Tag: Environment and nature
EU to unveil tough climate rules, with tax on foreign firms
BRUSSELS — The European Union on Wednesday is unveiling sweeping new legislation to help meet its pledge to cut emissions of the gases that...
Flooding across Germany after night of heavy rainfall
BERLIN — Storms caused widespread flooding across central Germany overnight, with authorities warning that more rain is on the way.
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Senate Democrats’ $3.5T budget deal backs up Biden’s goals
WASHINGTON — this story is a refire/new doc of last night's story with new material wire embargoed for 6 a.m. EDT Wednesday; lead with...
Lawsuit says Alabama blocking solar power with unfair fees
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The fees imposed by the Alabama Power company on customers who generate their own electricity with rooftop or on-site solar panels...
Storms cause widespread damage in Switzerland, Germany
BERLIN — Heavy summer storms caused widespread damage and flooding Tuesday in Germany and Switzerland, where an airport hangar partially collapsed in the southern...
AP Interview: EPA water chief on clean water protections
WASHINGTON — To finally determine a lasting definition of waterways that qualify for federal protection under the Clean Water Act, the Environmental Protection Agency’s...
Southern New Mexico highway reopens after mudslide, flooding
LAS CRUCES, N.M. —
Crews have cleared debris from flooding...
Italy to ban mammoth cruise ships from Venice as of Aug. 1
ROME — Declaring Venice's waterways a “national monument,” Italy is banning mammoth cruise liners from sailing into the lagoon city, which risked being declared...
‘Some crumbs’: Critics urge rejection of $641M Flint deal
DETROIT — A federal judge listened Tuesday to Flint residents who were victims of the city's lead-contaminated water, a step in determining whether she...
Tourists fined for touching endangered Hawaiian monk seal
HONOLULU — U.S. authorities launched an investigation and fined Louisiana tourists honeymooning in Hawaii after a video on social media showed a woman touching...
