Tag: Environment
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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Leak at wastewater pond prompts evacuations in Florida
BRADENTON, Fla. — Officials in Florida were evacuating homes and a highway Saturday near a large reservoir of wastewater because of a significant leak...
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...
Foes gear up for newest fight against NJ/NY gas pipeline
The seemingly never-ending fight over an Oklahoma company's plan to build a natural gas pipeline through New Jersey into New York is on again.
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Groups urge pressure on Mexico to save tiny vaquita porpoise
MEXICO CITY — Environmental groups called Thursday for an international ban on trade in a range of Mexican seafood and wildlife, seeking to force...
Automakers BMW, Volvo back moratorium on deep seabed mining
BERLIN — Automakers BMW and Volvo announced Wednesday that they support a moratorium on deep seabed mining for minerals used in electric vehicle batteries...
In quieter Mexico City, rare bats make an appearance
MEXICO CITY — At a Mexico City university campus, researchers are stringing mesh nets between trees, hoping to capture evidence that a rare bat...
In quieter Mexico City, rare bats make an appearance
MEXICO CITY — At a Mexico City university campus, researchers are stringing mesh nets between trees, hoping to capture evidence that a rare bat...
