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New Delhi shuts schools and limits construction work to reduce severe air pollution

New Delhi shuts schools and limits construction work to reduce severe air pollution

NEW DELHI (AP) — New Delhi's government shut primary schools and banned polluting vehicles and construction work in an attempt to reduce the worst haze and smog of the season , which has posed respiratory problems for people and enveloped monuments a
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Takeaways from AP's reporting on an American beef trader's links to Amazon deforestation

Takeaways from AP's reporting on an American beef trader's links to Amazon deforestation

WASHINGTON (AP) — Data analysis by The Associated Press and the Rainforest Investigations Network , a nonprofit reporting consortium, found that a little-known American meat trading company in Utah is feeding China’s growing appetite for Brazilian be
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Japanese consumers are eating more local fish in spite of China's ban due to Fukushima wastewater

Japanese consumers are eating more local fish in spite of China's ban due to Fukushima wastewater

IWAKI, Japan (AP) — Local fishing communities feared the worst when the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant began discharging treated radioactive wastewater into the sea.
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Storm Ciarán whips western Europe, blowing record winds in France and leaving millions without power

Storm Ciarán whips western Europe, blowing record winds in France and leaving millions without power

PARIS (AP) — Record-breaking winds in France and across much of western Europe left at least seven people dead and injured others as Storm Ciarán swept through the continent Thursday.
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Pioneering scientist says global warming is accelerating. Some experts call his claims overheated

Pioneering scientist says global warming is accelerating. Some experts call his claims overheated

One of modern climate science’s pioneers is warning that the world isn’t just steadily warming but is dangerously accelerating, according to a study that some other scientists call a bit overheated.
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NDP to back Tory motion calling for carbon price off all heat sources

NDP to back Tory motion calling for carbon price off all heat sources

OTTAWA — The New Democrats intend to back the Conservatives on a motion to pull the carbon price off all home heating until after the next election, NDP House Leader Peter Julian said Thursday.
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Nebraska pipeline opponent, Indonesian environmentalist receive Climate Breakthrough awards

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A political leader and oil pipeline opponent from the U.S.
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In a first, MIT trains students to resolve clean energy conflicts

In a first, MIT trains students to resolve clean energy conflicts

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.
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Cover crops help the climate and environment but most farmers say no. Many fear losing money

Cover crops help the climate and environment but most farmers say no. Many fear losing money

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Called cover crops, they top the list of tasks U.S. farmers are told will build healthy soil, help the environment and fight climate change .
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Sale of federal oil and gas leases in Gulf of Mexico off again pending hearings on whale protections

Sale of federal oil and gas leases in Gulf of Mexico off again pending hearings on whale protections

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An upcoming sale of federal Gulf of Mexico oil and gas leases was officially postponed Thursday amid legal fights over protections for an endangered species of whale.
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