China, world’s largest carbon polluting nation, announces new climate goal
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — With China leading the way by announcing its first emission cuts, world leaders said…
Al Gore’s Climate TRACE uses AI and satellites to track soot pollution
NEW YORK (AP) — Soon people will be able to use satellite technology and artificial intelligence to track…
Judge: Trump can’t tie disaster aid to state immigration enforcement
BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge in Rhode Island ruled on Wednesday that it’s unconstitutional to require states…
Maui officials sound emergency sirens, evacuate residents as wildfire threatens town
HONOLULU — Officials on the Hawaiian island of Maui have lifted evacuation orders for residents living near a…
China cancels schools and flights as it braces for typhoon
HONG KONG — Southern Chinese cities scaled back many aspects of daily life on Tuesday with school and…
Typhoon Ragasa forces closures in Philippines and Taiwan
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Thousands of people were evacuated from northern Philippine villages and schools and offices were…
China cancels schools and flights as it braces for Ragasa, one of the strongest typhoons in years
HONG KONG (AP) — Southern Chinese cities scaled back many aspects of daily life on Tuesday with school…
Judge lifts Trump administration’s halt on $5B offshore wind farm
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge ruled Monday that a nearly complete offshore wind project halted by the…
San Francisco supervisor who turned highway into park recalled
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A San Francisco supervisor was recalled Tuesday after he successfully pushed to turn a…
Shipwreck discovered of schooner that sank in Lake Michigan almost 140 years ago
MADISON, Wis. — After decades of scouring the bottom of Lake Michigan, searchers have finally found the wreckage…
WTO’s fisheries subsidy ban takes effect
GENEVA (AP) — A World Trade Organization agreement aimed at reducing overfishing took effect Monday, requiring countries to…
Germany tries to recover the rusty WWII ammunition poisoning the Baltic Sea
BOLTENHAGEN, Germany (AP) — Slowly, Dirk Schoenen dives down to a huge pile of ammunition from World War…