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EVs in the spotlight as China claims a leading global role at Shanghai's auto show
Read full article: EVs in the spotlight as China claims a leading global role at Shanghai's auto showLeading automakers will be showcasing their latest designed-for-China models at the Shanghai auto show this week.
A sequoia forest in Detroit? Plantings to improve air quality and mark Earth Day
Read full article: A sequoia forest in Detroit? Plantings to improve air quality and mark Earth DayArborists are hoping to transform vacant land on Detroit’s eastside by planting giant sequoias, the world’s largest trees.
Your clothes are shedding bits of plastic. Here’s what people are doing about it this Earth Day
Read full article: Your clothes are shedding bits of plastic. Here’s what people are doing about it this Earth DayPlastic is everywhere — and yet some people may be surprised at how much they actually wear.
Pope Francis converted to the environmental cause and denounced those he blamed for climate change
Read full article: Pope Francis converted to the environmental cause and denounced those he blamed for climate changeIn his landmark 2015 encyclical “Praised Be,” Pope Francis cast care for the planet as an urgent and existential moral concern.
Lawsuits accuse insurers of colluding to drop coverage in fire-prone parts of California
Read full article: Lawsuits accuse insurers of colluding to drop coverage in fire-prone parts of CaliforniaTwo lawsuits filed in Los Angeles accuse the major home insurers of colluding to limit coverage in high-risk areas across California.
Trump's transportation officials buck a long-held practice of using 'road diets' to slow speeders
Read full article: Trump's transportation officials buck a long-held practice of using 'road diets' to slow speedersRemoving lanes to slow down speeding drivers is a long-embraced strategy for improving safety on city streets.
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15 years after Deepwater Horizon oil spill, lawsuits stall and restoration is incomplete
Read full article: 15 years after Deepwater Horizon oil spill, lawsuits stall and restoration is incompleteFifteen years after the Deepwater Horizon disaster off the Gulf Coast, the effects of the largest oil spill in U.S. history are still being felt.
Where do whale sharks mate? The search to learn where the magic happens for the world's biggest fish
Read full article: Where do whale sharks mate? The search to learn where the magic happens for the world's biggest fishNobody knows where whale sharks, the biggest fish in the sea, are mating.
Pupy the elephant arrives at a Brazil sanctuary after 30 years in Argentine zoo
Read full article: Pupy the elephant arrives at a Brazil sanctuary after 30 years in Argentine zooPupy the elephant has arrived at her new home in a sanctuary in Mato Grosso, Brazil, following a 2,700-kilometer journey from a zoo converted into an ecological park in Argentina’s capital where she had spent 30 years in conditions criticized by activists.
Fishers celebrate Trump's seafood order while conservation groups fear overfishing
Read full article: Fishers celebrate Trump's seafood order while conservation groups fear overfishingPresident Donald Trump’s executive order to boost the U.S. commercial fishing industry drew praise from commercial fishing groups and condemnation from environmental organizations.
In East Palestine derailment trial, railroad and chemical maker agree on who pays residents
Read full article: In East Palestine derailment trial, railroad and chemical maker agree on who pays residentsNorfolk Southern reached an agreement with one of the two companies it has been trying to force to help pay for the $600 million class-action settlement it agreed to over its disastrous 2023 train derailment near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border and the toxic chemicals that were released and burned.
China dominates solar. Trump tariffs target China. For US solar industry, that means higher costs
Read full article: China dominates solar. Trump tariffs target China. For US solar industry, that means higher costsPresident Donald Trump's escalating trade war with China means hopeful solar buyers may have a much harder time getting systems installed in the U.S. in coming months.
A Russian bucket brigade helps toads and frogs cross the road to get to a spawning site
Read full article: A Russian bucket brigade helps toads and frogs cross the road to get to a spawning siteIt happens every spring along a section of road north of Russia’s second-largest city of St. Petersburg: Volunteers, some in yellow vests, patrol near the Sestroretsk Bog natural reserve, and become crossing guards for thousands of toads and frogs.
Proposed rule change on endangered species triggers alarm for environmentalists
Read full article: Proposed rule change on endangered species triggers alarm for environmentalistsThe Trump administration plans to rewrite part of the Endangered Species Act that prohibits harming the habitats of endangered and threatened species.
Trump administration issues order to stop construction on New York offshore wind project
Read full article: Trump administration issues order to stop construction on New York offshore wind projectThe Trump administration has issued an order to stop construction on a major offshore wind project to power more than 500,000 New York homes, the latest in a series of moves targeting the industry.
The EPA can't end grants from $20 billion Biden-era fund for climate-friendly projects, a judge says
Read full article: The EPA can't end grants from $20 billion Biden-era fund for climate-friendly projects, a judge saysA federal judge says some nonprofits awarded billions for a so-called green bank to finance clean energy and climate-friendly projects cannot have their contracts scrapped and must have access to some of the frozen money.
Belgian teens arrested with 5,000 smuggled ants as Kenya warns of changing trafficking trends
Read full article: Belgian teens arrested with 5,000 smuggled ants as Kenya warns of changing trafficking trendsTwo Belgian teenagers have been charged in Kenya with wildlife piracy after they were found with thousands of ants packed in test tubes in what Kenyan authorities said was part of a trend in trafficking smaller and lesser known species.
