Tag: Climate and environment
Congo cancels an auction for 27 sites earmarked for oil exploration
DAKAR, Senegal -- Congo canceled an auction for 27 sites earmarked for oil exploration, its government said, citing late submissions and a lack...
Profiles in clean energy: Once incarcerated, expert moves students into climate-solution careers
PHILADELPHIA -- Inside a converted warehouse in one of Philadelphia’s poorest neighborhoods, students circle around Jackie Robinson as he quizzes them about a...
Powerful storm knocks out power to 1.4 million homes in Brazil's largest city
Around 1.4 million homes in Sao Paulo, Brazil, are without power almost 24 hours after a brief but powerful storm swept through South...
Drought is parching the world's largest man-made lake, stripping Zambia of its electricity
LAKE KARIBA, Zambia -- Tindor Sikunyongana is trying to run a welding business which these days means buying a diesel generator with costly...
Oregon's most populous county adds gas utility to $51B climate suit against fossil fuel companies
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Oregon's Multnomah County, home to Portland, has added the state's largest natural gas utility to its $51.5 billion climate lawsuit...
Disney World and other Orlando parks to reopen Friday after Hurricane Milton shutdown
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Florida theme parks including Walt Disney World, Universal Orlando and SeaWorld planned to reopen Friday after an assessment of the...