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Major banks support rainforest oil project despite problems

Major banks support rainforest oil project despite problems

LONDON (AP) — In the Putumayo region of the Colombian Amazon, Segundo Meneses' daily routine took him to the Chufiya river, its banks verdant and waters alive with catfish and piranha.
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When destitute small towns mean dangerous tap water

When destitute small towns mean dangerous tap water

KEYSTONE, W.Va. (AP) — Donna Dickerson’s heart would sink every time she’d wake up, turn on the faucet in her mobile home and hear the pipes gurgling.
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When destitute small towns mean dangerous tap water

When destitute small towns mean dangerous tap water

KEYSTONE, W.Va. (AP) — Donna Dickerson’s heart would sink every time she’d wake up, turn on the faucet in her mobile home and hear the pipes gurgling.
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Bridge ownership at center of land dispute in Alaska

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The ownership of a bridge leading to a planned new agricultural district west of Nenana is under dispute, with an Alaska Native tribe this week blocking the bridge to keep out construction crews.
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Hundreds of elephants, zebras die as Kenya weathers drought

Hundreds of elephants, zebras die as Kenya weathers drought

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Hundreds of animals, including elephants and endangered Grevy’s zebras, have died in Kenyan wildlife preserves during East Africa's worst drought in decades, according to a report released Friday.
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Heavy rain, snow, ease drought in some B.C. areas as forecasters watch rising rivers

Heavy rain, snow, ease drought in some B.C. areas as forecasters watch rising rivers

VANCOUVER — Drought levels across southern British Columbia have been scaled back for the first time in weeks as a series of powerful storms have drenched the region, including one due to deliver as much as 70 millimetres of rain before easing by nig
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'Bubble barrier' among finalists for Prince William's prize

LONDON (AP) — A bubble barrier that prevents plastic waste from reaching the ocean is one of 15 initiatives named as finalists for the year’s Earthshot Prize, a global competition aimed at finding new ways to protect the planet and tackle climate cha
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Giant, sustainable rainforest fish is now fashion in America

Giant, sustainable rainforest fish is now fashion in America

TRES RIOS, Brazil (AP) — Sometimes you start something and have no idea where it will lead. So it was with Eduardo Filgueiras, a struggling guitarist whose family worked in an unusual business in Rio de Janeiro: They farmed toads.
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Indian capital battles dangerous levels of air pollution

Indian capital battles dangerous levels of air pollution

NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian authorities on Friday shut factories and construction sites, restricted diesel-run vehicles and deployed water sprinklers and anti-smog guns to control haze and smog enveloping the skyline of the capital region.
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Fall budget update promises tax credits for clean electricity and hydrogen production

Fall budget update promises tax credits for clean electricity and hydrogen production

OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s fall economic update creates two new federal tax credits for clean technology and low-emitting hydrogen production, with the caveat that companies that pay fair wages and train apprentices will get a bigg
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