Pupy the elephant heads to a vast Brazilian sanctuary after 30 years in an Argentine zoo
Read full article: Pupy the elephant heads to a vast Brazilian sanctuary after 30 years in an Argentine zooAn unusual convoy is nearing Argentina’s lush border with Brazil, after snaking through traffic-snarled roads for hours.
Trump exempts nearly 70 coal plants from Biden-era rule on mercury and other toxic air pollution
Read full article: Trump exempts nearly 70 coal plants from Biden-era rule on mercury and other toxic air pollutionThe Trump administration has granted nearly 70 coal-fired power plants a two-year exemption from federal requirements to reduce emissions of toxic chemicals such as mercury, arsenic and benzene.
Judge orders federal agencies to release billions of dollars from two Biden-era initiatives
Read full article: Judge orders federal agencies to release billions of dollars from two Biden-era initiativesA federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to release billions of dollars meant to finance climate and infrastructure projects across the country.
FEMA denies Washington state disaster relief from bomb cyclone, governor says
Read full article: FEMA denies Washington state disaster relief from bomb cyclone, governor saysWashington Gov. Bob Ferguson says the Federal Emergency Management Agency has denied the state's request for emergency relief funds to help repair damage from a deadly bomb cyclone in November.
As legacy of Ford fades in Brazil, China's BYD looks to extend global lead in EV sales
Read full article: As legacy of Ford fades in Brazil, China's BYD looks to extend global lead in EV salesChinese giant automaking company BYD bought Ford Motor Co.'s former facilities in Brazil and has promised to run the company’s largest plant outside China in the hardscrabble city of Camacari in northeastern Bahia state.
A beloved pet tortoise is reunited with its family weeks after disappearing in a Mississippi tornado
Read full article: A beloved pet tortoise is reunited with its family weeks after disappearing in a Mississippi tornadoA beloved pet tortoise named Myrtle has been reunited with its family in Mississippi weeks after disappearing during a deadly tornado outbreak.
New gear could keep California crab fishermen on the water longer, and whales safe
Read full article: New gear could keep California crab fishermen on the water longer, and whales safeAfter years of a shortened crab fishing season aimed at preventing whale entanglements off the West Coast, California crabbers are experimenting with a new fishing method that allows them to stay on the water longer while keeping the marine mammals safe.
Inspections of affected barrels will take time as flood cleanup progresses at Kentucky distillery
Read full article: Inspections of affected barrels will take time as flood cleanup progresses at Kentucky distillerySigns of renewal are underway at the Buffalo Trace Distillery in Kentucky since the floodwaters have receded.
Regulators order corrective action as Keystone Pipeline operators aim to restore service
Read full article: Regulators order corrective action as Keystone Pipeline operators aim to restore serviceFederal regulators have ordered the operator of the Keystone Pipeline to take several corrective actions after a rupture caused 147,000 gallons of oil to spill onto farmland in North Dakota.
Schools lined up for help getting cleaner school buses. Then came the EPA freeze
Read full article: Schools lined up for help getting cleaner school buses. Then came the EPA freezeHundreds of school districts around the U.S. may have to abandon plans to acquire electric buses after the EPA froze the latest round of money that was part of President Biden’s infrastructure law.
Major nations agree on first-ever global fee on greenhouse gases with plan that targets shipping
Read full article: Major nations agree on first-ever global fee on greenhouse gases with plan that targets shippingMany of the world’s largest shipping nations have agreed to impose a minimum fee on every ton of greenhouse gases emitted by ships above certain thresholds in what's effectively the first global tax on greenhouse gas emissions.
Could Trump's tariffs slow emissions? Sure, experts say, but at great cost overall
Read full article: Could Trump's tariffs slow emissions? Sure, experts say, but at great cost overallPresident Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs could cause planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions to drop temporarily, but that won’t help the climate long-term.
Colombia's capital ends drought-related water rationing. Its case is a warning to other cities
Read full article: Colombia's capital ends drought-related water rationing. Its case is a warning to other citiesColombia’s capital has always seemed immune to water scarcity, nestled among cloud-kissed Andean peaks and known for steady rainfall.
Trump nominee for public lands post withdraws after her criticism of Jan. 6 attack surfaces
Read full article: Trump nominee for public lands post withdraws after her criticism of Jan. 6 attack surfacesPresident Donald Trump’s nominee to oversee an agency that manages a quarter-billion acres of public land has withdrawn her nomination.
Meet the Gulf shrimpers rooting on Trump's tariffs in a Texas fishing town
Read full article: Meet the Gulf shrimpers rooting on Trump's tariffs in a Texas fishing townWhile American consumers and markets wonder and worry about President Donald Trump’s on-again, off-again tariffs, Gulf coast shrimpers are cheering him on.
Company says thousands of gallons of oil have been recovered from a pipeline spill in North Dakota
Read full article: Company says thousands of gallons of oil have been recovered from a pipeline spill in North DakotaWorkers have recovered thousands of gallons of crude oil from an underground pipeline spill on North Dakota farmland.