Focus on Environment
‘Urgent action needed’ from Irish government to meet renewable targets
Urgent action is needed from the Irish government in order to meet its 2030 electricity capacity targets: Climate Change Advisory Council
Spreading Western Canada wildfire prompts thousands to evacuate oil hub
The season's first major wildfire continued to burn across Western Canada as authorities advised residents of an oil hub in Alberta to prepare...
Strong earthquake strikes near Mexico-Guatemala border
MEXICO CITY/GUATEMALA CITY – A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck near the coast of Chiapas in Mexico on Sunday morning, the United States Geological...
Evacuation alert still active for Fort McMurray as out of control fire burns
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — Wildfires raging in northern Alberta prompted the mayor of one the province's largest municipalities to give his community a...
Hundreds protest outside German Tesla factory
More than a thousand environmentalists protested outside Tesla's factory near Berlin Saturday, police said, a day after some of them tried to force...
Fort McMurray among communities on evacuation alert after wildfires erupt
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — Fort McMurray’s mayor took to social media to deliver a pep talk Saturday as the northern Alberta city once...
Court rejects Republican states’ challenge to SEC’s ESG proxy vote rule
A federal appeals court on Friday dismissed a lawsuit by four Republican-led states that sought to block a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission...
Envious shamans and climate change: Diverse threats to Ecuadoran Amazon
Experts point the finger at pollution, deforestation and climate change wreaking havoc on the second-largest protected area in Ecuador.
Utilities complete contentious land swap to clear way for power line in Mississippi River refuge
Utilities looking to finish building a high-voltage power line linking Iowa and Wisconsin completed a contentious land deal Thursday that allows them to...
Judge tosses California children’s pollution suit against US govt
A federal lawsuit brought by a group of California children who claimed the US government was harming them by failing to clamp down...
