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California's rainy season is here. What does it mean for water supply?

California's rainy season is here. What does it mean for water supply?

LOS ANGELES (AP) — After a dry start to winter, California's rainy season is finally well under way. December downpours sent water racing through streets in coastal Ventura County and the city of Santa Barbara.
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The Coast Guard takes the lead on spill in western Alaska that is larger than first thought

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard has taken over the response to a diesel fuel spill from a storage tank in a western Alaska village that has crept toward a river. The spill at a fuel tank farm in Kwigillingok was discovered Feb.
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Georgia lawmakers weigh a 3-year pause on expansion permits for planned Okefenokee mine

Georgia lawmakers weigh a 3-year pause on expansion permits for planned Okefenokee mine

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — As a proposed mine on the edge of the Okefenokee Swamp and its vast wildlife refuge nears final approval , Georgia lawmakers are considering a three-year pause on future permits to allow expansion of the mining project.
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India wants to hook its population onto clean energy by boosting rooftop solar

India wants to hook its population onto clean energy by boosting rooftop solar

BENGALURU, India (AP) — Just a few years ago, someone who wanted to install a rooftop solar connection in India faced getting multiple approvals, finding a reliable company to install the panels and spending heavily before seeing the first surge of c
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Hyundai's Supernal and Embraer-backed Eve Air Mobility see future in electric-powered air taxis

Hyundai's Supernal and Embraer-backed Eve Air Mobility see future in electric-powered air taxis

SINGAPORE (AP) — As the aviation sector seeks ways to make air travel less polluting and more sustainable, aerospace company Embraer and South Korean automaker Hyundai are among the companies betting on a new form of air travel -– air taxis.
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Another executive at Japan's top oil firm is fired for sexual harassment as #MeToo awareness grows

Another executive at Japan's top oil firm is fired for sexual harassment as #MeToo awareness grows

TOKYO (AP) — The head of a renewable energy subsidiary of Japan's top oil company, Eneos Holdings, has been fired for sexual harassment, the companies announced Wednesday, as awareness of the #MeToo movement grows in the country.
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To keep whales safe, Coast Guard launches boat alert system in Seattle

To keep whales safe, Coast Guard launches boat alert system in Seattle

SEATTLE (AP) — Photographer Matt McDonald had lived on Puget Sound for years, but had never seen a whale, so he was elated when he spotted a giant marine mammal just off Seattle's waterfront one evening. The excitement was short-lived.
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Court lifts US coal sales moratorium in a setback for Dems and environmentalists

Court lifts US coal sales moratorium in a setback for Dems and environmentalists

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A U.S.
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Marine area larger than Lake Superior could soon be protected off Ontario's shores

Marine area larger than Lake Superior could soon be protected off Ontario's shores

A vast marine area off Ontario's north shores that's home to beluga whales and threatened polar bears could soon be protected, officials said Wednesday, as First Nations welcomed what was seen as a key step towards fulfilling a longstanding treaty pr
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Supreme Court seems skeptical of EPA's 'good neighbor' rule on power plant pollution

Supreme Court seems skeptical of EPA's 'good neighbor' rule on power plant pollution

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court's conservative majority seemed skeptical Wednesday as a government lawyer argued that the Environmental Protection Agency should be allowed to continue enforcing its anti-air-pollution “good neighbor” rule in 11 st
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