WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — General Motors will pay nearly $146 million in penalties to the…
Pollution
Supreme Court blocks enforcement of EPA’s ‘good neighbor’ rule on downwind pollution
WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency will not be able to enforce a key rule limiting…
Australian opposition puts nation’s first nuclear power plants in its energy plan ahead of elections
MELBOURNE, Australia — Australia’s main opposition party on Wednesday announced plans to build Australia’s first nuclear…
Converting cow manure to fuel is growing climate solution, but critics say communities put at risk
PIXLEY, Calif. — The stench of cow feces, urine and ammonia forces residents to keep windows…
Fight over constitutional provisions to guard against oil, gas pollution moves ahead in New Mexico
SANTA FE, N.M. — A New Mexico judge cleared the way Monday for a landmark lawsuit…
EV sales boom in Nepal, helping to save on oil imports, alleviate smog
KATHMANDU, Nepal — Nepal’s abundant hydroelectric power is helping the Himalayan nation cut its oil imports…
What are leaking underground storage tanks and how are they being cleaned up?
For more than a decade, some residents of the tiny Richmond, Rhode Island, neighborhood of Canob…
Global negotiations on a treaty to end plastic pollution at critical phase in Canada
OTTAWA, Ontario — For the first time, negotiators from most of the world’s nations are discussing…
New rules on coal power plants target pollution 'pushing our planet to the brink,' EPA Administrator Michael Regan says
New rules on coal power plants target pollution ‘pushing our planet to the brink,’ EPA Administrator…
Tough new EPA rules would force coal-fired power plants to capture emissions or shut down
WASHINGTON — Coal-fired power plants would be forced to capture smokestack emissions or shut down under…