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Ohio train derailment highlights waste disposal predicament

Ohio train derailment highlights waste disposal predicament

When word surfaced that soils and liquids laced with chemicals from the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment were being sent to southeastern Michigan for storage, local residents and politicians were livid.
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4 in 10 say next vehicle may be electric: AP-NORC/EPIC poll

4 in 10 say next vehicle may be electric: AP-NORC/EPIC poll

WASHINGTON (AP) — Many Americans aren’t yet sold on going electric for their next cars, a new poll shows, with high prices and too few charging stations the main deterrents. About 4 in 10 U.S.
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When planting a meadow, heed conditions in your garden, yard

When planting a meadow, heed conditions in your garden, yard

Wildflower meadows have been growing in popularity among gardeners, and for good reason. They’re low-maintenance and drought-tolerant , provide food for birds, wildlife , pollinators and other insects , and they’re pretty.
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As summer heat looms, Japan urged to curb impact, emissions

As summer heat looms, Japan urged to curb impact, emissions

TOKYO (AP) — Temperatures are rising in Japan and summer is coming fast. Cherry blossoms are blooming sooner than ever before, chiffon-pink that’s traditionally heralded spring for the nation popping up just two weeks into March.
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India residents try to save a river, officials deny problems

India residents try to save a river, officials deny problems

KOCHI, India (AP) — Eloor smells like it is dying. Once it was an island of rich farmland on the Periyar River, 17 km (10.5 miles) from the Arabian sea, teeming with fish. Now, a stench of putrid flesh permeates the air. Most of the fish are gone.
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AP sources: EPA car rule to push huge increase in EV sales

AP sources: EPA car rule to push huge increase in EV sales

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration will propose strict new automobile pollution limits this week that would require at least 54% of new vehicles sold in the U.S.
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Teck ramps up rhetoric against Glencore offer, pushes own plan to spilt company

Teck ramps up rhetoric against Glencore offer, pushes own plan to spilt company

VANCOUVER — Teck Resources Ltd. has ramped up its rhetoric against a unsolicited takeover bid by Swiss mining giant Glencore while arguing for its own restructuring plan.
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Brennan named new director for National Hurricane Center

Brennan named new director for National Hurricane Center

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration named Mike Brennan, who was supervising hurricane forecasters during one of the busiest times for storms hitting America, as the new director of the National Hurricane Center in Miami.
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Fly Away Home: fate uncertain for newly returned bird sculpture in Dorchester, N.B.

Fly Away Home: fate uncertain for newly returned bird sculpture in Dorchester, N.B.

A giant sculpture of a bird that long ruled the roost in a small New Brunswick village has been restored to its rightful perch, but it's not receiving a universally warm welcome home. Residents of Dorchester, N.B.
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As tiger count grows, India's Indigenous demand land rights

As tiger count grows, India's Indigenous demand land rights

BENGALURU, India (AP) — It was a celebratory atmosphere for officials gathered just hours away from several of India's major tiger reserves in the southern city of Mysuru, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Sunday to much applause that the
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