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Shuttered EPA investigation could鈥檝e brought 'meaningful reform' in Cancer Alley, documents show

Shuttered EPA investigation could鈥檝e brought 'meaningful reform' in Cancer Alley, documents show

NEW ORLEANS (AP) 鈥 As industrial plants have overtaken historic Black communities and burdened neighborhoods with toxic air pollution, environmental advocates and residents of Louisiana鈥檚 chemical corridor have spent decades calling for change.
Tennis ball wasteland? Game grapples with a fuzzy yellow recycling problem

Tennis ball wasteland? Game grapples with a fuzzy yellow recycling problem

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥 Tennis has a fuzzy yellow problem most players don鈥檛 think about when they open can after can of fresh balls, or when umpires at U.S. Open matches make their frequent requests for 鈥渘ew balls please.
African Climate Summit issues unanimous call for world leaders to support global tax on fossil fuels

African Climate Summit issues unanimous call for world leaders to support global tax on fossil fuels

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) 鈥 The first African Climate Summit ended with a call Wednesday for world leaders to rally behind a global carbon tax on fossil fuels, aviation and maritime transport, and it seeks reform of the world financial system that forces A
King Charles III鈥檚 visit to France will include a state dinner at Versailles and a stop in Bordeaux

King Charles III鈥檚 visit to France will include a state dinner at Versailles and a stop in Bordeaux

LONDON (AP) 鈥 King Charles III will travel to France later this month for a state visit that was postponed in March due to fears that protesters demonstrating against President Emanuel Macron鈥檚 economic policies would disrupt the pageantry.
Alberta's 'war room' is back with massive ad spend revealed in annual report

Alberta's 'war room' is back with massive ad spend revealed in annual report

EDMONTON 鈥 New documents outline a massive increase in public funding for the Canadian Energy Centre's campaign to change attitudes toward Alberta's oil and gas.
EPA delays new ozone pollution standards until after 2024 election

EPA delays new ozone pollution standards until after 2024 election

WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥 The Environmental Protection Agency is delaying plans to tighten air quality standards for ground-level ozone 鈥 better known as smog 鈥 despite a recommendation by a scientific advisory panel to lower air pollution limits to protect
No longer stranded, tens of thousands clean up and head home after Burning Man floods

No longer stranded, tens of thousands clean up and head home after Burning Man floods

RENO, Nev. (AP) 鈥 The traffic jam leaving the Burning Man festival eased up considerably Tuesday as the exodus from the mud-caked Nevada desert entered another day following massive rain that left tens of thousands of partygoers stranded for days .
Africa Climate Summit links 'unfair' debt burden with calls to make continent's green assets pay off

Africa Climate Summit links 'unfair' debt burden with calls to make continent's green assets pay off

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) 鈥 Climate change is 鈥渞elentlessly eating away鈥 at Africa鈥檚 economic progress and it鈥檚 time to have a global conversation about a carbon tax on polluters, Kenya鈥檚 president declared Tuesday as the first Africa Climate Summit got un
In the battle against Amazon deforestation, Brazil offers cash rewards to municipalities

In the battle against Amazon deforestation, Brazil offers cash rewards to municipalities

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) 鈥 In a bid to slow deforestation in the Amazon, Brazil announced Tuesday that it will provide financial support to municipalities that have reduced deforestation rates the most.
What is green hydrogen and why is it touted as a clean fuel?

What is green hydrogen and why is it touted as a clean fuel?

BENGALURU, India (AP) 鈥 Green hydrogen is being touted around the world as a clean energy solution to take the carbon out of high-emitting sectors like transport and industrial manufacturing.