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EU Parliament's environmental committee supports relaxing rules on genetically modified plants

EU Parliament's environmental committee supports relaxing rules on genetically modified plants

BRUSSELS (AP) — Lawmakers on the European Parliament’s environment committee on Wednesday backed a proposal to relax rules on genetically modified plants produced using so-called new genomic techniques, prompting strong criticism from environmental g
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Tom Steyer has written a guide to fighting climate change, 'Cheaper, Faster, Better'

Tom Steyer has written a guide to fighting climate change, 'Cheaper, Faster, Better'

NEW YORK (AP) — Billionaire businessman-environmentalist Tom Steyer has a book out this spring that combines personal and professional stories for a guide on how to battle climate change .
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Tropical low off northeast Australia reaches cyclone strength

Tropical low off northeast Australia reaches cyclone strength

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — A tropical low slowly moving toward northeast Australia reached cyclone strength on Wednesday and will bring flooding into Queensland state into the weekend.
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San Diegans cry, hug outside damaged homes after stunning flash floods in normally balmy city

San Diegans cry, hug outside damaged homes after stunning flash floods in normally balmy city

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Stunned residents, some breaking down in tears, pulled soggy and muddy furniture from their homes in San Diego on Tuesday, a day after flash floods from a torrential storm produced the city's fourth-wettest day in nearly 175 years, a
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Oregon jury awards $85 million to 9 victims of deadly 2020 wildfires

Oregon jury awards $85 million to 9 victims of deadly 2020 wildfires

PORTLAND, Ore.
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FEMA devotes more resources to outstanding claims filed by New Mexico wildfire victims

FEMA devotes more resources to outstanding claims filed by New Mexico wildfire victims

The Federal Emergency Management Agency said Tuesday that it is devoting more resources to processing outstanding claims filed by victims of the largest wildfire in New Mexico’s recorded history.
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Scientists spot previously unknown colonies of emperor penguins in Antarctica

Scientists spot previously unknown colonies of emperor penguins in Antarctica

Previously unknown colonies of emperor penguins have been spotted in new satellite imagery. Emperor penguins, considered “near threatened” with extinction, are the world’s largest penguins.
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'Doomsday Clock' signals existential threats of nuclear war, climate disasters and AI

'Doomsday Clock' signals existential threats of nuclear war, climate disasters and AI

WASHINGTON (AP) — Earth, for the second year running, is nearing apocalypse, a science-oriented advocacy group said, pointing to its famous “Doomsday Clock” that shows 90 seconds till midnight.
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Avalanche kills snowboarder in Colorado backcountry

OPHIR, Colo. (AP) — An avalanche killed a 67-year-old man as he was snowboarding solo in the Colorado backcountry, authorities said Tuesday, marking the fourth U.S. avalanche death this winter.
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Tribes, environmental groups ask US court to block $10B energy transmission project in Arizona

Tribes, environmental groups ask US court to block $10B energy transmission project in Arizona

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A federal judge is being asked to issue a stop-work order on a $10 billion transmission line being built through a remote southeastern Arizona valley to carry wind-generated electricity to customers as far away as California.
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