Tag: Environmental concerns
Appeals court tells EPA to ban pesticide or decide it’s safe
WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court on Thursday ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to quickly determine whether a pesticide linked to brain damage in...
Daimler Truck, Volvo to make fuel cells in Europe from 2025
<p>FRANKFURT, Germany — Germany's Daimler Truck AG and Sweden's Volvo Group say they plan to jointly manufacture hydrogen fuel cells for trucks in Europe...
People of color more exposed than whites to air pollution
<p>Across America, people of color are exposed to more air pollution than whites from industry, vehicles, construction and many other sources, a new study...
$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...
US: Nuclear waste tank in Washington state may be leaking
<p>SPOKANE, Wash. — An underground nuclear waste storage tank in Washington state that dates to World War II appears to be leaking contaminated liquid...
Gone Fission: Controversial nuke plant near NYC shuts down
BUCHANAN, N.Y. — Indian Point will permanently stop producing nuclear power Friday, capping a decades-long battle over a key source of electricity in the...
Democrats move to reinstate methane rules loosened by Trump
<p>WASHINGTON — Congressional Democrats are moving to reinstate regulations designed to limit potent greenhouse gas emissions from oil and gas fields, part of a...
The Hamburglar? How a story about meat limits fell apart
<p>NEW YORK — President Joe Biden spent only a weekend as the “Hamburglar” in the conservative media world.</p>
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Satellites show world’s glaciers melting faster than ever
<p>Glaciers are melting faster, losing 31% more snow and ice per year than they did 15 years earlier, according to three-dimensional satellite measurements of...
Oil pipeline disputes raise tensions between U.S. and Canada
<p>TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Months after President Joe Biden snubbed Canadian officials by canceling Keystone XL, an impending showdown over a second crude oil...