Tag: Pollution
‘Nothing but problems’: Shipwreck tear-down enters 5th month
SAVANNAH, Ga. — When salvage crews began cutting apart the capsized Golden Ray, a shipwreck the size of a 70-story office building with 4,200...
Groups sue over California county’s plan to drill oil wells
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Environmental and community groups have sued a California county after the prime oil-drilling region approved a plan to fast-track thousands of...
Feds release investigative docs on Kentucky pipeline blast
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Heat from a deadly gas pipeline explosion in Kentucky burned so hot it melted the siding on a home 1,100 feet...
Whitmer offers plan to supply propane after pipeline closes
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's administration released a plan Friday to make sure Michigan will have enough propane if a controversial pipeline...
Biden EPA to reconsider Trump rule on lead in drinking water
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — The Biden administration said Wednesday it was delaying the effective date of a policy intended to prevent lead pollution of...
Mexican court blocks law favoring state electricity plants
MEXICO CITY — Even sooner than critics had expected, a court in Mexico issued an injunction Thursday to block a new law that favors...
DOJ seeks $3.2M from West Virginia governor’s coal companies
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The U.S. Department of Justice is seeking $3.2 million in penalties from Appalachian coal mines owned by West Virginia Gov. Jim...
Honda of America plans to sell 2 fully electric SUVs in 2024
DETROIT — Honda has plans to sell two all-electric SUVs in the U.S. for the 2024 model year, and it soon will offer hybrid...
Greenpeace protests ECB’s loans for carbon-heavy industries
FRANKFURT, Germany — Greenpeace activists landed on the roof of a European Central Bank building Wednesday to drop a banner protesting the financial institution's...
Kerry wants world’s biggest polluters to pledge real change
PARIS — U.S. special envoy for climate John Kerry on Wednesday called on the world’s biggest polluters to make “key decisions” in the coming...