Tag: Environmental concerns
Report: EPA officials improperly influenced dicamba decision
O'FALLON, Mo. — Environmental Protection Agency officials improperly influenced a decision to re-approve use of dicamba, a herbicide blamed for crop damage in hundreds...
Farmers buy land, make camp by shut Oregon irrigation canal
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — Two farmers with ties to anti-government activist Ammon Bundy have purchased land by a shut-off irrigation canal in Oregon that...
People of color more exposed to heat islands, study finds
In nearly every major city in the U.S., people of color are exposed to more extreme urban heat than white people, a new study...
In New Orleans, documenting history of iconic Black street
NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans resident Raynard Sanders can detail the many ways Black businesses and culture thrived under the canopy of oak trees...
Board fight at Exxon intensifies spotlight on climate change
NEW YORK — ExxonMobil is facing a major challenge from a group of investors in one of the biggest fights a corporate boardroom has...
Biden’s solar ambitions collide with China labor complaints
BEIJING — The Biden administration’s solar power ambitions are colliding with complaints the global industry depends on Chinese raw materials that might be produced...
Biden doubling spending to prepare for hurricanes, storms
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is doubling U.S. emergency spending to help communities prepare for hurricanes and other extreme weather events, while launching a...
South Dakota’s Noem launches legal strategy to take on Biden
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem catapulted onto the list of conservative politicians favored by former President Donald Trump with her...
Grim western fire season starts much drier than record 2020
As bad as last year’s record-shattering fire season was, the western U.S. starts this year’s in even worse shape.
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3 Indiana communities get EPA grants to address brownfields
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Three Indiana communities are getting a share of $1.4 million in federal grants to help clean up or assess pollution at...
