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TikTok push targets Biden on Alaska’s huge Willow oil plan

TikTok push targets Biden on Alaska’s huge Willow oil plan

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A social media campaign urging President Joe Biden to reject an oil development project on Alaska's remote North Slope has rapidly gained steam on TikTok and other platforms, reflecting the unease many young Americans feel ab
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Denmark hopes to pump some climate gas beneath the sea floor

Denmark hopes to pump some climate gas beneath the sea floor

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark pushed the button Wednesday on an ambitious project that aims to bury vast amounts of planet-heating carbon dioxide gas beneath the North Sea floor, in the hope that it can help the Nordic nation and others meet cli
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3 injured in fiery train derailment caused by rockslide

3 injured in fiery train derailment caused by rockslide

SANDSTONE, W.Va. (AP) — An empty coal train hit a rockslide along tracks in West Virginia on Wednesday morning, causing a fiery derailment that injured three crewmembers, CSX Transportation said in a statement.
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Eruption at Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano stops after 61 days

Eruption at Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano stops after 61 days

HONOLULU (AP) — The latest eruption at Kilauea’s summit on Hawaii's has paused after 61 days of volcanic activity. U.S.
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Alberta Energy Regulator may have ignored law by not disclosing oilsands leak: lawyer

Alberta Energy Regulator may have ignored law by not disclosing oilsands leak: lawyer

CALGARY — Alberta's energy regulator may have ignored provincial law by not publicly disclosing that waste from a large oilsands tailings pond was escaping containment and seeping into groundwater, says a lawyer.
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Regulator issues guidelines to protect financial institutions from climate risks

Regulator issues guidelines to protect financial institutions from climate risks

Canada's bank regulator has issued a framework to guide banks and insurance companies in protecting themselves against climate-related risks.
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Cyclone Freddy to slam Mozambique Friday in rare second hit

Cyclone Freddy to slam Mozambique Friday in rare second hit

MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — Still recovering from the effects of the first battering, the southeastern African nation of Mozambique is bracing for a rare second hit by long-living Tropical Cyclone Freddy late on Friday night, a regional weather center said
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Costa Rica ponders ways to sustain reforestation success

Costa Rica ponders ways to sustain reforestation success

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Costa Rica went from having one of the world's highest deforestation rates in the 1980s to a nation centered on ecotourism, luring world travelers with the possibility of moving between marine reserves and cloud forest in
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Ontario maple syrup producers hit by climate change, some urge carbon reductions

Ontario maple syrup producers hit by climate change, some urge carbon reductions

Increasingly unpredictable winter temperatures have Ontario maple syrup producers concerned about how climate change will affect the industry's future, with some pushing for environmentally friendly practices to reduce the sector's carbon footprint.
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Hawaii cites man for harassing humpback whale, dolphins

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii officials on Monday cited a Maui man seen on video snorkeling for allegedly harassing a humpback whale and pod of dolphins.
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