Climate / Environment

Report criticizes offshore oil and gas environmental agency

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<p>NEW ORLEANS &mdash; The federal agency in charge of offshore oil and gas environmental enforcement doesn’t have a strong inspection program for working pipelines...

DiCaprio, Fonda urge US not to sign climate deal with Brazil

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RIO DE JANEIRO — Dozens of celebrities including actors Leonardo DiCaprio, Jane Fonda and Joaquin Phoenix on Tuesday called on U.S. President Joe Biden...

Kosovar biologist calls newly found insect after coronavirus

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<p>PRISTINA, Kosovo &mdash; Kosovar biologist Halil Ibrahimi believes the pandemic restrictions haven't all been bad — as a result of them, he completed his...

Climate change creates migrants. Biden considers protections

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SAN DIEGO — Ioane Teitiota and his wife fought for years to stay in New Zealand as refugees, arguing that rising sea levels caused...

Astronauts flying reused SpaceX rocket, capsule for 1st time

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<p>CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. &mdash; For the first time, NASA is putting its trust in a recycled SpaceX rocket and capsule for a crew. </p> ...

2 Italian managers indicted in Fiat Chrysler emissions probe

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DETROIT — Two Italian managers in Fiat Chrysler's diesel engine program have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Detroit in a widening...

Reports: UK to toughen climate target before Biden summit

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<p>LONDON &mdash; The U.K. government will set itself a more ambitious climate target, pledging to reduce carbon emissions by three-quarters of their 1990 levels...

US lab looks to boost power supply ahead of nuclear mission

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The U.S. government plans to build a new transmission line and make other upgrades costing hundreds of million dollars to ensure...

Biden nominates 4 for Tennessee Valley Authority board

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<p>NASHVILLE, Tenn. &mdash; President Joe Biden has nominated four people for the board of a federal utility.</p> ...

Groups plant coral fragments at reefs off Florida Keys

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KEY WEST, Fla. — Federal officials and environmental groups have begun to plant more than 60,000 fragments of nursery-raised coral at reefs located off...