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ENVIRONMENT


6 hours ago

Biden visits Mississippi town ravaged by deadly tornado

President Joe Biden is visiting a Mississippi town ravaged by a deadly tornado, even as a new series of severe storms threatens the Midwest and the South.

10 hours ago

Dangerous storms, tornadoes forecast for US Midwest, South

Meteorologists are urging people to be ready for dangerous weather in parts of the Midwest and South.

1 day ago

Macron unveils plan to save water amid climate change toll

French President Emmanuel Macron has launched a broad plan to ensure that France has sovereignty over its water resources.

1 day ago

EU reaches provisional deal to raise renewable energy target

European Union countries and negotiators from the EU’s parliament have reached a provisional deal to increase the share of renewables in the bloc’s energy mix.

1 day ago

Climate change helps breed springtime wildfires in Spain

Firefighter Manuel Rubio had never seen a blaze like the one that raged for the past week in eastern Spain.

1 day ago

Australia makes biggest carbon polluters curb emissions

The Australian Parliament has created landmark new laws that will make the nation’s biggest greenhouse gas polluters reduce their emissions or pay for carbon credits.

1 day ago

House GOP approves broad bill to 'unleash' American energy

House Republicans have passed a sprawling energy package that would counter virtually all of President Joe Biden’s agenda to address climate change.

1 day ago

Fiona, Ian retired from list of tropical cyclone names

Weather officials say they’re retiring the names Fiona and Ian from the rotating list of Atlantic tropical cyclone names because of the death and destruction caused by the most recent storms with those names.

1 day ago

Congress approves measure to toss Biden's water protections

Congress on Wednesday approved a resolution to overturn the Biden administration's protections for thousands of small streams, wetlands and other waterways.

1 day ago

Judge orders US to resume oil lease sales in North Dakota

A judge has ordered the U.S. government to resume regular oil and gas lease sales on federal lands in North Dakota.

1 day ago

Florida sees fewer manatee starvation deaths as feeding ends

The effort to feed thousands of pounds of lettuce to starving manatees in Florida has officially ended for the winter season, as deaths of the marine mammals appear to be slowing despite the long-term threat of pollution to their main food source, seagrass.

1 day ago

Dangerous storms, tornadoes may target Midwest, South

Meteorologists are warning of a series of severe storms that could rip across America's Midwest and South over the next couple of weeks, with the first and perhaps most dangerous outbreak forecast to strike Friday.

2 days ago

Latest storm piles more snow on California mountains

A cold low pressure system spinning off the coast of California is sending bands of rain and snow across the state.

2 days ago

UN seeks court opinion on climate in win for island states

The countries of the United Nations led by the island nation of Vanuatu adopted what they called a historic resolution Wednesday calling for the U.N.‘s highest court to strengthen countries’ obligations to curb warming and protect communities from climate disaster.

2 days ago

US energy officials release strategy to boost offshore wind

The U.S. Energy Department said Wednesday it has a new strategy to help meet the nation’s goals to vastly expand offshore wind energy.

2 days ago

Companies bid $264M in Gulf oil sale mandated by climate law

Oil companies including Chevron and ExxonMobil offered a combined $264 million for drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico in a sale mandated by last year’s climate bill compromise.

2 days ago

Swiss seniors take government to European court over climate

Swiss retirees are taking their government to a top European court over what they claim is its failure to take sufficient action on climate change.

2 days ago

Some in dry Somalia break Ramadan fast with little but water

This year’s holy month of Ramadan coincides with the longest drought on record in Somalia.

2 days ago

Spain clean energy case shakes confidence in EU investment

Renewable energy investors who lost subsidies promised by Spain are heading to a London court to try to claw back $125 million from the government.

2 days ago

Hawaii authorities say 33 swimmers were harassing dolphins

Hawaii authorities say they have referred 33 people to U.S. law enforcement after the group allegedly harassed a pod of wild dolphins in waters off the Big Island.

