Germany’s Merkel: build political majority vs climate change
BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she understands young people's frustration about the pace of efforts to combat climate change, but is stressing...
US climate envoy Kerry meets with pope on climate crisis
VATICAN CITY — John Kerry, President Joe Biden’s climate envoy, met privately with Pope Francis on Saturday, afterward calling the pope a “compelling moral...
Severe drought crisis deepens along Oregon-California border
<p>PORTLAND, Ore. — The water crisis along the California-Oregon border went from dire to catastrophic this week as federal regulators shut off irrigation water...
Free offices with a view: 4 lighthouses, courtesy of feds
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Dreading your eventual return to the office? The federal government is making available — for free — some waterfront workspaces with...
Scuba divers begin 6-month effort to rid Lake Tahoe of trash
<p>SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — A team of scuba divers on Friday completed the first dive of a massive, six-month effort to rid the...
Blinken heads to Iceland meeting with Russia on his mind
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony Blinken is headed to Europe and North Atlantic islands next week to put the Biden administration’s stamp on...
Forest Service delays logging project near Yellowstone park
HELENA, Mont. — The U.S. Forest Service has delayed a proposed logging project just outside the boundaries of Yellowstone National Park that the agency...
Severe drought crisis deepens along Oregon-California border
PORTLAND, Ore. — The water crisis along the California-Oregon border went from dire to catastrophic this week as federal regulators shut off irrigation water...
Scuba divers begin 6-month effort to rid Lake Tahoe of trash
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — A team of scuba divers on Friday completed the first dive of a massive, six-month effort to rid the...
Danes start digging up minks to prevent water pollution
<p>COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Denmark has begun excavating the decomposing bodies of some 4 million mink, for fear they will pollute drinking water or a...