Tag: Environment and nature
Boil advisory lifted for all of Jackson, one month later
JACKSON, Miss. — After 30 days of boiling their water to get rid of contaminants and sometimes no water at all, Jackson residents are...
Biden meets with UN Security Council members to talk climate
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden told the permanent representatives of the U.N. Security Council on Thursday that the United States will join the international...
Report: World demand for gasoline may never recover
NEW YORK — The world's once-insatiable demand for gasoline is unlikely to recover to pre-pandemic levels, according to a report Wednesday from the International...
Zoos, scientists aim to curb people giving virus to animals
SAN DIEGO — The coughing among the western lowland gorillas at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in January was the first warning sign....
Scientists in US and Canada set to battle murder hornets
SPOKANE, Wash. — Scientists in the U.S. and Canada are opening new fronts in the war against so-called murder hornets as the giant insects...
Germany: Greens set out climate-friendly vision for election
BERLIN — As it reaches for power in September's national election, Germany’s Green party announced a program Friday that proposes speeding up the country’s...
Trump’s taxes in hand, Manhattan DA’s probe heats up
NEW YORK — With former President Donald Trump’s tax returns finally in hand, a team of New York prosecutors led by a newly hired...
Long dormant volcano comes to life in southwestern Iceland
REYKJAVIK, Iceland — A long dormant volcano on the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwestern Iceland flared to life Friday night, spilling lava down two sides...
Severe storms, tornadoes possible across the Deep South
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The prospect of more tornadoes overnight and into Thursday across the Deep South had forecasters advising residents to take extra precautions...
State: Water may be unsafe at Texas site for migrant teens
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas' environmental regulator on Friday barred most uses of the water at an oilfield camp converted into a holding center for...
