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

CLIMATE: Trump admin seeks to stop youths' lawsuit

0
0
After being rebuffed by a district court, the Trump administration has directly asked a federal appeals court to halt a high-profile climate change lawsuit brought by youth plaintiffs.

MINING: Miner aims to reopen largest U.S. deposit of rare earths

0
0
Tom Clarke first heard about rare earths a year ago, but now the coal miner is leading a consortium's bid to reopen a California mine that is the only major U.S. deposit of the elements.

WILDFIRES: Where blazes burn, small cities come and go

0
0
During fire season, small cities of firefighters pop up where the men and women eat, shower and rest before their next shift.

NATIONAL PARKS: Mall's Reflecting Pool to be drained after duckling deaths

0
0
The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool will be drained and refilled after about 80 ducklings died, probably due to parasites in the water.

WATER POLLUTION: No EPA 'pattern of deception' in mine spill — IG

0
0
U.S. EPA's inspector general found no evidence of the "pattern of deception" that Republican lawmakers saw in the agency's response to the Gold King mine spill.

OCEANS: Caucus leaders introduce marine debris bill

0
0
The co-chairs of the House Oceans Caucus recently introduced legislation to help federal, state and local governments fight the growing influx of trash in the world's seas.

CAMPAIGN 2018: Rep. Polis jumps into Colo. gubernatorial race

0
0
Democratic Rep. Jared Polis today announced his candidacy for Colorado governor in 2018, joining an already packed race.

EPA: CEI official disparages Trump budget, urges redo

0
0
U.S. EPA's current budget request is 1,000 pages of "gobbledygook," according to the conservative Competitive Enterprise Institute's senior environmental fellow.

DOE: Agency shuts down long-running energy news digest

0
0
The Department of Energy last week ended a publication that for 14 years has provided information to stakeholders about major energy infrastructure issues.

SUPERFUND: Who pays for one of the costliest cleanups ever?

0
0
Lurking under the surface of the lower 8.3 miles of New Jersey's Passaic River are blue crabs, fish and tens of thousands of pounds of cancer-causing contaminants.

COAL: In reversal, Trump downplays climate in mine reviews

0
0
Debate over two proposed coal mine expansions, long-running climate proxy wars, intensified last week after President Trump moved to abandon the nation's carbon-cutting goals last month in the name of helping miners.

EPA: Pruitt rebuffs G-7 on climate

0
0
The Trump administration bucked Group of Seven allies today, refusing to endorse climate action in a statement on environmental priorities.

NATIONAL MONUMENTS: Zinke's move on Bears Ears remains under wraps — for now

0
0
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke will continue to review Bears Ears National Monument and has reopened the public comment period for the Utah site until mid-July, the White House confirmed today.

CHINA: Government struggles to regulate chemical industry

0
0
More than 300 children in Dapu, China, were found to have lead poisoning after experiencing hearing loss, impaired speach and difficulty walking.

CALIFORNIA: Century-old sunken Coast Guard ship found

0
0
Researchers discovered off the Southern California coast a sunken U.S. Coast Guard boat that dates back to the Spanish-American War.

ARIZONA: State tries to contain 28 wildfires

0
0
Nearly 30 wildfires tore through Arizona yesterday, bringing in crews from across the western United States.

AUTONOMOUS CARS: Apple focusing on self-driving tech

0
0
Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook said the tech giant is joining the race to design self-driving car systems.

ELECTRIC VEHICLES: Driverless revolution moves to high seas

0
0
A Norwegian shipping company wants to deliver cargoes by unmanned sea vessels by 2020.

OIL AND GAS: Alaska wants hundreds of unused wells closed

0
0
Alaska inspectors want oil and gas companies to close hundreds of unused wells across the state.

EMISSIONS: Calif. mayors ink port pledge

0
0
Two California mayors signed an agreement yesterday to direct the nation's largest port complex to move toward zero-emission trucks and yard equipment.
Viewing all 49850 articles
Browse latest View live




Latest Images