Tag: Environment
Increased water pumping worries Line 3 pipeline opponents
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Opponents of Enbridge Energy's Line 3 oil pipeline project are worried about the potential impact of the company's...
14 whooping cranes hatched in Louisiana this year; 4 survive
BATON ROUGE, La. — One of Louisiana’s oldest whooping cranes hatched her first chicks this year, and 24 mating pairs nearly doubled the previous...
Environmentalists sue over Florida wastewater reservoir leak
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Efforts to clean up a leaky reservoir that dumped tens of millions of gallons of potentially hazardous gypsum wastewater into...
A snapshot of the bipartisan infrastructure agreement
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and a bipartisan group of senators have reached an agreement to significantly boost infrastructure spending, though considerable hurdles remain...
Brazil’s environment minister resigns amid criticism, probes
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian Environment Minister Ricardo Salles announced his resignation Wednesday, giving up his post amid sharp criticism of his tenure and...
Man gets year in prison for buying endangered animal parts
TAMPA, Fla. — A Florida man has been sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison for buying parts of dead endangered...
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:...
German Cabinet OKs 2022 budget plan with more new debt
BERLIN — Germany's Cabinet on Wednesday approved plans for a 2022 budget that foresee an increase in new debt as spending on health and...
Lego makes experimental brick from recycled plastic bottles
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Danish toymaker Lego has presented its first building bricks made out of recycled drinks bottles — an experimental project that if...
Amazon announces plans to build solar farm in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. — Amazon has announced plans to build a solar farm in Mississippi and in at least 10 other states, including Arkansas and...
