Tag: Air pollution
Top European court faults Germany for high air pollution
BERLIN — The European Union's top court ruled Thursday that Germany “systematically and persistently" exceeded limits on nitrogen dioxide, a harmful gas produced by...
California urges EPA to let state set car-emissions standard
WASHINGTON — Officials from California, New York and other states urged the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday to allow California to set its own...
Ghosn testifies to French investigators in Renault probe
BEIRUT — For hours, French investigators on Thursday questioned fugitive former auto magnate Carlos Ghosn in the Lebanese capital as a witness in a...
Court orders Royal Dutch Shell to cut carbon emissions
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A Dutch court has ordered Royal Dutch Shell to cut its carbon emissions by 45% by 2030 compared to 2019...
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...
People of color more exposed to heat islands, study finds
In nearly every major city in the U.S., people of color are exposed to more extreme urban heat than white people, a new study...
Biden’s solar ambitions collide with China labor complaints
BEIJING — The Biden administration’s solar power ambitions are colliding with complaints the global industry depends on Chinese raw materials that might be produced...
Biden doubling spending to prepare for hurricanes, storms
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is doubling U.S. emergency spending to help communities prepare for hurricanes and other extreme weather events, while launching a...
Carbon storage offers hope for climate, cash for farmers
ORIENT, Ohio — The rye and rapeseed that Rick Clifton cultivated in central Ohio were coming along nicely — until his tractor rumbled over...
G-7 nations to accelerate efforts to slow global warming
LONDON — Environment ministers from seven leading industrialized nations agreed Friday to accelerate efforts to slow global warming, including a commitment to end government...