Tag: Environmental concerns
Tennessee Valley Authority considers replacing coal with gas
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The nation's largest public utility is looking at shutting down three of its five remaining coal-fired power plants, saying they are...
‘Nobody’s winning’ as drought upends life in US West basin
TULELAKE, Calif. — Ben DuVal knelt in a barren field near the California-Oregon border and scooped up a handful of parched soil as dust...
Merkel’s likely heir favors her centrist path for Germany
DUESSELDORF, Germany — As a child of the Cold War in West Germany, Armin Laschet remembers when then-U.S. President Ronald Reagan came to Berlin...
Swimmers warned about oil after Georgia ship spill
BRUNSWICK, Ga. — Health officials warned swimmers and fishers to be on the lookout for oil sheens off two Georgia islands after oil spilled...
Court: Toppled rig’s owners can’t sue Coast Guard contractor
NEW ORLEANS — The owner of Gulf of Mexico oil wells broken in 2004 cannot demand damages from a federal contractor who says his...
Arctic’s ‘Last Ice Area’ shows earlier-than-expected melt
Part of the Arctic is nicknamed the “Last Ice Area,” because floating sea ice there is usually so thick that it’s likely to withstand...
Coast Guard: ‘Large’ oil leak during Georgia ship demolition
BRUNSWICK, Ga. — A large amount of oil has escaped a barrier after it was released while crews were dismantling an overturned cargo ship...
Another mild algae bloom forecast for Lake Erie this summer
TOLEDO, Ohio — The toxic blob of algae that turns western Lake Erie a ghastly shade of green each summer and threatens drinking water...
Biden signs three bills to overturn Trump-era rules
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden signed three separate laws Wednesday that dismantle part of the Trump era, blocking payday lenders from avoiding caps on...
Brazil to redeploy troops to Amazon to fight deforestation
BRASILIA, Brazil — Brazil's president is sending troops back to the Amazon to bolster policing against logging and other illegal land clearance, acting amid...