Climate / Environment

Blinken brings Biden’s anti-Trump climate policy to Iceland

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REYKJAVIK, Iceland — On a trip overshadowed by the crisis in the Middle East, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday touted the...

Air-France-KLM launches first long-haul flight with eco-fuel

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PARIS — Air France-KLM is sending into the air what it calls its first long-haul flight with sustainable aviation fuel Tuesday. The plane is...

Study: Climate change added $8 billion to Sandy’s damages

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Climate change-triggered sea level rise added $8 billion in damage during 2012’s Superstorm Sandy, one of nation's costliest weather disasters, a new study said. ...

Darwin’s Arch loses its top due to erosion in Galapagos

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QUITO, Ecuador — The famed Darwin's Arch in the Galapagos Islands has lost its top, and officials are blaming natural erosion of the stone. ...

Kerry says US examining carbon border tax, sees risks

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BERLIN — U.S. special envoy for climate John Kerry said Tuesday that Washington is looking into the possibility of introducing a fee on imports...

Tiny bats put kibosh on power line tree-cutting for 2 months

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PORTLAND, Maine — Tree-cutting on a key stretch of a power line in western Maine is going to stop almost as soon as it...

Dogged by Mideast crisis, Blinken visits Denmark

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COPENHAGEN, Denmark — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is...

German Greens want more rail travel, fewer domestic flights

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BERLIN — Germany's environmentalist Greens party wants to boost rail travel at the expense of domestic flights to help the country achieve its goal...

Biden plan would pick winners, losers in move to green jobs

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WASHINGTON — In Georgia, school bus-maker Blue Bird has visions of going from selling a few hundred electric buses annually to 15,000. In Michigan,...

Sharks use Earth’s magnetic field as a GPS, scientists say

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PORTLAND, Maine — Sharks use the Earth's magnetic field as a sort of natural GPS to navigate journeys that take them great distances across...