Tag: Climate and environment
Disney World and Universal Orlando remain open ahead of Hurricane Milton
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Major theme parks Walt Disney World and Universal remained open Tuesday ahead of Hurricane Milton ’s expected hit as a...
Home insurers argue for a 42% average rate hike in North Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. -- With many western North Carolina residents still lacking power and running water from Hurricane Helene, a hearing began Monday on...
How farmers in Burundi banded together to get fair prices for avocados
KAYANZA, Burundi -- Farmers in a remote part of Burundi know to look for a truck parked by a highway when it is...
US court to review civil rights lawsuit alleging environmental racism in a Louisiana parish
NEW ORLEANS -- A federal appellate court is set to hear oral arguments Monday in a civil rights lawsuit alleging a south Louisiana...
Kazakhstan faces up to the legacy of Soviet weapons testing in a referendum on nuclear power
MOSCOW -- Polls are open in Kazakhstan Sunday for a landmark referendum on building the country’s first nuclear power plant, confronting the country's...
Homeowners hit by Hurricane Helene face the grim task of rebuilding without flood insurance
A week after Hurricane Helene overwhelmed the Southeastern U.S., homeowners hit the hardest are grappling with how they could possibly pay for the...