3 days ago

India's warm weather plans can't take the heat, report says

With temperatures set to soar next month, Indian authorities need more resources and better preparation to deal with searing heat particularly for the most vulnerable communities around the country, a New Delhi-based think tank said.

3 days ago

California farmers flood fields to boost groundwater basin

With water gushing through California’s rivers, some farmers have started devoting a portion of their land to capture these flows and let them seep into the ground.

3 days ago

Tornado-spawning storms may get worse due to warming

A new study says warming will fuel more supercells in the United States and that those storms will move eastward from their current range.

3 days ago

Daughter: Mississippi tornado victim was ‘beautiful soul’

Queen’terica Jones found her mother's lifeless body after a tornado slammed into the rural town of Rolling Fork, Mississippi.

3 days ago

Do Adani's woes matter for India's clean energy transition?

Gautam Adani and his companies lost tens of billions of dollars and their stock plummeted after the businesses were accused of fraud and stock price manipulation.

3 days ago

U.S. renewable electricity surpassed coal in 2022

The U.S. Energy Information Administration announced that electricity generated from renewables surpassed coal electricity production in the United States for the first time in 2022.

Wind industry predicts bounceback and rapid growth in 2023

The wind power industry expects rapidly accelerating growth this year after a challenging 2022.

Australia steps toward making big polluters reduce emissions

The Australian government has taken a major step toward implementing a key climate policy that would force chief greenhouse gas polluters to reduce emissions.

Mississippi tornado victims wonder, 'How can we rebuild?'

Poverty is adding to the challenges of recovering from a massive tornado that pushed through Mississippi.

Churches provide solace in tornado-ravaged Mississippi Delta

Many residents in one of the Mississippi towns hit hardest by devastating tornadoes have found solace in their church communities Sunday.

Pray for rain: Spanish farmers hold unique Mass amid drought

In drought-stricken Spain, around 250 villagers brought back the faded practice of a special Mass and procession to pray for rain.

Factory or farm? Oregon may alter land use for chipmakers

For exactly 50 years, Oregon’s farms and forests have been protected from urban sprawl by the nation’s first statewide law creating urban growth boundaries.

Berliners vote to decide on climate goals for city

Berlin voters are asked to decide on a proposal that would force the city government to drastically ramp up the German capital’s climate goals.

Butterflies 🦋 & Brews 🍺: We have our first Monarch caterpillar! 🐛

With the warmer weather and a chance of showers this weekend it was time to get some of the plants in new pots -- and we spotted a stowaway we were VERY happy to see!

Mexico sanctioned for not protecting endangered porpoise

Mexico faces sanctions from the international wildlife body known as CITES for not doing enough to protect the vaquita marina, a small porpoise that is the world's most endangered marine mammal.

Biden's moves on Alaska drilling, TikTok test young voters

Recent moves by President Joe Biden to pressure TikTok and approve oil drilling in an untapped area of Alaska are testing the loyalty of a young voters.

Germany, EU reach agreement in combustion engine row

Germany and the European Union say they have reached an agreement in their dispute over the future of cars with combustion engines, allowing the registration of new vehicles with such engines even after 2035 if they use climate-neutral fuel only.

Berlin vote could turbocharge German capital's climate plans

Berlin voters on a proposal Sunday that would force the German capital to drastically ramp up its climate goals.

UN head says survival depends on how people manage water

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says humanity’s survival depends on how people manage water.

California eases water restrictions, but drought isn't over

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has ended some state water restrictions.

Much of West Coast faces ban to fish salmon amid low stocks

Federal officials are expected to prohibit king salmon fishing this season along much of the West Coast, which many predict could stretch into 2024 season as the drought and other factors take their toll on the iconic Chinook fish.

Regulators, landowners form habitat protection partnership

The Biden administration and groups representing the forest products industry have reached a deal to promote logging practices intended to protect imperiled species on private lands.

