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Ohio sues Norfolk Southern over toxic train derailment

Ohio sues Norfolk Southern over toxic train derailment

Ohio filed a lawsuit against railroad Norfolk Southern to make sure it pays for the cleanup and environmental damage caused by a fiery train derailment on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border last month, the state's attorney general said Tuesday.
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SEC's climate reporting draft rule draws huge public comment

SEC's climate reporting draft rule draws huge public comment

WASHINGTON (AP) — A closely watched rule from the Securities and Exchange Commission that would require public companies to say much more to shareholders about how their operations affect the climate has generated more public comment than many recent
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Hundreds dead as Cyclone Freddy wrecks Malawi, Mozambique

Hundreds dead as Cyclone Freddy wrecks Malawi, Mozambique

BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) — The devastating Tropical Cyclone Freddy which has ripped through southern Africa in a rare second landfall has killed at least 219 people in Malawi and Mozambique since Saturday night, with the death toll expected to rise.
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EPA to limit toxic 'forever chemicals' in drinking water

EPA to limit toxic 'forever chemicals' in drinking water

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday proposed the first federal limits on harmful “forever chemicals” in drinking water, a long-awaited protection the agency said will save thousands of lives and prevent serious illnesses,
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What's next in Ohio corruption probe after guilty verdicts?

What's next in Ohio corruption probe after guilty verdicts?

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The largest corruption case in Ohio history culminated last week with guilty verdicts for ex-House Speaker Larry Householder and lobbyist Matt Borges, the former head of the Republican Party.
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Where child cancer rose, some want polluted land left empty

Where child cancer rose, some want polluted land left empty

TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — The former Ciba-Geigy chemical plant poisoned the ground and water in Toms River, New Jersey, where the rate of childhood cancer cases rose significantly in the 1980s and 1990s.
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House collapses into ocean on North Carolina's Outer Banks

RODANTHE, N.C. (AP) — A house collapsed into the ocean Monday on the string of islands just off the coast of North Carolina, according to U.S. National Park Service officials.
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Callery pear tree: How to manage an invasive former favorite

Callery pear tree: How to manage an invasive former favorite

It's the late 1940s. World War II has ended, the Baby Boom is in full swing, and incomes are rising, making first-time homeownership possible for many. Cars are being marketed to the masses, so folks can travel farther to work.
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Scientists say climate change goosed New Zealand storm fury

Scientists say climate change goosed New Zealand storm fury

Climate change worsened flooding from a tropical cyclone that shut down much of New Zealand last month in one of the country's costliest disasters, scientists said, but they couldn't quite calculate how much it magnified the catastrophe.
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Death toll climbs as Cyclone Freddy slams Malawi, Mozambique

Death toll climbs as Cyclone Freddy slams Malawi, Mozambique

BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) — An unrelenting Cyclone Freddy that is currently battering southern Africa has killed at least 56 people in Malawi and Mozambique since it struck the continent for a second time on Saturday night, authorities in both countries
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