Category Archives: Environment
Russia’s northernmost base projects its power across Arctic
NAGURSKOYE, Russia (AP) — During the Cold War, Russia's Nagurskoye airbase was little more than a runway, a weather station and a communications outpost in the Franz Josef Land archipelago.
Michigan flood victims may have to wait for accountability
LANSING, Mich (AP) — A lawsuit that accuses the state of Michigan of failing to regulate and enforce safety regulations on a dam that failed, causing an estimated $200 million in damages and destroying 2,500 structures, may not be resolved
Biden plan would pick winners, losers in move to green jobs
WASHINGTON (AP) — In Georgia, school bus-maker Blue Bird has visions of going from selling a few hundred electric buses annually to 15,000. In Michigan, Ford plans to produce an all-electric version of its F-150 pickup truck.
Avalanche Canada to expand safety services in B.C. with $10-million provincial grant
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government is providing a $10-million grant to a not-for-profit organization dedicated to avalanche safety. Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth says the grant will support the work of Avalanche Canada in its ongoing ef...
Ottawa looking for 2,000 new energy auditors to get home retrofit program going
OTTAWA — The federal government is looking to train 2,000 more people to do energy audits as it tries to get a new green home renovation program off the ground. Natural Resources Minister Seamus O'Regan says the government will provide up
German Greens want more rail travel, fewer domestic flights
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's environmentalist Greens party wants to boost rail travel at the expense of domestic flights to help the country achieve its goal of sharply reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Cyprus president unveils ‘ambitious’ economic stimulus plan
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus' president on Monday unveiled a 4.4 billion-euro ($5.34 billion) economic stimulus plan, which he described as the “most ambitious ever” in the country’s 61-year history as an independent republic.
Vacation redux: British tourists return to Portugal beaches
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — British vacationers began arriving in large numbers in southern Portugal on Monday for the first time in more than a year, after governments in the two countries eased their COVID-19 pandemic travel restrictions.
Dogged by Mideast crisis, US envoy Blinken visits Denmark
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in Denmark on Monday for talks on climate change, Arctic policy and Russia as calls grew for the Biden administration to take a tougher, more active stance on spiraling
Dogged by Mideast, Blinken aims to revive US-Denmark ties
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Confronting multiple unrelated international crises, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken sought Monday to revive strained ties with Denmark, pledging renewed cooperation with the country over climate change, Arctic policy ...
