Climate / Environment

Bolivia’s ‘People of the Water’ try to survive loss of lake

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PUNACA TINTA MARIA, Bolivia — For many generations, the homeland of the Uru people here wasn't land at all: It was the brackish waters...

Polish miners, power workers, protest shift away from coal

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WARSAW, Poland — Some four thousand Polish coal mining and power workers protested in Warsaw Wednesday against the gradual phasing out of coal use...

Biden moves to restore clean-water safeguards ended by Trump

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WASHINGTON — The Biden administration began legal action Wednesday to repeal a Trump-era rule that ended federal protections for hundreds of thousands of small...

Eying deal, GM softens on tough standards for car pollution

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DETROIT — The nation's largest automaker said Wednesday it can support greenhouse gas emissions limits that other car manufacturers negotiated with California — if...

Edmunds: Consider leasing when new car prices soar

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New and used car prices remain high as a global semiconductor chip shortage, combined with increased consumer demand, has caused a shortage of vehicles...

Startup Lordstown Motors warns it may not stay in business

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DETROIT — Startup commercial electric vehicle maker Lordstown Motors says it may not be in business a year from now as it tries to...

Interior gauging interest in Gulf of Mexico wind power

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NEW ORLEANS — President Joe Biden's administration wants to know whether offshore wind companies want to move into the Gulf of Mexico. ...

China’s wandering elephants becoming international stars

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BEIJING — Already famous at home, China’s wandering elephants are now becoming international stars. ...

Proposed conservation plans could affect Alaska mine project

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JUNEAU, Alaska — An agreement announced Tuesday between an Alaska Native village corporation and conservationists would restrict development on lands in the Bristol Bay...

Startup Lordstown Motors warns it may not stay in business

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DETROIT — Startup commercial electric vehicle maker Lordstown Motors says it may not be in business a year from now as it tries to...