Tag: Environmental activism
Biden aims to restore species protections weakened by Trump
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration says it is canceling or reviewing a host of actions by the Trump administration to roll back protections for...
Judge: US can’t delay challenge to public land coal sales
BILLINGS, Mont. — A U.S. judge has rejected the Biden administration's attempt to delay a lawsuit from several states and environmentalists who are seeking...
Biden admin targets Trump rollbacks of species protections
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration said Friday it is canceling or reviewing a host of actions by the Trump administration to roll back protections...
Biden to suspend oil leases in Alaska’s Arctic refuge
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is suspending oil and gas leases in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as it review environmental impacts of drilling...
UK PM Boris Johnson marries fiancee in private ceremony
LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his fiancée Carrie Symonds married Saturday in a small private ceremony in London, his Downing Street...
In Iraq’s iconic marshlands, a quest for endangered otters
CHIBAISH, Iraq — “Don’t move a muscle.” His command cut across the reeds rustling in the wind. On a moonlit embankment several kilometers from...
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...
Groups accuse Tennessee Valley Authority of misusing funds
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Four environmental organizations on Wednesday asked the Tennessee Valley Authority's internal watchdog to investigate whether the nation's largest public utility misused...
Judge halts Georgia dredging plan over threat to sea turtles
SAVANNAH, Ga. — A federal judge ordered an immediate halt on Thursday to plans to dredge a shipping channel on the Georgia coast, citing...
Judge halts Georgia dredging plan over threat to sea turtles
<p>SAVANNAH, Ga. — A federal judge ordered an immediate halt on Thursday to plans to dredge a shipping channel on the Georgia coast, citing...