Climate / Environment

America’s gas-fueled vehicles imperil Biden’s climate goals

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DETROIT — For President Joe Biden to reach his ambitious goal of slashing America’s greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030, huge reductions would...

Democrats, activists call on governor to veto wetlands bill

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<p>INDIANAPOLIS &mdash; Calls are mounting for Gov. Eric Holcomb to <a href="https://apnews.com/article/legislature-wildlife-deregulation-legislation-wetlands-7f53e26aa9c25590b44113a603e58720">veto a bill</a> that would remove some protections from Indiana’s already diminished wetlands...

Honda to phase out gas-powered cars by 2040 in N. America

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NEW YORK — Japanese automaker Honda said Friday that it plans to phase out all of its gasoline-powered vehicles in North America by 2040,...

America’s gas-fueled vehicles imperil Biden’s climate goals

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<p>DETROIT &mdash; For President Joe Biden to reach his ambitious goal of slashing America’s greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030, huge reductions would...

EXPLAINER: How come nations’ climate targets don’t compare?

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WASHINGTON — This week's climate change summit features lots of talk from different nations about their goals for reducing carbon emissions. But in the...

Biden working group targets jobs for fossil fuel communities

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Six large regions nationwide that have economies reliant on fossil fuels have been targeted for federal investment and aid to create...

Idaho Senate OKs bill to kill up to 90% of wolves in state

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BOISE, Idaho — The Idaho Senate on Wednesday approved legislation allowing the state to hire private contractors to kill up to 90% of the...

Biden opening summit with ambitious new US climate pledge

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<p>WASHINGTON &mdash; President Joe Biden will open a global climate summit with a pledge to cut at least in half the climate-wrecking coal and...

Mexican president pushes controversial reforestation plan

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KOPOMA, México — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador made a strong push Thursday for his oft-questioned tree-planting program, trying to get the United...

Georgia governor won’t wade into debate on Okefenokee mining

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<p>FOLKSTON, Ga. &mdash; Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said Thursday he's not wading into the debate over whether a mining company should be allowed to...