Focus on Climate
What’s an atmospheric river? A pineapple express? AP explains the weather phenomenon
The storm that pummeled California this week was fueled by an atmospheric river, a plume of moisture that extended across the Pacific to...
Climate activist Greta Thunberg goes on trial in London for blocking oil and gas conference
LONDON (AP) — Climate activist Greta Thunberg spoke defiantly about her mission outside court Thursday on the first day of her trial for...
US center’s tropical storm forecasts are going inland, where damage can outstrip coasts
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The “cone of uncertainty” produced by the National Hurricane Center to forecast the location and ferocity of a...
Alberta to spend $18M from carbon levy on public facility upgrades
CALGARY — The government of Alberta says it will spend $18 million to help municipalities improve the energy efficiency of their public buildings....
Senate approves Biden pick to lead EPA air office as final rules near on power plants, vehicles
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has approved President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency’s air pollution office just as the...
California pummeled by first of back-to-back atmospheric rivers as ‘Pineapple Express’ sweeps state
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Heavy rain flooded California roadways and much-needed snow piled up in the mountains on Thursday as the first of...
New videos show towers of fire that prompted evacuations after last year’s fiery Ohio derailment
Residents of eastern Ohio can now get an up-close view in newly released videos of the twin toxic towers of fire that forced...
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...
AIMCo sets up $1B fund to invest in energy transition opportunities
EDMONTON — The Alberta Investment Management Corp. has set up a new $1-billion fund dedicated to investing in the global energy transition and...
Norway’s most powerful storm in over 30 years rips roofs off houses, cuts power
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway’s most powerful storm in more than three decades ripped off roofs, heightened avalanche risks, canceled flights and cut...