Scientists say mine plan claiming no swamp harm has errors

Scientists for the federal government say documents that Georgia state regulators relied upon to conclude a proposed mine won't harm the nearby Okefenokee Swamp and its vast wildlife refuge are riddled with technical errors.

'Appalling': Southern Africa counts toll of Cyclone Freddy

The World Health Organization says the death toll from Tropical Cyclone Freddy, which ravaged Madagascar, Malawi and Mozambique over the past two months, now stands at more than 600 people.

Cost of India quitting coal is $900 billion, think tank says

India will require $900 billion over the next 30 years to move away from coal mines and thermal plants, a New Delhi based think tank said in a report Thursday.

Ohio toxic train derailment upends school baseball, track

As spring sports get underway at East Palestine High School in Ohio, organizers are trying to create normalcy for student-athletes while cleanup from the February train derailment and toxic chemical burn continues just over a mile away.

Weather-weary California hopes for sunny spring after storms

With spring now underway, California's 39 million residents are hopeful for sunnier days ahead.

Muddy clothes? 'Cop City' activists question police evidence

Civil liberties groups and defense attorneys are outraged at the domestic terrorism charges that have been levied against 23 people who were arrested after a masked group attacked an Atlanta-area police training center construction site.

Ford says EV unit losing billions, should be seen as startup

Ford’s electric vehicle business has lost $3 billion before taxes during the past two years and will lose a similar amount this year as the company invests heavily in the new technology.

Oil exec held for 5 years in Venezuela sues Citgo for $100M

One of the six oil executives with a Texas-based company who was imprisoned five years in Venezuela is suing his company for $100 million.

Public health cuts must be avoided, new PM told

Any cuts in funding in next week's spending announcement will hit poorest people hardest, warn experts.

bbc.co.uk

Thirteen Lives: Thai cave rescue actor Tom Bateman relieves diving fears

Actor Tom Bateman recalls how he overcame his claustrophobia in Ron Howard's film Thirteen Lives.

bbc.co.uk

Maggie Rogers: 'I'm not afraid to take up space any more'

Maggie Rogers on reclaiming her sexuality, and why she left pop music to study divinity at Harvard.

bbc.co.uk

Met Police: Watchdog slams misogyny and bullying in some ranks

The police watchdog focused on behaviour by mostly PCs based at Charing Cross Police station.

bbc.co.uk

Column: Washington Park kids again see Christmas tree torched. Let’s show them some holiday goodwill.

For the third year in a row, the Washington Park neighborhood Christmas tree has been destroyed, this time by arson. The children there deserve to know good wins out. A toy drive can help with that.

chicagotribune.com

Single-use plastic: Plates, cups and cutlery ban edges closer

It is "time we left our throwaway culture behind once and for all", the environment secretary says.

bbc.co.uk

The GOP's 2022 candidate problem

Bad candidates probably cost the GOP the Senate in 2010 and 2012. With extreme and baggage-laden candidates emerging again, could we see a repeat? Perhaps, but it's not as likely.

washingtonpost.com

Iona Fyfe: Scots traditional singer was 'offered gig help in return for sex'

Award-winning singer Iona Fyfe says she was propositioned by a man from a well-known band when she was 20.

bbc.co.uk

Early baby therapy could reduce autism diagnoses

Video training for parents could improve communication with their infants, a small study suggests.

bbc.co.uk

Kenosha sheriff, city police gave armed civilians license ‘to wreak havoc and inflict injury’ during last summer’s unrest: lawsuit

A federal lawsuit filed in Wisconsin seeks damages against Kenosha authorities for allegedly allowing armed civilians including Kyle Rittenhouse to operate freely during last summer's unrest, resulting in the death of Anthony Huber.

chicagotribune.com

Covid: How the pandemic is affecting your dreams

More than year into Covid-19, do people in your dreams wear masks or socially distance?

bbc.co.uk

’Resident Evil VIII: Village’ review: The illogical, weird magic of the series is back

They made Resident Evil weird again.

washingtonpost.com
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