Today: September 22, 2024
Today: September 22, 2024

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The last pandas at any US zoo are expected to leave Atlanta for China this fall

The last U.S. zoo to have pandas in its care is preparing to say goodbye to the four giant bears this fall

The last pandas at any US zoo are expected to leave Atlanta for China this fall
Environment|Health|Science

Canada asks chemical plants to check pollution after leaks hit Indigenous community

Canada on Friday ordered some petrochemical plants in Ontario to take strict measures to control pollution from cancer-causing chemical benzene after release from a

Canada asks chemical plants to check pollution after leaks hit Indigenous community
Economy|Environment|News

Brazil sees aid measures from floods hitting its budget by at least $2.6 billion

Brazil estimates aid measures taken by authorities after deadly floods in its southernmost state will cost at least 13.4 billion reais ($2.6 billion) from its

Brazil sees aid measures from floods hitting its budget by at least $2.6 billion
News|Environment

What to do when facing extended summer power outages

Texas officials say power outages could last weeks in parts of Houston after thunderstorms with hurricane-force winds tore through the city and killed at least four people

What to do when facing extended summer power outages
Environment|Local|Travel

Landslide forces closure of iconic Southern California chapel designed by Frank Lloyd Wright's son

A decades-old landslide that’s rapidly accelerating has forced the dismantling of an iconic Southern California chapel known for its glass frame built among soaring redwoods and sweeping Pacific Ocean views

Landslide forces closure of iconic Southern California chapel designed by Frank Lloyd Wright's son
Environment|News

Eight arrested after climate activists breach German airport

German police arrested eight climate activists who breached the grounds of Munich airport on Saturday, briefly causing the airport to close and leading to around 60

Eight arrested after climate activists breach German airport
Environment|News

Residents of Canadian oil town menaced by wildfire can return home

Residents of the Canadian oil town threatened by an out-of-control wildfire can return home, authorities said Saturday, even as they warned the community

Residents of Canadian oil town menaced by wildfire can return home
Environment|News

Eruption of Indonesia's Mt Ibu forces seven villages to evacuate

A volcano on the remote Indonesian island of Halmahera has spectacularly erupted, spewing a grey ash cloud into the sky, and people from seven nearby villages have been evacuated,

Eruption of Indonesia's Mt Ibu forces seven villages to evacuate
Environment|Science

Botanists are scouring the US-Mexico border to document a forgotten ecosystem split by a giant wall

Botanists and citizen scientists armed with the iNaturalist app on their smartphones are recording the biodiversity along the U.S.-Mexico border

Botanists are scouring the US-Mexico border to document a forgotten ecosystem split by a giant wall
Environment|News

Baltimore workers to move crashed cargo ship that downed bridge

Workers in Baltimore were preparing to clear a crashed cargo ship nearly as long as the Eiffel Tower from the channel it is blocking, officials said on Sunday, almost two months after the

Baltimore workers to move crashed cargo ship that downed bridge
Environment|News|Political

Philippines urges China to allow scrutiny of disputed South China Sea shoal

The Philippines challenged China on Monday to open Scarborough Shoal to international scrutiny after it accused Beijing of destroying the shoal's marine environment.

Philippines urges China to allow scrutiny of disputed South China Sea shoal
Economy|Environment

Argentina soy farmers wait on rising prices to sell rain-drenched crop

In the fields of Pergamino in Argentina's grain heartland, farmer Adrian Farroni is revving up his soybean harvest late, delayed by rains that

Argentina soy farmers wait on rising prices to sell rain-drenched crop
Economy|Environment|News

Crashed ship that took down Baltimore bridge refloated, towed from channel

Recovery teams refloated a huge cargo vessel impeding shipping in the Port of Baltimore early on Monday and pulled it free of the main channel, two months after the boat crashed into the

Crashed ship that took down Baltimore bridge refloated, towed from channel
Business|Economy|Environment

CalPERS to vote against all 12 Exxon directors, citing lawsuit

The California Public Employees' Retirement System said on Monday it will vote against all 12 director nominees at Exxon, citing the company's lawsuit against activist investors.

CalPERS to vote against all 12 Exxon directors, citing lawsuit
Environment|News|Technology

US says cyberattacks against water supplies are rising, and utilities need to do more to stop them

The Environmental Protection Agency warns that cyberattacks against water utilities around the U.S. are becoming more frequent and more severe

US says cyberattacks against water supplies are rising, and utilities need to do more to stop them
Economy|Environment|Local

California congressman urges closer consultation with tribes on offshore wind

A California congressman says tribes should be more involved in the decision-making process for the development of the first offshore wind farms along the West Coast

California congressman urges closer consultation with tribes on offshore wind
Environment|Science

How cockroaches spread around the globe to become the pest we know today

A new study tracks how cockroaches spread around the globe to become the survival experts we know today

How cockroaches spread around the globe to become the pest we know today
Business|Economy|Environment|News

Ford backs new US rules to cut vehicle emissions

Ford Motor Co said on Monday it backs the Biden administration's moves to dramatically cut vehicle emissions through 2032, rejecting Republican arguments the

Ford backs new US rules to cut vehicle emissions
Business|Economy|Environment

Top U.S. natural gas producer Chesapeake Energy cuts jobs

Chesapeake Energy, a top U.S. natural gas producer, began laying off employees this week after completing the divestiture of its oil assets last year, the

Top U.S. natural gas producer Chesapeake Energy cuts jobs
Environment|Science|Technology

Corn, millet and ... rooftop solar? Farm family’s newest crop shows China’s solar ascendancy

China is the runaway leader in supplying the world with the hardware to gather solar power

Corn, millet and ... rooftop solar? Farm family’s newest crop shows China’s solar ascendancy
Environment|Travel

Swarmed with tourists, Japan town blocks off viral view of Mt. Fuji

Japan's majestic Mt. Fuji was some 700,000 years in the making, but on one sultry May morning, it was gone.

Swarmed with tourists, Japan town blocks off viral view of Mt. Fuji
Business|Environment

Shell shareholders reject investor climate resolution

Shell shareholders on Tuesday overwhelmingly rejected a climate resolution filed by an activist group following a meeting punctuated by protests

Shell shareholders reject investor climate resolution
Environment

What is wind shear? An atmospheric scientist explains how it can tear down hurricanes

Vertical wind shear can keep tropical storms in check, particularly during El Niño years. When El Niño is gone, ii’s often not as strong.

What is wind shear? An atmospheric scientist explains how it can tear down hurricanes
Environment|News|Political|World

UN maritime tribunal says countries are legally required to reduce greenhouse gas pollution

A U.N. tribunal on maritime law has found that countries are legally required to reduce greenhouse gas pollution

UN maritime tribunal says countries are legally required to reduce greenhouse gas pollution
Business|Economy|Environment

US state officials urge votes against directors as Exxon sues climate activists

A group of state financial officers and other public and labor leaders called on Tuesday for major asset managers to vote against top Exxon directors, citing the U.S. oil

US state officials urge votes against directors as Exxon sues climate activists

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