Tag: pollution
Dem climate plan would end greenhouse gas emissions by 2050
WASHINGTON (AP) - House Democrats on Tuesday unveiled a plan to address climate change that would set a goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions...
Citroen unveils new hatchback as virus pushes event online
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - PSA Group unveiled one of its most important new models Tuesday with 20 people physically present and 2,600 watching online...
Dem climate plan would end greenhouse gas emissions by 2050
WASHINGTON (AP) - House Democrats have unveiled a plan to address climate change that would set a goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by...
Russian nickel producer admits pollution in Arctic tundra
MOSCOW (AP) - A Russian metallurgical company said Sunday that it improperly pumped wastewater into the Arctic tundra and that it has suspended the...
Spacewalking astronaut loses mirror, newest space junk
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A spacewalking astronaut added to the millions of pieces of junk orbiting the Earth on Friday, losing a small...
Climate activists disrupt reopening of Paris’ Orly Airport
PARIS (AP) - Twenty-nine environmental activists were arrested Friday after breaking onto a runway of Paris’ Orly Airport to protest plane emissions - just...
California approves 1st-in-US electric truck sales rule
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California regulators approved new rules on Thursday that would force automakers to sell more electric work trucks and delivery vans,...
Space agencies unveil site showing lockdown changes to Earth
You can now see how coronavirus lockdowns have changed air pollution, hospital lights and even white asparagus harvests.Using data from 17 satellites, three space...
Monsanto to pay $95M over PCB pollution in Washington state
SEATTLE (AP) - The agrochemical giant Monsanto has agreed to pay Washington state $95 million to settle a lawsuit that blamed it for pervasive...
Whitmer demands answers from Enbridge on pipeline damage
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer demanded Friday that Enbridge Energy provide proof that the damage to one of its dual oil pipelines under the Straits...