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Texas approves land-swapping deal with SpaceX as company hopes to expand rocket-launch operations

Texas approves land-swapping deal with SpaceX as company hopes to expand rocket-launch operations

MCALLEN, Texas (AP) — SpaceX would acquire public land in Texas to expand its rocket-launch facilities under a tentative deal that is moving forward after months of opposition from nearby residents and officials near the U.S.-Mexico border.
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SEC approves rule requiring some companies to report greenhouse gas emissions. Legal challenges loom

SEC approves rule requiring some companies to report greenhouse gas emissions. Legal challenges loom

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S.
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After Ohio train derailment, tank cars didn't need to be blown open to release chemical, NTSB says

After Ohio train derailment, tank cars didn't need to be blown open to release chemical, NTSB says

The decision to blow open five tank cars and burn the toxic chemical inside them after a freight train derailed in Eastern Ohio last year wasn't justified, the head of the National Transportation Safety Board told Congress Wednesday.
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Half of US states join GOP lawsuits challenging new EPA rule on deadly soot pollution

Half of US states join GOP lawsuits challenging new EPA rule on deadly soot pollution

WASHINGTON (AP) — A new Biden administration rule that sets tougher standards for deadly soot pollution faced a barrage of legal challenges Wednesday, as 25 Republican-led states and a host of business groups filed lawsuits seeking to block the rule
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Health Canada to completely ban use of strychnine poison by September

Health Canada to completely ban use of strychnine poison by September

Health Canada says it plans to completely ban a powerful poison used to control predators after completing public consultations on use of strychnine.
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Lawsuit takes on Alberta Energy Regulator, province over Kearl oilsands releases

Lawsuit takes on Alberta Energy Regulator, province over Kearl oilsands releases

EDMONTON — An Alberta First Nation has filed a sweeping lawsuit against the province's energy regulator and the government over releases from an oilsands mine, alleging the agency acted in bad faith and is set up in a way that violates the Constituti
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RBC raises renewable funding target, reports little progress on oil and gas emissions

RBC raises renewable funding target, reports little progress on oil and gas emissions

TORONTO — Royal Bank of Canada plans to ramp up its renewable energy funding, even as it also reported little progress on reducing the emissions intensity of its oil and gas financing.
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Arizona's health department has named the first statewide heat officer to address extreme heat

Arizona's health department has named the first statewide heat officer to address extreme heat

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona's health department has named a physician to address ways to lessen the effects of extreme heat in the arid Southwestern state as the first statewide heat officer in the nation. Dr.
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The EU and Germany will give Albania $88 million to turn the capital's 3 main bus lines electric

The EU and Germany will give Albania $88 million to turn the capital's 3 main bus lines electric

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — The European Union and Germany said Wednesday they would give Albania a combined 81.
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Climate-conscious travelers are jumpstarting Europe’s sleeper trains

Climate-conscious travelers are jumpstarting Europe’s sleeper trains

After being gently rocked awake in her sleeper cabin, Sarah Marks spent the morning of her 29th birthday watching the Alps zip past the windows of her overnight train to Zurich.
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