Focus on Climate
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...
10 years after the deadliest US landslide, climate change is increasing the danger
OSO, Wash. (AP) — After the mountainside collapsed, obliterating a neighborhood and 43 lives in the worst landslide disaster in U.S. history, Jessica...
Scotland’s 2030 emissions target now ‘beyond what is credible’, experts say
The level of emissions reductions needed for Scotland to reach its 2030 climate change targets is now “beyond what is credible” to be...
Air quality around planned new schools in England ‘alarmingly poor’, study finds
The air quality around planned new schools in England is “alarmingly poor”, a study has found. Nearly nine in 10 new school sites...
Automaker of Dodge, Chrysler and Jeep to follow California’s strict vehicle emissions standards
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Stellantis, one of the largest automakers in the world, agreed Tuesday to comply with California’s vehicle emissions standards that...
2 Vermont communities devastated by summer flooding seek $3.5M to elevate homes for victims
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Two of the Vermont communities hardest hit by last summer’s catastrophic flooding have requested $3.5 million in state funding...
