Tag: Environment
US states look to step up wolf kills, pushed by Republicans
BILLINGS, Mont. — Payments for dead wolves. Unlimited hunting of the animals. Shooting wolves from the air.
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China sets moderate new energy goals for climate change
BEIJING — China, the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, announced generally moderate new energy and climate targets on Friday that give little sign...
Crocodile hunt: Search on for escaped reptiles in S. Africa
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Police and conservation officers were searching Friday for an unknown number of young crocodiles that escaped earlier in the...
Public warned to avoid NW Indiana lake where waterfowl died
HAMMOND, Ind. — State environmental officials are warning the public to avoid a northwestern Indiana lake while authorities investigate the deaths of dozens of...
Officials seeking answers to Puerto Rico telescope collapse
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The National Science Foundation said Friday that it could cost up to $50 million just to clean up the...
Activists sue big French retailer over Amazon forest damage
PARIS — Environmental groups and indigenous activists from the Amazon region filed a lawsuit Wednesday in a French court alleging that France-based supermarket chain...
In Alabama, a vote to keep Confederate monument protections
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama lawmakers on Wednesday rejected a bill that would give cities and counties a possible avenue to take down unwanted Confederate...
EXPLAINER: What to look for at China’s annual Congress
BEIJING — China’s legislature begins its annual meeting this week with economic growth, climate and a crackdown on political opponents in Hong Kong expected...
New photos: North Korea may be trying to extract plutonium
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea may be trying to extract plutonium to make more nuclear weapons at its main atomic complex, recent satellite...
17% of food production globally wasted, UN report estimates
NEW YORK — Instead of finishing your leftovers, you let them go bad and buy takeout.
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