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Japanese Americans were jailed in a desert. Survivors worry a wind farm will overshadow the past.

Japanese Americans were jailed in a desert. Survivors worry a wind farm will overshadow the past.

JEROME, Idaho (AP) — Behind the barbed wire, the little boy pressed his ink-covered index finger onto the mint-green exit card. And a photograph was snapped of his frightened face. Paul Tomita was four. It was July 4, 1943.
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Acapulco recovery moves ahead in fits and starts after Hurricane Otis devastation

Acapulco recovery moves ahead in fits and starts after Hurricane Otis devastation

ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — The 58-year-old woman, a cook by profession, toiled on a recent afternoon inside a luxury apartment with expansive views of the Pacific, putting Gucci and Dior shoes into a bag to take to her employer.
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Oil companies attending climate talks have minimal green energy transition plans, AP analysis finds

Oil companies attending climate talks have minimal green energy transition plans, AP analysis finds

In 2022, Brazilian oil and gas company Petrobras had 68 places staked out for oil exploration off the South American coast, searching for new reserves while spending $6.9 billion in oil development projects.
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France's Macron says melting glaciers are 'an unprecedented challenge for humanity'

France's Macron says melting glaciers are 'an unprecedented challenge for humanity'

PARIS (AP) — Melting glaciers are an “unprecedented challenge for humanity,” French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday, as he launched a call for nations to work together on slashing planet-warming emissions, protecting the environment and coll
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Fossil fuel interests have large, yet often murky, presence at climate talks, AP analysis finds

Fossil fuel interests have large, yet often murky, presence at climate talks, AP analysis finds

The badges said they were there to participate in negotiations to curb climate change . They stated affiliations like the government of Brazil, Indigenous organizations of the Amazon, the Climate Registry.
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An EU plan aimed at fighting climate change will go to final votes, even if watered down

An EU plan aimed at fighting climate change will go to final votes, even if watered down

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union institutions and conservationists on Friday gave a conditional and guarded welcome to a major plan to better protect nature and fight climate change in the 27-nation bloc.
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Judge in Alaska upholds Biden administration's approval of the massive Willow oil-drilling project

Judge in Alaska upholds Biden administration's approval of the massive Willow oil-drilling project

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday upheld the Biden administration’s approval of the massive Willow oil-drilling project on Alaska’s remote North Slope, a decision that environmental groups swiftly vowed to fight. U.S.
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Toxic heavy smog in eastern Pakistan makes tens of thousands sick

Toxic heavy smog in eastern Pakistan makes tens of thousands sick

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Toxic gray smog has sickened tens of thousands of people in Pakistan’s cultural capital of Lahore, forcing authorities to shut schools, markets and parks for four days, officials said Thursday.
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First-of-a-kind nuclear project is terminated in a blow to Biden's clean energy agenda

First-of-a-kind nuclear project is terminated in a blow to Biden's clean energy agenda

WASHINGTON (AP) — A project to build a first-of-a-kind small modular nuclear reactor power plant was terminated Wednesday, another blow to the Biden administration's clean energy agenda following cancellations last week of two major offshore wind pro
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Illinois lawmakers OK new nuclear technology but fail to extend private-school scholarships

Illinois lawmakers OK new nuclear technology but fail to extend private-school scholarships

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois House on Thursday approved development of new nuclear reactors , reversing a 1987 moratorium and sending to Gov. J.B. Pritzker a plan that addresses the Democrat's safety concerns over the proposal.
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