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New technology installed beneath Detroit street can charge electric vehicles as they drive

DETROIT (AP) — Crews have installed what's billed as the nation's first wireless-charging public roadway for electric vehicles beneath a street just west of downtown Detroit.

Nov 29, 2023 3:35 PM Read more >

Chemical firms to pay $110 million to Ohio to settle claims over releases of 'forever chemicals'

DOVER, Del. (AP) — The DuPont Co.

Nov 29, 2023 3:03 PM Read more >

'First of its kind': Dow invests $9 billion on Alberta net-zero petrochemical project

FORT SASKATCHEWAN, Alta. — Dow Chemical has announced plans to invest nearly $9 billion in a net-zero petrochemical project northeast of Edmonton.

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Lawsuit alleges negligence in train derailment and chemical fire that forced residents from homes

LOUISVILLE, Ky.

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Canadian oil and gas execs look to talk up emissions reduction plans at COP28 summit

CALGARY — Executives and senior leaders from Canada's oil and gas sector are heading to Dubai for the upcoming United Nations COP28 climate talks, eager to tell the world they are doing what they can to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Nov 29, 2023 2:07 PM Read more >

Proposed NewRange copper-nickel mine in Minnesota suffers fresh setback on top of years of delays

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The proposed NewRange Copper Nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota suffered a fresh setback this week when an administrative law judge recommended that state regulators should not reissue a crucial permit for the long-delayed proje

Nov 29, 2023 12:37 PM Read more >

Barcelona may need water shipped in during a record drought in northeast Spain, authorities say

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Tighter water restrictions for drought-stricken northeast Spain went into effect Wednesday, when authorities in Catalonia said that Barcelona may need to have fresh water shipped in by boat in the coming months.

Nov 29, 2023 7:40 AM Read more >

Climate contradictions key at UN talks. Less future warming projected, yet there's more current pain

The world is heading for considerably less warming than projected a decade ago, but that good news is overwhelmed by much more pain from current climate change than scientists anticipated, experts said.

Nov 28, 2023 9:22 PM Read more >

US agency ends use of 'cyanide bomb' to kill coyotes and other predators, citing safety concerns

RENO, Nev. (AP) — The U.S.

Nov 28, 2023 8:45 PM Read more >

Coal power, traffic, waste burning a toxic smog cocktail in Indonesia's Jakarta

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Against the backdrop of smokestacks from a nearby coal power plant, the sky above Edy Suryana’s village stays grey for months at a time, while ashes and the stench of smoke hang in the air.

Nov 28, 2023 8:06 PM Read more >