Tag: Environment and nature
Former leader of Dominion Energy dies day after retiring
RICHMOND, Va. — Tom Farrell, who led Dominion Energy for more than a decade and was a powerful force in Virginia business and politics,...
Judge dismisses lawsuit over Indiana’s Lake Michigan beaches
PORTER, Ind. — A federal judge has dismissed the latest attempt by property owners in a northwestern Indiana town to deny public access to...
Electric van production planned at former Hummer site
MISHAWAKA, Ind. — An Indiana factory that once produced Hummers will be churning out electric vehicles later this year.
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Western rivers face pinch as another dry year takes shape
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — As several states in the American West face intense drought, it’s shaping up to be a very difficult year for New...
Big effort aims to elect candidates with science backgrounds
RALEIGH, N.C. — An advocacy group plans to spend millions next year to elect more doctors, scientists and other professionals to office, arguing the...
Sun’s out, surf’s up and California’s reopening more widely
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Cheering fans instead of cardboard cutouts at Dodger Stadium. Screaming thrill-seekers riding the Giant Dipper roller coaster at the Santa...
Arson arrest; woman said fires were to get rid of snakes
LEESVILLE, La. — A Louisiana woman accused of setting fires told investigators she and her boyfriend were trying to get rid of snakes, the...
New Mexico tribes sue US over federal clean water rule
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Two Indigenous communities in New Mexico are suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over a revised federal rule that lifts protections...
Study: US pesticide use falls but harms pollinators more
American farmers are using smaller amounts of better targeted pesticides, but these are harming pollinators, aquatic insects and some plants far more than decades...
Land sold for resort planned near Kentucky’s Red River Gorge
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Investors are obtaining land for development of a private, upscale resort near Kentucky's Red River Gorge, a nonprofit group said, but...
