Focus on Climate
Texas regulators fine Freeport LNG for environmental breaches
Exporter hit with six-figure fine after releasing carbon monoxide and hydrogen sulfide amounts in violation of emissions rules.
Ecuador rations electricity as drought persists in the northern Andes
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador on Tuesday began to ration electricity in the country’s main cities as a drought linked to the El...
Canada’s Budget 2024: Businesses to get carbon rebates
Budget 2024: Canada's small- and medium-sized business owners are set to receive a long-awaited carbon rebate from Ottawa.
U.S. creating task force to address emissions from commerce, manufacturing: Podesta
The U.S. will create a new trade task force aimed at reducing carbon emissions from global commerce and manufacturing, says White House senior...
Canada’s New Brunswick expecting a busy wildfire season, a repeat of last year
New Brunswick's environment minister says officials in the Atlantic Canadian province are bracing for a wildfire season every bit as "horrific" as last...
Dubai airport diverts flights as ‘exceptional weather,’ floods, hits Gulf
Both the Oman and the UAE, which hosted last year's COP28 UN climate talks, have previously warned that global warming is likely to...
UN envoy says of the threat to coral reefs: ‘Are we faced with a colossal ecosystem tragedy? Yes’
The prime cause driving events such as global bleaching of coral reefs is the burning of fossil fuels, which leads to greenhouse gas...
Coal miners getting new protections from silica dust linked to black lung disease
Health problems have grown in recent years as miners dig through more layers of rock to gain access to coal seams when deposits...
Don’t let it flow: Tourists to Spain’s Catalonia may soon see water restrictions in the dry season
Catalonia has borne the brunt of a drought driven by climate change that has also impacted parts of southern Spain, though a wet...
Drought-hit Colombia halts export of electricity to Ecuador
Colombia has halted electricity exports to neighboring Ecuador as its hydropower plants reach near-critical levels due to a biting drought.
