Skip to content

Environment News

Attorneys for fire victim say utility may have destroyed evidence of what caused deadly LA-area fire

Attorneys for fire victim say utility may have destroyed evidence of what caused deadly LA-area fire

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Attorneys for a woman who is among thousands who lost their homes in the Eaton Fire outside Los Angeles say Southern California Edison crews working to repair and restore power in the area may have destroyed evidence that could hel
A battery plant fire in California started during a boom for energy storage

A battery plant fire in California started during a boom for energy storage

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A fire at one of the world’s largest battery plants in Northern California contained tens of thousands of lithium batteries that store power from renewable energy and have become a growing electricity source.
Homes were burning and roads already jammed when Pacific Palisades evacuation order came, AP finds

Homes were burning and roads already jammed when Pacific Palisades evacuation order came, AP finds

The first evacuation order covering neighborhoods closest to the start of the devastating Pacific Palisades wildfire didn’t come until about 40 minutes after some of those homes were already burning, according to an Associated Press analysis of emerg

Federal Reserve says it will leave climate change organization

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve said Friday that it is leaving an international grouping of central banks that focused on how regulation of the financial system could help combat climate change.
Los Angeles fires have scorched largest urban area in California in at least 40 years

Los Angeles fires have scorched largest urban area in California in at least 40 years

Two wildfires still burning in Los Angeles have torched more urban area than any other fire in the state since at least the mid-1980s, an Associated Press analysis shows.
Alberta Energy Regulator lays nine charges against Imperial Oil for 2023 spill

Alberta Energy Regulator lays nine charges against Imperial Oil for 2023 spill

EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA — The Alberta Energy Regulator has laid nine charges against Imperial Oil almost two years after an estimated 5.
Los Angeles fires have scorched largest urban area in California in at least 40 years

Los Angeles fires have scorched largest urban area in California in at least 40 years

Two wildfires still burning in Los Angeles have torched more urban area than any other fire in the state since at least the mid-1980s, an Associated Press analysis shows.

Federal Reserve says it will leave climate change organization

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve said Friday that it is leaving an international grouping of central banks that focused on how the financial system could help combat climate change.
Siberian air will spread across US, and Trump inaugural is forced indoors

Siberian air will spread across US, and Trump inaugural is forced indoors

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The vast majority of Americans are about to get an extended taste of frigid Siberian weather.
Hundreds of dead sea turtles are washing ashore on India's coast

Hundreds of dead sea turtles are washing ashore on India's coast

BENGALURU, India (AP) — Over 400 endangered sea turtles have washed ashore on India's east coast near the city of Chennai in the last two weeks in an event not witnessed in over two decades.