Tag: Environment
Grim view of global future offered in intelligence report
U.S. intelligence officials are painting a dark picture of the world's future, writing in a report released Thursday that the coronavirus pandemic has deepened...
GOP lawmakers slam EPA chief over firing of science advisers
WASHINGTON — Two House Republicans are demanding that the Environmental Protection Agency provide records related to a decision by the agency's new leader to...
Germany’s Greens to pick candidate for chancellor April 19
BERLIN — Germany's environmentalist Greens will decide later this month which of their two co-leaders will make the party's first run for the chancellery...
Biofuels producers, farmers not sold on switch to electric
DES MOINES, Iowa — The president and auto industry maintain the nation is on the cusp of a gigantic shift to electric vehicles and...
Discarded masks litter beaches worldwide, threaten sea life
SANDY HOOK, N.J. — To the usual list of foul trash left behind or washed up on beaches around the world, add these: masks...
Indiana lawmakers dial back controversial wetlands bill
INDIANAPOLIS — Lawmakers watered down a controversial bill seeking to remove protections from Indiana’s already diminished wetlands amid mounting criticism that the proposal could...
Honduras trial in Indigenous activist’s murder paused
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — The trial of an alleged mastermind in the killing of Berta Cáceres, a prize-winning environmental and Indigenous rights defender in Honduras,...
EU approves $4.7 billion in state aid to carrier Air France
BRUSSELS — The European Union has approved $4.7 billion in government aid for national carrier Air France as it struggles through the economic impact...
EXPLAINER: Can Biden add energy jobs? Hope mixes with doubt
NEW YORK — Good-paying jobs — many of them.
That′s the...
African leaders call for climate financing acceleration
DAKAR, Senegal — African leaders rallied Tuesday in a virtual summit calling for scaled-up actions and financing to combat the effects of climate change...
