Tag: Environmental concerns
Behind production of a top-selling bourbon, push to go green
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The process of making fine whiskey involves aging spirits to a golden brown, but a bourbon producing giant is going green...
Updated field guides, other titles lure readers outdoors
The new season of spring shows has begun, and viewership is way up by all accounts.
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Germany vows to boost cycling as part of climate effort
BERLIN — Germany, home to the Autobahn and a powerful motor industry, wants its citizens to spend less time driving and more time cycling...
Greta Thunberg docuseries amplifies her climate change fight
NEW YORK — Greta Thunberg turned 18 in January, but she’s already made peace with her future: While most college students will change their...
As extreme weather increases, climate misinformation adapts
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Climate scientists have warned for years that a warming planet would cause more extreme storms, like the one that walloped...
Biden aims for momentum as US returns to climate fight
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is convening a coalition of the willing, the unwilling, the desperate-for-help and the avid-for-money for a global summit Thursday...
In Biden climate show, watch for cajoling, conflict, pathos
It won't rival Netflix for drama, but 40 world leaders will try to save the planet from ever worsening global warming in a two-day...
Michigan agency to include climate in tunnel permit review
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — A Michigan agency delivered a split decision Wednesday in a high-stakes battle over a pipeline that carries oil beneath a...
UN seeks $29M for St. Vincent amid new volcanic threats
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The United Nations announced Tuesday that it is seeking $29.2 million to help St. Vincent recover from ongoing volcanic...
Memphis council plans vote on ordinance tied to oil pipeline
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — City council members in Memphis, Tennessee, were scheduled to vote Tuesday on a law that could make it more difficult for...