Climate
In some neighborhoods in drought-prone Kenya, clean water is scarce. Filters are one solution
There is no piped water or sewage system in Athi River, near Kenya鈥檚 capital Nairobi, and drought is making clean water supplies more scarce and expensive for locals.
Fossil fuel influence at UN climate talks
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As host of UN COP28 climate talks, the autocratic UAE is now allowing in critics it once kept out
As participants at the United Nations鈥� COP28 climate talks filed in for another day of talks, they found themselves greeted by a rare sight in the United Arab Emirates 鈥� a protest.
Winter weather in Pacific Northwest cuts power to thousands in Seattle, dumps snow on Cascades
Thousands of people woke up in homes without electricity in the the greater Seattle area after a night of rain and wind.
Beaver Creek men鈥檚 World Cup downhill canceled for the second consecutive day
BEAVER CREEK, Colo. (AP) 鈥� Snowfall and heavy wind caused the cancellation of a men鈥檚 World Cup downhill race on Saturday, the second day in a row an event was called off at the Birds of Prey course.
At COP28 meeting, oil companies pledge to combat methane. Environmentalists call it a 鈥渟mokescreen鈥�
Fifty oil companies representing nearly half of global production are pledging to reach near-zero methane emissions and end routine flaring in their operations by 2030.
US joins in other nations in swearing off coal power to clean the climate
The United States is now committed to the idea of phasing out coal power plants, joining 56 other nations in kicking the coal habit. Saturday鈥檚 announcement by U.S.
Bayern Munich鈥檚 game with Union Berlin called off due to snow chaos in southern Germany
MUNICH (AP) 鈥� Bayern Munich鈥檚 home game against Union Berlin was called off Saturday because of heavy snowfall.
US targets oil and natural gas industry鈥檚 role in global warming with new rule on methane emissions
The United States has taken action to reduce methane emissions from oil and natural gas production. The Environmental Protection Agency says a new Biden administration rule announced Saturday will sharply reduce methane and other harmful air pollutants that contribute to global warming.
US Navy plans to raise jet plane off Hawaii coral reef using inflatable cylinders
The U.S. Navy plans to use inflatable cylinders to lift and roll a jet plane off a coral reef in Hawaii before removal from the ocean waters where the aircraft crashed.
Judge rejects calls to halt winter construction work on Willow oil project in Alaska during appeal
A federal judge in Alaska has rejected requests from environmental groups to halt winter construction work for the massive Willow oil project on Alaska鈥檚 North Slope while the groups鈥� legal fight over the drilling project wages on.
US proposes plan to help the snow-dependent Canada lynx before warming shrinks its habitat
U.S. officials are proposing a $31 million recovery plan for Canada lynx to help a snow-dependent wildcat species that scientists say could be wiped out in parts of the contiguous U.S. by the end of the century.
Aging dams in central and western Massachusetts to be removed in $25M project
Eight aging dams in central and western Massachusetts will be removed as part of a $25 million initiative.
Canadian mining company starts arbitration in case of closed copper mine in Panama
Canada鈥檚 First Quantum Minerals Ltd. has announced it will start arbitration proceedings to fight the closure order of an open-pit copper mine in Panama, or possibly obtain damages.
Takeaways from Friday鈥檚 events at UN climate conference known as COP28
Friday was a day for speechmaking at the United Nations annual climate conference known as COP28, as heads of state each gave short speeches to deliver their views on the planet鈥檚 climate crisis, what their nation is doing and what they think others should do.
California cities and farms will get 10% of requested state water supplies when 2024 begins
California water agencies serving 27 million people will get 10% of the water they requested from state supplies to start 2024 due to a relatively dry fall.
Chicago and other northern US cities scramble to house migrants with coldest weather just ahead
Chicago is scrambling to house hundreds of asylum-seekers who are still sheltering on sidewalks, at police stations and at the city鈥檚 busiest airport as the cold weather sets in and with winter just around the corner.
Rail union says Union Pacific layoffs of over 1,000 track maintenance workers jeopardizes safety
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) 鈥� The head of the union that represents track maintenance workers says Union Pacific is jeopardizing safety by delaying nearly 1,200 planned projects until next year and laying off more than 1,000 workers, but the railroad says the seasonal move shouldn鈥檛 be alarming.
World Cup men鈥檚 downhill race canceled due to heavy snowfall at Beaver Creek, Colorado
BEAVER CREEK, Colo. (AP) 鈥� Heavy snowfall to the cancellation of a men鈥檚 World Cup downhill race on Friday in Beaver Creek, Colorado.
Michigan regulators approve $500M pipeline tunnel project under channel linking 2 Great Lakes
Michigan regulators have approved a $500 million plan to encase in a protective tunnel a portion of an oil pipeline that runs beneath a channel connecting two Great Lakes.
New England鈥檚 decades-old shrimp fishery, a victim of climate change, to remain closed indefinitely
Regulators voted on Friday that New England鈥檚 long-shuttered shrimp business, which fell victim to warming waters, will remain in a fishing moratorium indefinitely.
Nickel ore processing plant that will supply Tesla strikes deal to spend $115M in federal funds
Developers of a proposed nickel ore processing plant in North Dakota that would supply electric automaker Tesla have reached a deal with the U.S.