Tag: Environment and nature
Judge blocks another bid to shut down Line 3 construction
MINNEAPOLIS — A federal judge has rejected another attempt by opponents to shut down construction work on Enbridge Energy's replacement for its aging Line...
Deer native to India starve to death amid drought in Hawaii
<p>HONOLULU — Axis deer, a species native to India presented as a gift from Hong Kong to the king of Hawaii in 1868, have...
Residents gather in South Dakota to lament loss of pipeline
PHILIP, S.D. — Residents and business owners upset by the loss of the Keystone XL pipeline gathered in southwestern South Dakota on Monday and...
Syrian who fled to Germany 5 years ago runs for parliament
BERLIN — Five years ago, Tareq Alaows crossed the Mediterranean in a flimsy rubber dinghy and trekked north through the Balkans toward Germany, fleeing...
2 more bodies found six weeks after Norway landslide
<p>COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Six weeks after one of the worst landslides in modern Norway’s history, search teams have found two more bodies in the...
Deer native to India starve to death amid drought in Hawaii
HONOLULU — Axis deer, a species native to India presented as a gift from Hong Kong to the king of Hawaii in 1868, have...
Ancient shell horn can still play a tune after 18,000 years
<p>WASHINGTON — A large conch shell overlooked in a museum for decades is now thought to be the oldest known seashell instrument — and...
California rail officials want to tap remaining bond funds
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Officials in charge of California’s slow-going high-speed rail project want to tap $4.1 billion in bond money to finish ongoing construction...
2 more bodies found six weeks after Norway landslide
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Six weeks after one of the worst landslides in modern Norway’s history, search teams have found two more bodies in the...
European deep freeze serves up fun, frustrations and danger
<p>THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Three workers in a boat hacked away at ice Thursday to create a watery barrier around the Dutch prime minister's...