Focus on Environment
New Jersey denies bulkhead for shore town with wrecked sand dunes
NORTH WILDWOOD, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey is refusing to allow a shore town whose sand dunes have washed away in places to...
Fears grow that dam across Mekong River in Laos could harm World Heritage site of Luang Prabang
LUANG PRABANG, Laos (AP) — Landlocked Laos doesn’t have the famous beaches of its neighbors to attract tourists, but instead relies on the...
First of back-to-back atmospheric rivers pushes into California. Officials urge storm preparations
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The first of two back-to-back atmospheric rivers slowly pushed into California on Wednesday, triggering statewide storm preparations and calls...
Hungry sea otters are helping save California’s marshlands from erosion
WASHINGTON (AP) — The return of sea otters and their voracious appetites has helped rescue a section of California marshland, a new study...
Alberta fire chiefs want provincial wildfire plan released before season begins
EDMONTON — Alberta’s fire chiefs are “urgently” asking the provincial government to explain how it’s getting ready for the upcoming wildfire season and...
Earthquakes raise alert for Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano. But any eruption is unlikely to threaten homes
HONOLULU (AP) — A surge of earthquakes at Kilauea’s summit prompted scientists to raise the alert level for the Hawaiian volcano on Wednesday....
John Podesta will take over for John Kerry as top international adviser on climate change
WASHINGTON (AP) — White House senior adviser John Podesta will add international climate policy to his job responsibilities, replacing special climate envoy John...
Land before dinosaurs: Fossils from Permian era exposed in P.E.I. after Fiona storm
FREDERICTON — Post-tropical storm Fiona has revealed traces of a time before dinosaurs, preserved in the rock and sandstone of Prince Edward Island...
A controversial theory linking climate change to Arctic cold snaps, explained
The capricious start to the winter season has already seen dramatic temperature swings across much of Canada, with energy grid-disrupting cold snaps giving...
An expected drought emergency in northeast Spain would mean tighter water restrictions for Barcelona
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona and its surrounding in northeastern Spain’s Catalonia region are preparing for tighter water restrictions amid a historic drought...
