Tag: Environment
Biden administration passes up chance to block oil pipeline
MINNEAPOLIS — The Biden administration signaled in a court filing this week that it does not plan to cancel federal permits for Enbridge’s Energy's...
Congress acts to reinstate methane rules loosened by Trump
WASHINGTON — Congressional Democrats have approved a measure reinstating rules aimed at limiting climate-warming greenhouse gas emissions from oil and gas drilling, a rare...
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though...
Indiana DNR recommends removal of birdfeeders statewide
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Natural Resources recommends all Hoosiers statewide remove their birdfeeders after the agency received reports of sick and dying...
Senate OKs bill to certify farm practices limiting emissions
The U.S. Senate has approved a measure intended to encourage greater use of farming and forestry practices that prevent greenhouse gas emissions and remove...
US seeks ways to recruit, retain wildland firefighters
BOISE, Idaho — U.S. wildfire managers are considering shifting from seasonal to full-time firefighting crews to deal with what has become a year-round wildfire...
Western drought brings another woe: voracious grasshoppers
BILLINGS, Mont. — A punishing drought in the U.S. West is drying up waterways, sparking wildfires and leaving farmers scrambling for water. Next up:...
UK urged to deliver on policies to deal with climate change
LONDON — The British government is being urged by its own climate advisers to deliver on its promises to deal with climate change or...
US blocks solar components from China over labor abuses
WASHINGTON — A major Chinese producer of material used to make solar panels will be barred from the U.S. market as part of...
Boom in Native American oil complicates Biden climate push
NEW TOWN, N.D. — On oil well pads carved from the wheat fields around Lake Sakakawea, hundreds of pump jacks slowly bob to extract...
