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Government and water companies are devising emergency plans for worst water shortage in decades Water companies and the government are drawing up emergency plans for a drought next year more extreme than we have seen in decades. Executives at one…
The contentious proposal, previously rebuffed by state regulators who expressed environmental concerns, was deemed acceptable on Friday.
The deep, dark forests of northern Europe supplied people with wood, timber and food for millennia. They gave rise to myths, legends and fairy tales, and offered refuge to the persecuted. Over time, though, the forests themselves became subjugated, forced…
Experts say the proposed legislation is full of problems, including excessive ministerial discretion and relaxing like-for-like offset rules Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The Albanese government is overhauling national environment laws. It wants its…
The state has rejected the pipeline three times. Advocates say it’s a betrayal of the state’s climate goals and a threat to water quality. By Lauren Dalban New York regulators on Friday approved a water-quality permit for a long-contested pipeline…
Federal authorities want to rebuild domestic production of the metals and metalloids required for modern technologies. Their list of critical minerals keeps growing. By Dylan Baddour The Trump Administration added 10 new minerals on Friday to a list of the…
At the COP30 Leaders’ Summit in Belém, host country Brazil formally introduced the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF). It’s an endowment-style mechanism designed to pay countries and forest stewards to keep tropical forests standing. TFFF has drawn goodwill and cautious optimism…
The government shutdown, now the longest in U.S. history, is making it much less likely that many Americans will have enough food to eat this month. Last week, before the funds for federal grocery benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance…
James Watson, the godfather of DNA who discovered the “secrets of life” has died aged 97.
Some worry the Trump administration may use efforts by entities outside the U.S. government to fill operational gaps at national parks to justify further shrinking federal management. By Jake Bolster COLUMBIA FALLS, Mont.—Glacier National Park’s Going-to-the-Sun Road, completed in 1933,…