Category Archives: Environment
Hanford begins 1st large-scale treatment of nuke tank wastes
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Workers on a former nuclear weapons production site have started the first large-scale treatment of radioactive and chemical wastes from large underground storage tanks, a key milestone in cleaning up the Hanford Nuclear Reservati...
EU wants to allow natural gas, nuclear in green investment
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Wednesday proposed including nuclear energy and natural gas in its plans for building a climate-friendly future, dividing member countries and drawing outcry from environmentalists as “greenwashing."
N.S. government kills electric utility’s bid to impose ‘net-metering’ charge on solar
HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government has scuttled a bid by the province's private electric utility to charge fees to customers who sell renewable power back to the electricity grid. Premier Tim Houston issued a statement early Wednesday saying his gov...
Interior Department approves $1B to clean up abandoned wells
The Department of Interior is spending $1.15 billion to cap abandoned oil and gas wells across the United States. There are over 3 million abandoned oil
Manchin, key Dem, says Build Back Better bill is ‘dead’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Joe Manchin declared Tuesday that President Joe Biden's vast social and environment bill is “dead,” using his strongest language to date to underscore that any revival of Democrats' top domestic priorities would have to arise fro...
New Mexico debates bill to block spent nuclear fuel storage
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and members of New Mexico's congressional delegation already have voiced strong opposition to building a multibillion-dollar facility along the state's border with Texas that would store tons of spen...
Senate panel votes down Wheeler nomination; fight not over
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Democrat-controlled committee in the Virginia Senate voted Tuesday against including former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency administrator Andrew Wheeler in the new Republican governor's Cabinet, though the move is likely not...
Long-term Statistics Canada research shows cities across country losing green space
Joni Mitchell was right — they really are paving paradise and putting up parking lots. Statistics Canada's first survey of urban green space shows that, just as the singer-songwriter warned, cities across the country are getting greyer and browner. "...
EPA restores rule to limit power-plant mercury emissions
WASHINGTON (AP) — In yet another reversal of a Trump-era action, the Environmental Protection Agency said Monday it will resume enforcement of a rule that limits power plant emissions of mercury and other hazardous pollutants.
HUD prioritizes environment, economic equity in bloc grants
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Housing and Urban Development has laid out new guidelines for the disbursal of $2 billion in disaster-relief block grants, with an emphasis on climate-change mitigation and equity for underserved communities.