Oxford coach blasts Thames pollution as a national disgrace ahead of Boat Race with Cambridge
The coach of Oxfordโs crew taking part in the Boat Race has described the pollution in Londonโs River Thames as a โnational disgraceโ as the company responsible for its upkeep faces mounting financial difficulties that critics say will need it to be taken back into state hands.
Interior Department rule aims to crack down on methane leaks from oil, gas drilling on public lands
The Biden administration has issued a final rule aimed at limiting methane leaks from oil and gas drilling on federal and tribal lands, its latest action to crack down on emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas that contributes significantly to global warming.
California Restaurant Association says Berkeley to halt ban on natural gas piping in new buildings
The city of Berkeley, California, has agreed to halt enforcement of a ban on natural gas piping in new homes and buildings that was successfully opposed in court by the California Restaurant Association.
Pennsylvania county joins other local governments in suing oil industry over climate change
A large suburban Philadelphia county has joined dozens of other local governments around the country in suing the oil industry, asserting that major oil producers systematically deceived the public about their role in accelerating global warming.
US farms are increasingly reliant on contract workers who are acutely exposed to climate extremes
The latest U.S. agricultural census data, out last month with the latest five-year update of data from 2022, shows an increase in the proportion of farms utilizing contract labor compared to those hiring labor overall.
UN weather agency issues 'red alert' on climate change after record heat, ice-melt increases in 2023
The U.N. weather agency is sounding a โred alertโ about global warming, citing record-smashing increases last year in greenhouse gases, land and water temperatures and melting of glaciers and sea ice.
Tornadoes kill 3 and leave trails of destruction in the central US
The death toll still stands at three from a series of tornadoes that tore through the central U.S. An Ohio sheriff in what appeared to be the hardest hit area says itโs a surprise more people werenโt killed in Thursday nightโs storms.
In Mexico, a once glittering lake is being sucked dry by development, drought and lawlessness
Once a glittering weekend getaway for wealthy residents of Mexico City, Valle de Bravo has been reduced to a shrinking muddy puddle by a combination of drought, water transfers to the capital, bad planning and lawlessness.
Montana man used animal tissue and testicles to breed 'giant' sheep for sale to hunting preserves
Federal prosecutors say a Montana rancher illegally used tissue and testicles from wild sheep that were killed by hunters in central Asia and the U.S. to breed โgiantโ sheep hybrids for sale to private hunting preserves in Texas.
The treated discharge from Japan's ruined Fukushima nuclear plant is safe, IAEA chief says on visit
The head of the U.N. atomic agency has observed firsthand the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plantโs ongoing radioactive wastewater discharges for the first time since the contentious program began six months ago.
Conditions inside Fukushima's melted nuclear reactors still unclear 13 years after disaster struck
Japan is marking 13 years since a massive earthquake and tsunami hit the countryโs northern coasts, killing nearly 20,000 people, wiping out whole towns and destroying the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
Texas approves land-swapping deal with SpaceX as company hopes to expand rocket-launch operations
SpaceX is set to acquire public land from Texas after the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission approved a land-swapping deal that would cede 43 acres to entrepreneur Elon Musk's company in exchange for 477 acres that are yet to be bought.