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He secretly cut down more than 500 trees because they blocked his view of the Strip in Las Vegas. Now the man who did it got sentenced.

This gadget, the pull-cord generator (PCG), lets you produce electricity with human power alone. So far, its inventors at Potenco have only concentrated on bringing it to developing nations with patchy power grids. Now Potenco unexpectedly announced that they are going to sell this baby in US. Release date: Next year.

Ash from the wildfires in Southern California poses a serious threat to the neighborhoods it has fallen on, US Geological Survey scientists say. It contains high levels of arsenic, lead, and other toxic substances -- and the next rainstorms will wash the concoction into waterways, polluting streams and threatening wildlife.

A Nevada man from an upscale retirement community just South of Las Vegas did not like the way greenery was blocking his city views. He now faces up tp 35 years in prison for secretly wiping out hundreds of trees.