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Drought takes toll on country鈥檚 largest cotton producer

Drought takes toll on country鈥檚 largest cotton producer

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) 鈥 The cotton harvest is about to get underway in the Texas High Plains, the windswept region that grows most of the crop in the nation鈥檚 top cotton-producing state.
UK offers new North Sea oil, gas licenses despite opposition

UK offers new North Sea oil, gas licenses despite opposition

LONDON (AP) 鈥 The British government opened a new licensing round for North Sea oil and gas exploration Friday despite criticism from environmentalists and scientists who say the move undermines the country鈥檚 commitment to fighting climate change .

Biden to designate his 1st national monument in Colorado

DENVER (AP) 鈥 The Biden administration is preparing to designate its first new national monument, preserving a World War 2-era alpine training site and providing a boost to the reelection campaign of the state鈥檚 senior Senator, Michael Bennet, accord
小蓝视频 signs new climate agreement with California, Oregon and Washington

小蓝视频 signs new climate agreement with California, Oregon and Washington

SAN FRANCISCO 鈥 British Columbia Premier John Horgan has signed a new climate pact with the governors of Washington, Oregon and California that includes investments in cross-border climate infrastructure like electric vehicle charging stations.
Regulator won't review decision to reject proposed feedlot near popular Alberta lake

Regulator won't review decision to reject proposed feedlot near popular Alberta lake

EDMONTON 鈥 An Alberta regulator has turned down a request to review its decision rejecting a proposed cattle feedlot near a popular recreational lake.
France fights winter shortages with new energy-saving drive

France fights winter shortages with new energy-saving drive

PARIS (AP) 鈥 Under the watchword 鈥淓very gesture counts,鈥 the French government launched an energy-saving drive Thursday to get the country through the winter without natural gas from Russia and closer to the European Union targets of reaching climate
Officials: Wildfire in Nebraska Sandhills nearly contained

Officials: Wildfire in Nebraska Sandhills nearly contained

HALSEY, Neb. (AP) 鈥 Firefighters have nearly contained a large wildfire in the Nebraska Sandhills that has burned roughly 30 square miles and that led to the death of a volunteer firefighter , officials said.
Companies, auditors should be going further on climate risk disclosure: report

Companies, auditors should be going further on climate risk disclosure: report

TORONTO 鈥 A new report from the Carbon Tracker Initiative says that big global emitters, including Canadian companies, aren't saying enough about climate change risks in their financial statements.

Daily heat records tumble again in 小蓝视频, as drought conditions worsen

VANCOUVER 鈥 Unseasonable warmth over much of British Columbia is showing no sign of easing, with another day of temperature records in the books and many regions reporting no significant rain since early July.
Food security, consumer groups protest Kenya's GMO decision

Food security, consumer groups protest Kenya's GMO decision

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) 鈥 Food security, consumer rights and biodiversity groups are protesting Kenya鈥檚 reversal of a ban on genetically modified foods, saying the public wasn鈥檛 consulted on an issue key to the East African country鈥檚 economy and safety.
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