Tag: Environmental concerns
Michigan agency to include climate in tunnel permit review
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — A Michigan agency delivered a split decision Wednesday in a high-stakes battle over a pipeline that carries oil beneath a...
Australia plans to spend $417 M on hydrogen, carbon capture
CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s prime minister has proposed spending an extra 539 million Australian dollars ($417 million) on hydrogen and carbon sequestration projects, seeking...
EU reaches major climate deal ahead of Biden climate summit
BRUSSELS — The European Union reached a tentative climate deal that should make the 27-nation bloc climate-neutral by 2050, with member states and parliament...
Behind production of a top-selling bourbon, push to go green
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The process of making fine whiskey involves aging spirits to a golden brown, but a bourbon producing giant is going green...
Updated field guides, other titles lure readers outdoors
The new season of spring shows has begun, and viewership is way up by all accounts.
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Germany vows to boost cycling as part of climate effort
BERLIN — Germany, home to the Autobahn and a powerful motor industry, wants its citizens to spend less time driving and more time cycling...
Greta Thunberg docuseries amplifies her climate change fight
NEW YORK — Greta Thunberg turned 18 in January, but she’s already made peace with her future: While most college students will change their...
Kosovar biologist calls newly found insect after coronavirus
PRISTINA, Kosovo — Kosovar biologist Halil Ibrahimi believes the pandemic restrictions haven't all been bad — as a result of them, he completed his...
Reports: UK to toughen climate target before Biden summit
LONDON — The U.K. government will set itself a more ambitious climate target, pledging to reduce carbon emissions by three-quarters of their 1990 levels...
Also roaring back from pandemic; earth warming emissions
SILVER SPRING, Md. — Global warming emissions are expected to spike this year as the world emerges from the coronavirus pandemic and economies begin...