Focus on Climate
EPA issues new rules aimed at cutting carbon emissions, boosting electric vehicles and hybrids
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration announced new automobile emissions standards Wednesday that officials called the most ambitious plan ever to cut planet-warming...
Greece must bolster flood defences and reduce water-guzzling crops, experts say
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece needs to make space for river flow and boost defences in the Thessaly plain, a key breadbasket, to prevent...
Grueling conditions, environmental problems in India’s shrimp industry: investigative report
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Noriko Kuwabara was excited to try a new recipe she’d seen on social media for crispy shrimp spring rolls,...
Rising scourge of e-waste a ‘catastrophe’ for environment: UN
The world threw away a record amount of smartphones, televisions and other electrical devices in 2022, the UN said Wednesday, warning this avalanche...
Carbon Tracker report: No oil and gas majors aligned with climate targets
All major oil and gas companies plan fossil fuel expansion incompatible with limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, a new report said Wednesday....
UN says e-waste from trashed electric devices is piling up and recycling isn’t keeping pace
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — U.N. agencies have warned that electrical and electronic waste is piling up worldwide while recycling rates remain low and...
‘Overly rosy picture’: KLM loses Dutch ‘greenwashing’ case
Dutch airline KLM misled consumers with “vague and general” adverts about its efforts to reduce the environmental impact of flying, an Amsterdam court...
Thailand plans to ban corn imports from neighbours linked to pollution
BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand plans to ban corn imports from neighbouring countries that are linked to agriculture burning that causes air pollution, an official...
Vietnam farmers struggle for fresh water as drought brings salinisation
Every day, farmer Nguyen Hoai Thuong prays in vain for rain to fall on the cracked dry earth of her garden in Vietnam’s...
A southeast Alaska community wrestles with a deadly landslide’s impact
WRANGELL, Alaska (AP) — Jamie Roberts and her husband felt lucky when they found an A-frame cabin on forest-draped Wrangell Island in southeast...
