Tag: Climate and environment
The US and UN condemn the killing of an environmentalist in Honduras
MEXICO CITY -- The U.S. State Department and other global leaders on Tuesday denounced the slaying of another environmental leader in rural Honduras,...
Google says it will rethink its plans for a big data center in Chile over water worries
SANTIAGO, Chile -- Google on Tuesday said it would halt plans to develop a major $200 million data center in Chile to address...
Fortified bouillon cubes are seen as a way to curb malnutrition in Africa as climate worsens hunger
IBADAN, Nigeria -- In her cramped, dimly lit kitchen, Idowu Bello leans over a gas cooker while stirring a pot of eba, the...
A fire in a 20-inch pipeline carrying natural gas liquids must burn itself out, operator Energy Transfer says (CORRECTS: A previous APNewsAlert erroneously reported...
A fire in a 20-inch pipeline carrying natural gas liquids must burn itself out, operator Energy Transfer says (CORRECTS: A previous APNewsAlert erroneously...
A pipeline has exploded and is on fire in a Houston suburb, forcing evacuations
LA PORTE, Texas -- Firefighters were battling a massive pipeline fire in suburban Houston that sparked grass fires and burned power poles on...
Shanghai cancels hundreds of flights as Typhoon Bebinca draws near
BANGKOK -- Shanghai's airports were canceling hundreds of flights Sunday as they brace for impact from Typhoon Bebinca, which is due to make...