German airlines, rail company aim to reduce domestic flights
<p>BERLIN — Germany's airline industry and main rail company said Thursday they aim to encourage more people to switch from planes to trains for...
Biologists defy Cyprus’ ethnic cleave to protect environment
NICOSIA, Cyprus — There’s something regal in the sprightly step and curious gaze of the long-horn sheep that roam the hills near Varisia, an...
Environmental group sues over protections for 20 species
<p>PORTLAND, Ore. — An environmental group filed a lawsuit Thursday alleging the federal government has failed to act on petitions to protect nine species...
Sydney man finds snake in lettuce bought at supermarket
CANBERRA, Australia — Alex White thought he was watching a huge worm writhing in a plastic-wrapped lettuce he’d just brought home from a Sydney...
‘Hillbilly Elegy’ author J.D. Vance quits firm after tweets
MOREHEAD, Ky. — “Hillbilly Elegy” author J.D. Vance has resigned from the board of a company that uses green technology to mass-produce food in...
Global warming’s extreme rains threaten Hawaii’s coral reefs
HONOLULU — As muddy rainwater surged from Hawaii's steep seaside mountains and inundated residential communities last month, the damage caused by flooding was obvious...
Biologists defy Cyprus’ ethnic cleave to protect environment
<p>NICOSIA, Cyprus — There’s something regal in the sprightly step and curious gaze of the long-horn sheep that roam the hills near Varisia, an...
Judge: BP’s Indiana refinery violated soot emission limits
WHITING, Ind. — A BP refinery in northwest Indiana repeatedly violated air pollution standards for soot emissions between 2015 and 2018, a federal judge...
Powell defends Fed’s consideration of climate change risks
WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday defended the Fed's increasing scrutiny of the threat that climate change could pose to the...
Statue of Native American leader step closer to U.S. Capitol
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Wednesday signed a measure that starts the process of honoring the late Billy Frank Jr. —...