Tag: Environment
Germany pledges to adjust climate law after court verdict
<p>BERLIN — The German government on Friday announced that it will swiftly adjust its law aiming to curb climate change, after the country's top...
Homeland Security to repair damage created by border wall
SAN DIEGO — The Biden administration said Friday it will begin work to address the risks of flooding and soil erosion from unfinished sections...
3D-printed home in Dutch city expands housing options
<p>EINDHOVEN, Netherlands — Elize Lutz and Harrie Dekkers' new home is a 94-square meter (1,011-square foot) two-bedroom bungalow that resembles a boulder with windows.</p>
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Brazil privatizes Rio de Janeiro’s water, sewage utility
RIO DE JANEIRO — Rio de Janeiro state privatized its water and sewage utility on Friday, after years of broken promises to improve sewage...
GM spending on Mexico electric vehicle plant angers US union
<p>DETROIT — An announcement by General Motors that it would invest more than $1 billion at a Mexican factory that will build electric vehicles...
US halts Mexico shrimp imports on sea turtle concerns
MEXICO CITY — Mexico said Friday it will try to regain U.S. certification for shrimp exports, after the country lost its registration because of...
Need a bigger net: Fish, age 100 or more, caught in Detroit
<p>DETROIT — Now that's a whopper — a very old whopper!</p>
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Homeland Security to repair damage created by border wall
<p>SAN DIEGO — The Biden administration said Friday it will begin work to address the risks of flooding and soil erosion from unfinished sections...
Water bill may open spigot for Biden infrastructure plan
WASHINGTON — Rarely has a routine water resources bill generated so much political buzz, but as senators hoisted the measure to passage Thursday the...
$302M in BP oil spill money budgeted to restore ecosystems
<p>NEW ORLEANS — Texas can get up to $79 million in BP oil spill restoration money, Mississippi nearly $69 million, and Florida almost $74...