Tag: Environment
Biden administration defends Trump-era Alaska oil decision
JUNEAU, Alaska — U.S. government attorneys are defending a decision made during the Trump administration to approve a major oil project on Alaska’s North...
Biden orders more intel investigation of COVID-19 origin
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden ordered U.S. intelligence officials to “redouble” their efforts to investigate the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, including any possibility...
Ghosn testifies to French investigators in Renault probe
BEIRUT — For hours, French investigators on Thursday questioned fugitive former auto magnate Carlos Ghosn in the Lebanese capital as a witness in a...
Germany, Norway flip switch on $2.4B undersea energy link
BERLIN — Germany and Norway inaugurated a new undersea cable Thursday that directly links the two countries' electricity networks, a project that has been...
Edmunds: Five fuel-efficient used car picks under $25,000
The price of gasoline is up more than a dollar on average in the last 12 months, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration....
Ford: Electric vehicles to be 40% of global sales by 2030
DETROIT — Ford expects 40% of its global sales to be battery-electric vehicles by 2030 as it adds billions to what it's spending to...
New wolf killing laws prompt push to revive protections
BILLINGS, Mont. — Wildlife advocates pressed the Biden administration on Wednesday to revive federal protections for gray wolves across the Northern Rockies after Republican...
Court orders Royal Dutch Shell to cut carbon emissions
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A Dutch court has ordered Royal Dutch Shell to cut its carbon emissions by 45% by 2030 compared to 2019...
Texas missing chance to avert deadly blackouts, experts say
AUSTIN, Texas — Elzie Ford lost power in his freezing home for nearly a week during February’s catastrophic blackouts in Texas. By the time...
US wildlife managers propose protections for rare chicken
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — U.S. wildlife managers on Wednesday proposed federal protections for the lesser prairie chicken, saying its habitat across five states is in...