Category Archives: Environment
Ontario issues emergency order to help deal with northern wildfires
TORONTO — Ontario has issued an emergency order for the province's northwest to allow it to better respond to growing wildfires in the region. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry says the order means the province can close roads and
1 dead, 1 missing in Europe floods after heavy rainfall
BERLIN (AP) — Storms caused severe flooding across parts of western and central Europe, with a fireman drowning Wednesday during rescue work in Germany and a man missing after he was swept away by a raging stream elsewhere in the
Biden pitches huge budget, says Dems will ‘get a lot done’
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden made a quick foray to the Capitol on Wednesday hunting support for his multitrillion-dollar agenda of infrastructure, health care and other programs, a potential landmark achievement that would require near-unanimo...
EU unveils tough climate rules, eyes tax on foreign firms
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union unveiled sweeping new legislation Wednesday to help meet its pledge to cut emissions of the gases that cause global warming by 55% over this decade, including a controversial plan to tax foreign companies for
UN: Migrant deaths on sea routes to Europe more than double
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The number of migrants and refugees who died while attempting to reach Europe on dangerous sea crossings more than doubled so far this year compared to the first six months of 2020, the U.N. migration agency
Fraud or innovation? Views clash in trial of Georgia’s Beck
ATLANTA (AP) — Prosecutors want jurors to conclude that suspended Georgia Insurance Commissioner Jim Beck was running a $2 million scam to bilk money from the property insurer he led before being elected. Defense attorneys say Beck was actually an
‘Some crumbs’: Critics urge rejection of $641M Flint deal
DETROIT (AP) — A federal judge listened Tuesday to Flint residents who were victims of the city's lead-contaminated water, a step in determining whether she should sign off on a $641 million deal that would settle claims against the state
Italy to ban mammoth cruise ships from Venice as of Aug. 1
ROME (AP) — Declaring Venice's waterways a “national monument,” Italy is banning mammoth cruise liners from sailing into the lagoon city, which risked being declared an imperiled world heritage site by the United Nations later this month.
Alaska governor brings back former aide as policy adviser
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has hired a former aide who managed his 2018 gubernatorial run to oversee efforts to push back against the federal government in disputes over states' rights and land rights.
AP Interview: EPA water chief on clean water protections
WASHINGTON (AP) — To finally determine a lasting definition of waterways that qualify for federal protection under the Clean Water Act, the Environmental Protection Agency’s new water director says everyone with a stake in the issue will need to be
