climate change and the environment in the American West. »

### Saudi warning: 'Qatar will bring Hamas back'

Authored by israelhayom.com

They back the full disarmament of Hamas and insist that the Palestinian Authority only return to Gaza after sweeping reforms and a process of deradicalization.

A Saudi diplomatic source told Israel Hayom that normalization with Israel remains on the table, but "it will not happen within months.

The summit has negatively affected Israel-Egypt relations, following harsh criticism in Israel over Egyptian involvement in weapons smuggling to Hamas. »

### Hamas frees Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners under Trump's Gaza ceasefire deal

Authored by news.sky.com

Hamas initially handed over seven hostages to the Red Cross, before releasing the other 13 for emotional reunions with their families.

Families and friends cheered as TV channels announced the hostages were safely in the hands of the Red Cross.

Coffins of two of the dead have been released to the Red Cross - with two more to follow, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Monday evening. »

### 9 killed in separate shootings as Mississippi schools celebrate homecoming

Authored by nbcnews.com

— School homecoming celebrations in Mississippi ended in gunfire, with separate shootings on opposite sides of the state Friday and Saturday night that left at least nine people dead and many more injured, authorities said.

Six were killed in downtown Leland after a high school football homecoming game in the Mississippi Delta region on the state's western edge, according to the county coroner.

In Leland, four people were killed and two died later at a hospital, according to a statement from Washington County Coroner La'Quesha Watkins. »

### Planet’s first catastrophic climate tipping point reached, report says, with coral reefs facing ‘widespread dieback’

Authored by theguardian.com

Tipping points are recognised by scientists as moments when a major ecosystem reaches a point where severe degradation is inevitable.

View image in fullscreen Experts agree that coral reefs need ‘aggressive’ action on climate change and improved local management.

The Amazon – under pressure from the climate crisis and deforestation – was closer than previously thought to reaching a tipping point, he said. »

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