Tag: Climate and environment
‘Short corn’ could replace the towering cornfields steamrolled by a changing climate
WYOMING, Iowa -- Taking a late-summer country drive in the Midwest means venturing into the corn zone, snaking between 12-foot-tall green, leafy walls...
9 European Union nations pledge to turn the Mediterranean into a green energy hub
LARNACA, Cyprus -- Officials from nine southern European Union member countries said Monday they're focused on harnessing offshore wind and solar energy to...
California governor signs law banning all plastic shopping bags at grocery stores
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — “Paper or plastic” will no longer be a choice at grocery store checkout lines in California...
Birds, bees and ballots: Swiss voters to decide on plan to bolster country's fragile biodiversity
GENEVA -- GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland, known for natural beauty like pristine lakes and majestic Alpine peaks, ranks among the world's richest countries...
Judge dismisses lawsuit seeking to protect dolphins along the Mississippi Gulf Coast
GULFPORT, Miss. -- A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to protect dolphins along the Mississippi Gulf Coast after dozens were...
Climate activists cleared in UK of charges in rooftop protest at Sunak's estate
LONDON -- Four Greenpeace activists arrested for scaling the country estate of former U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and draping it in black...