Tag: Climate and environment
Cambodia hopes a new canal will boost trade. But it risks harming the Mekong that feeds millions
PREK TAKEO, Cambodia -- The Mekong River is a lifeline for millions in the six countries it traverses on its way from its...
Court upholds finding that Montana clinic submitted false asbestos claims
BILLINGS, Mont. -- A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court determination that a Montana health clinic submitted hundreds of false asbestos...
A zoo in Finland with financial woes is returning giant pandas to China
HELSINKI -- A zoo in Finland has agreed with Chinese authorities to return two loaned giant pandas to China more than eight years...
US company accuses Mexico of expropriating its property on the Caribbean coast
MEXICO CITY -- An American quarry company said Tuesday the Mexican government carried out a de facto expropriation of its properties on Mexico’s...
California sues ExxonMobil and says it lied about plastics recycling
SAN FRANCISCO -- California sued ExxonMobil Monday, alleging it deceived the public for half a century by promising that recycling would address the...
Tugboat powered by ammonia sails for the first time, showing how to cut emissions from shipping
KINGSTON, N.Y. -- On a tributary of the Hudson River, a tugboat powered by ammonia eased away from the shipyard dock and sailed...