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Supreme Court rejects challenge to Obama mercury air pollution rule
WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned aside the latest effort by a group of states led by Michigan to block Obama administration environmental regulations limiting power plant emissions of mercury and other toxic pollutants.
Mayor of Flint, Michigan did not violate ethics amid water crisis: attorney
The mayor of Flint, Michigan, did not redirect donations to her personal campaign from a charity meant to help families hurt by a water crisis in the city, an independent attorney said on Monday.
At ground zero of warming, Greenland seeks to unlock frozen assets
BUKSEFJORD, Greenland On top of the world, by a fjord in western Greenland, a remote hydro power plant is buzzing with extra water from the melt of ancient glaciers. This island at ground zero of global warming is seeking to be one of the few places on Earth to benefit.
Australian PM pledges A$1 bln to help ailing Great Barrier Reef
SYDNEY Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, facing a tight re-election battle, pledged on Monday a A$1 billion ($738 million) fund for the Great Barrier Reef, where scientists say mass coral bleaching has destroyed vast tracts of the World Heritage site.
Indigenous rights and private funding key to slowing deforestation, says Norway minister
BOGOTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Efforts to save the world's forests hinge on securing private sector funds and ensuring indigenous communities in tropical forests are more involved in protecting their environment, Norway's environment minister said.
Indonesians will not be prosecuted by Singapore over haze, says VP: media
JAKARTA Indonesia will not allow Singapore to prosecute its citizens over forest fires that blanketed the region in toxic smog in 2015, media on Monday quoted Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla as saying.
Valero renews push for EPA to tweak U.S. biofuels program
NEW YORK Valero Energy Corp on Monday renewed its push for U.S. regulators to change the country's controversial renewable fuel program.
The bright side: global 'light pollution' obscures starry nights
WASHINGTON When Vincent van Gogh peered out the window of the Saint-Paul asylum at the nighttime sky in Saint-Rémy in 1889, he saw the brilliant light of innumerable stars over southern France that inspired his evocative painting "The Starry Night."
Solar plane lands in New York City during bid to circle the globe
A solar-powered airplane finished crossing the United States on Saturday, landing in New York City after flying over the Statue of Liberty during its historic bid to circle the globe, the project team said. | Video
EU says seeks swift ratification of Paris climate accord
BRUSSELS The European Union called on its 28 member states on Wednesday to speed up ratification of the Paris climate accord so the bloc is not left behind in an international push to curb global warming.