Tag: Environment
US judge blocks Nevada grazing; sage grouse totals dwindling
RENO, Nev. — A federal judge has blocked a Nevada project that would expand livestock grazing across 400 squares miles (1,036 square kilometers), of...
On tap in California: Another drought four years after last
LOS ANGELES — California’s hopes for a wet “March miracle” did not materialize and a dousing of April showers may as well be a...
Brazil leader names new top diplomat amid Cabinet shake-up
RIO DE JANEIRO — Amid a slide in his popularity, President Jair Bolsonaro has shaken up the Cabinet, including replacing Brazil's foreign minister who...
Birds as revelations: Atwood writes foreword for Gibson book
NEW YORK — When Margaret Atwood would receive invitations over the years to literary events around the world, literature wasn't the only factor shaping...
GOP lawmakers take aim at Arizona renewable energy standards
PHOENIX — As states across the U.S. West beef up their renewable energy requirements, a push to do so in Arizona has been met...
New rules to protect turtles from shrimp nets postponed
NEW ORLEANS — New rules designed to keep endangered and threatened sea turtles from drowning in some inshore shrimp nets are being postponed, and...
Mexico City air pollution spikes to 6 times acceptable limit
MEXICO CITY — Small-particle pollution spiked in Mexico City to almost six times acceptable limits Sunday, a level not seen for years in the...
Review: A bear’s life tells the history of global warming
“The Loneliest Polar Bear: A True Story of Survival and Peril on the Edge of a Warming World,” by Kale Williams (Crown)
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Biden boosts offshore wind energy, wants to power 10M homes
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is ramping up efforts to sharply increase offshore wind energy along the East Coast, announcing progress on a huge...
New Mexico sues US over proposed nuclear waste storage plans
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New Mexico sued the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Monday over concerns that the federal agency hasn’t done enough to vet...
