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In Uganda, bamboo has government’s backing as a crop with real growth potential
ALONG RIVER RWIZI, Uganda (AP) — Along a stretch of bush by a muddy river, laborers dug and slashed in search of bamboo...
Sprinklers and drip irrigation help Iraqis beat drought
After four years of drought, Iraqi farmer Mohammed Sami was about to abandon his father’s parched land, but then a water-saving irrigation system...
Southeast Brazil battered by downpours, over a dozen killed
A powerful storm has claimed at least 13 lives in southeastern Brazil, particularly in the mountainous parts of Rio de Janeiro state, where...
Borrow a bee colony? Canadian library loans out pollinators
VANCOUVER — Patrons at the West Vancouver Memorial Library are abuzz over a loan program of mason bees that come with their own...
‘Taylor Swift effect’ aims to provide water during Brazil’s life-threatening heat waves
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian climatologist Núbia Beray Armond for years had been sounding the alarm about Rio de Janeiro’s need for...
Bill would give Georgia utility regulators extra years in office without facing voters
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s Public Service Commission is an elected body that’s gone years without having elections because of a redistricting lawsuit. Anticipating...
California governor, celebrities and activists launch campaign to protect law limiting oil wells
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (AP) — Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jane Fonda joined California Gov. Gavin Newsom and environmental advocates in Los Angeles on Friday...
Rights court condemns Peru over one of world’s most polluted towns
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights said Friday that Peru had violated residents’ “right to live in a healthy environment” in an Andean...
Maritime body approves new protections for shipping in Canadian Arctic
The international body that regulates shipping is approving new environmental protections for the Canadian Arctic. The International Maritime Organization says it will tighten...
California work safety board approves indoor heat rules, but another state agency raises objections
LOS ANGELES (AP) — As global warming raises temperatures, a California work safety board has approved standards that would require companies to protect...
