Tag: Environmental concerns
India’s deepening water crisis at the heart of farm protests
<p>RANSIH KALAN. India — Every year, Swarn Singh sows rice in his fields, knowing that the thirsty crop is draining northern India's Punjab of...
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...
Bodies of 3 Europeans ambushed in Burkina Faso flown home
<p>MADRID — A plane carrying the bodies of three Europeans killed by jihadists in Burkina Faso this week while they were filming a documentary...
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...
Carper urges tough US rules barring gas-powered cars by 2035
<p>WASHINGTON — A top Senate Democrat is urging U.S. anti-pollution standards that would follow a deal brokered by California with five automakers and then...
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...
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...
Brazil privatizes Rio de Janeiro’s water, sewage utility
<p>RIO DE JANEIRO — Rio de Janeiro state privatized its water and sewage utility on Friday, after years of broken promises to improve sewage...
India’s deepening water crisis at the heart of farm protests
RANSIH KALAN. India — Every year, Swarn Singh sows rice in his fields, knowing that the thirsty crop is draining northern India's Punjab of...