Quantcast
Channel: Greenwire
Viewing all 49850 articles
Browse latest View live

AUTONOMOUS CARS: Computer chip maker's in the driver's seat

0
0
The company that helps "Grand Theft Auto" come alive for gamers may someday be grabbing the wheel of your robo car.

CLEAN WATER RULE: Top enviro urged Clinton to link Flint, WOTUS foes — email

0
0
A top environmental consultant suggested that Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign link the water crisis in Flint, Mich., to Republican opposition to the Obama administration's hot-button Clean Water Rule, even though "the two aren't that related," according to an email posted on the website WikiLeaks yesterday.

PUBLIC LANDS: Interior to square off with fracking-rule critics in January

0
0
The Interior Department and opponents of its hydraulic fracturing rule will face off in January in what is likely to be the final legal showdown over the contentious regulation.

WHITE HOUSE: 'Even lame ducks have wings'

0
0
President Obama will start his lame-duck stint tomorrow — 72 days before he leaves the Oval Office. He's expected to use the time — and his executive power — to cement his legacy on energy and environmental issues. From monument designations to last-minute rules, pushing nominees and granting pardons, there's plenty he can still do.

VENEZUELA: State oil company says pipeline leak didn't reach Orinoco

0
0
A crude oil spill in northeastern Venezuela was kept in check and did not reach the Orinoco River, according to state oil company Petróleos de Venezuela SA, or PDVSA.

ROMANIA: Gold mine dispute heads to World Bank arbitration

0
0
A clash between Romanian villagers and a Canadian mining company over plans for a giant gold mine has moved to a new international stage as the World Bank seeks to settle the dispute.

AGRICULTURE: Storm exposed N.C. failure to curb CAFO pollution — report

0
0
A North Carolina program to close swine farms in areas prone to flooding didn't go far enough, leaving the state vulnerable to pollution during Hurricane Matthew last month, according to a recent report by an environmental group.

POLITICS: Greens vow to give Trump 'hardest fight of his life'

0
0
Green groups are girding for battle against President-elect Donald Trump on climate change.

NATIONAL PARKS: Scientists explore what makes Old Faithful blow

0
0
Scientists want to know why Yellowstone National Park is so explosive.

DAKOTA ACCESS: '#NoDAPL' spray-painted on WWII memorial

0
0
The base of the North Dakota column at the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., was spray-painted with "#NoDAPL" sometime before Monday morning, the National Park Service said.

ZIKA VIRUS: Floridians split over GMO mosquito trial

0
0
Voters in Florida appeared split in their reactions to using genetically modified mosquitoes to fight the Zika virus.

OREGON: Voters pass wildlife trafficking ban

0
0
Beaver State voters yesterday approved a ban on the sale of products from a dozen species.

NORTH DAKOTA: Voters clear measure allowing more school spending from oil tax

0
0
North Dakota voters yesterday passed a measure creating an emergency fund for K-12 education.

MISSOURI: Voters renew conservation sales tax

0
0
Missouri voters easily passed an extension of a sales tax that funds state parks, historic sites and conservation efforts.

NEVADA: Voters OK energy market deregulation

0
0
Nevadans took the first step toward deregulating the state's electric grid yesterday by overwhelmingly passing Question 3.

COLORADO: Voters approve amendment restrictions

0
0
Voters in Colorado overwhelmingly approved an initiative yesterday that restricts how the state's Constitution is amended.

ALABAMA: Voters support protecting state park revenue

0
0
Alabama citizens overwhelmingly supported a ballot measure preventing state park revenue from being used for other projects by the Legislature.

CALIFORNIA: Plastic bag ban leans yes, project approval leans no

0
0
California voters are leaning toward upholding a statewide ban on plastic bags, also known as Proposition 67, as of early this morning.

STATES: Calif., Mass., Nev. legalize recreational marijuana use

0
0
California, Massachusetts and Nevada voted yesterday to legalize recreational use of marijuana, while six other states also voted on marijuana measures.

HOUSE: Ryan praises Trump, seeks 'relief' for farmers and miners

0
0
Praising President-elect Donald Trump for pulling off an "enormous political feat," House Speaker Paul Ryan today said he's eager to work with the next commander in chief to "bring relief" to laid-off coal workers and ranchers, farmers and other landowners who feel "harassed" by the government.
Viewing all 49850 articles
Browse latest View live




Latest Images