Tag: pollution
Forget saving the planet. Clean energy leaders sharpen a new message: Money and jobs
WASHINGTON -- Saving the planet is so 2024. Clean energy leaders across the globe are now tailoring their messages to emphasize the greener...
22 states sue New York state, alleging environmental fund is unconstitutional
ALBANY, N.Y. -- Twenty-two states sued New York state on Thursday, contending that a new law forcing a small group of major energy...
Dutch court orders government to meet pollution reduction targets or face millions in fines
THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- A Dutch court on Wednesday ordered the country’s government to meet its own goals for reducing overall nitrogen emissions...
Nigerian agency 'failed completely' to clean up oil damage despite funding, leaked files say
As it passed above the Niger Delta in 2021, a satellite took an image. It showed acres of land, scraped bare. The site,...
EPA grants California authority to ban sales of new gas cars by 2035. Action faces reversal by Trump
WASHINGTON -- The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday granted two requests from California to enforce strict standards for vehicle emissions, including a rule...
New Jersey toxic waste dumping caused $1B in harm, group says
TOMS RIVER, N.J. -- Years of toxic waste dumping in a Jersey Shore community where childhood cancer rates rose caused at least $1...