Emily Guerin

Emily Guerin appears in the following:

Encore: QAnon's toehold in the wellness world

Saturday, January 07, 2023

While the QAnon conspiracy theory is strongly associated with the political far-right, it also has followers in the worlds of yoga and wellness.

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She was a popular yoga guru. Then she embraced QAnon conspiracy theories

Monday, January 02, 2023

Themes like everything is connected, nothing happens without a purpose, and nothing is what it seems are central to both yoga philosophy and conspiratorial thinking.

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Latest Style Trend: Clandestine Haircuts During Stay-At-Home Orders

Saturday, May 23, 2020

Hairstylists are not considered essential workers. But hair continues to grow. That's led to clandestine haircuts, where stylists can make money and clients can get a much-needed trim.

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Largest Earthquake To Hit The State In 2 Decades Rattles Southern California

Thursday, July 04, 2019

A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck Southern California about 150 miles northeast of Los Angeles. It is the largest earthquake in two decades to hit the state.

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California Housing Development Is A 'Disaster Waiting To Happen'

Tuesday, January 01, 2019

California suffered devastating wildfires in 2018. But cities and counties are still allowing subdivisions to stretch out into the suburban edges with the highest risks of wildfire.

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Fire-Resistant Is Not Fire-Proof, California Homeowners Discover

Sunday, December 09, 2018

California has some of the strictest building codes in the country for homes built in areas with wildfire risk. But recent fires show that even the most fire-resistant homes will burn.

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California To Require All New Homes To Have Solar Panels Starting In 2020

Thursday, May 17, 2018

There will be intended and unintended consequences: lower emissions statewide, lower energy bills and more solar jobs. But the requirement means more expensive homes and may not have as big of an impact as desired.

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California's Forests Continue To Die After Years Of Drought

Tuesday, August 22, 2017

California's record drought is officially over. But trees are still dying across the state because they were so badly weakened by years without water.

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Environmental Groups Say California's Climate Program Has Not Helped Them

Friday, February 24, 2017

California's signature climate plan is under attack from environmental justice groups. Some say the cap-and-trade program hasn't done anything to clean up the air in low-income communities.

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Mysterious Death Uncovers Risk In Federal Oil Field Rules

Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Oil worker Dustin Bergsing, 21, was found dead on top of a North Dakota oil tank in 2012. A journalist and a doctor looking into the death found a pattern of similar fatal accidents.

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North Dakota Residents Weather Downturn In Commodity Prices

Thursday, February 11, 2016

North Dakota's fortunes have taken an abrupt turn for the worse. The state was recently a destination for thousands of people seeking a better life and high paying jobs in the Bakken ...

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COP21: Can The U.S. Live Up to Its Pledge?

Tuesday, December 15, 2015

President Obama's Clean Power Plan (CPP) is a core part of the pledge the U.S. made at the climate summit in Paris, but implementing the CPP is easier said than done.

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North Dakotans Feel Singled Out In Clean Power Plan's Compliance Mandate

Friday, November 27, 2015

Under the final version of the plan, North Dakota will have to cut emissions by 45 percent — a fourfold increase from the draft plan, and more than any other state.

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Oil Boom Means Sky Watchers Hoping for Starlight Just Get Stars, Lite

Thursday, November 05, 2015

Light pollution has increased by 500 percent at Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota, thanks to nearby oil fields. Stargazers and oilmen are working together to find a solution.

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Oil Boom Brings Small Town A Big Victory: A Football Team, At Last

Wednesday, September 23, 2015

The high school football game is the center of life for many towns in rural America. One town in western North Dakota is celebrating the return of the ritual for the first time in more than 25 years.

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Fiery Accident Spurs Safer Rail Transport For Crude Oil

Tuesday, December 30, 2014

It's been one year since an oil train derailment outside Casselton, N.D. Since then, state and federal regulators have taken steps to make it safer to transport crude by rail.

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Fiery Oil-Train Derailments Prompt Calls For Less Flammable Oil

Monday, October 13, 2014

Trains carrying oil from North Dakota pass through American towns daily — and sometimes they derail and explode. The oil industry is now under pressure to make the oil less volatile before shipping.

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Against Oil Industry's Rising Tide, N.D. Farmers Strike Back

Tuesday, August 19, 2014

As North Dakota's oil boom takes hold, the state's agricultural producers are feeling neglected. Grain competes with oil for space on trains and roads, and spills can damage cropland....

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