Climate / Environment

Astronauts flying reused SpaceX rocket, capsule for 1st time

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — For the first time, NASA is putting its trust in a recycled SpaceX rocket and capsule for a crew. ...

Reports: UK to toughen climate target before Biden summit

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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...

Memphis council plans vote on ordinance tied to oil pipeline

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<p>MEMPHIS, Tenn. &mdash; City council members in Memphis, Tennessee, were scheduled to vote Tuesday on a law that could make it more difficult for...

Biden nominates 4 for Tennessee Valley Authority board

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — President Joe Biden has nominated four people for the board of a federal utility. ...

Mexican president wants work visas, citizenship for farmers

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<p>MEXICO CITY &mdash; Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Monday he will ask U.S. President Joe Biden to give work visas to Mexican...

Subaru recalls vehicles to fix engine, suspension problems

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DETROIT — Subaru is recalling nearly 875,000 cars and SUVs in the U.S. because the engines can stall or a rear suspension part can...

Firm plans line to bring future wind energy ashore in NJ

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<p>KEYPORT, N.J. &mdash; A Massachusetts company plans to build a high-voltage line to bring electricity from a future New Jersey offshore wind farm onto...

AP sources: Biden to pledge halving greenhouse gases by 2030

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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will pledge to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions at least in half by 2030 as he convenes as a...

Biden’s virtual climate summit: Diplomacy sans human touch

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<p>WASHINGTON &mdash; There will be no hands to shake or backs to slap, no way to look a foreign leader in the eye. The...

Also roaring back from pandemic; earth warming emissions

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SILVER SPRING, Md. — Global warming emissions are expected to spike this year as the world emerges from the coronavirus pandemic and economies begin...