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Transit and environmental advocates sue NY governor over decision to halt Manhattan congestion toll

Transit and environmental advocates sue NY governor over decision to halt Manhattan congestion toll

NEW YORK (AP) — Transit and environmental advocacy groups in New York filed lawsuits Thursday challenging Gov.
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Future of undersea electricity cable linking Greece, Cyprus and Israel will be decided next month

Future of undersea electricity cable linking Greece, Cyprus and Israel will be decided next month

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The future of an electricity cable linking the power grids of Greece, Cyprus and Israel will be cleared up next month when a ruling is expected on whether Cypriot consumers would pick up the tab for the cable's four-year constr
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Data shows hurricanes and earthquakes grab headlines but inland counties top disaster list

Data shows hurricanes and earthquakes grab headlines but inland counties top disaster list

Floyd County keeps flooding and the federal government keeps coming to the rescue. In July 2022, at least 40 people died and 300 homes were damaged in flooding across eastern Kentucky.
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Wind farms' benefits to communities can be slow or complex, leading to opposition and misinformation

Wind farms' benefits to communities can be slow or complex, leading to opposition and misinformation

After NextEra proposed a wind farm in Greeley County, Nebraska two years ago, Robert Bernt, a dairy farm owner in the area, helped to mobilize community members against the idea.
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Wind power can be a major source of tax revenue, but officials struggle to get communities on board

Wind power can be a major source of tax revenue, but officials struggle to get communities on board

PIPER CITY, Ill. (AP) — In Scott Saffer's science classroom, kids bake cookies in a decked-out kitchen, care for fish, turtles and a snake, and have access to a workshop full of tools.
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Typhoon Gaemi hits China's coast after leaving 25 dead in Taiwan and the Philippines

Typhoon Gaemi hits China's coast after leaving 25 dead in Taiwan and the Philippines

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A strong typhoon made landfall on China's southeastern coast on Thursday evening after sweeping across the nearby island of Taiwan, where it caused landslides and flooding in low-lying areas and left three dead.
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Booties. Indoor dog parks. And following the vet's orders. How to keep pets cool this summer

Booties. Indoor dog parks. And following the vet's orders. How to keep pets cool this summer

PHOENIX (AP) — As much of the world swelters , it's not just people who need help with the dog days of summer.
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Prisoners fight against working in heat on former slave plantation, raising hope for change in South

Prisoners fight against working in heat on former slave plantation, raising hope for change in South

Beneath the blazing summer sun on a former slave plantation, Lamont Gross and fellow prisoners stooped in long rows, picking vegetables by hand under the watchful eyes of armed guards on horseback.
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Philippine oil tanker sinks in Manila Bay, raising fears of a possible major spill near the capital

Philippine oil tanker sinks in Manila Bay, raising fears of a possible major spill near the capital

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Philippine oil tanker sank in Manila Bay early Thursday after encountering huge waves, leaving a crewman dead and 16 others rescued in a late-night operation by the coast guard.
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Canada's premiers forced to confront escalating climate change-related disasters

Canada's premiers forced to confront escalating climate change-related disasters

HALIFAX — As Canada’s premiers reckoned with housing, health care and their contentious relationship with Ottawa during meetings last week in Halifax, many of them remained consumed by climate change-related natural disasters that have only escalated
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