Fire-Ravaged Ship Sinks, Prompting Sri Lankan Pollution Fear June 18, 2021 By Bharatha Mallawarachi COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A container ship carrying chemicals sank off Sri Lanka’s capital on Thursday nearly a month...
Viewpoint: How Undead Corporations Can Help Fund Oregon’s Environmental Cleanup June 18, 2021 By Max M. Miller Jr. We all know that corporations and limited liability companies can die. In actuality, they are dissolved and given time to...
U.S. Safety Agency Probes 10 Tesla Crash Deaths Since 2016 June 18, 2021 By David Shepardson WASHINGTON — U.S. auto safety regulators said on Thursday they have opened 30 investigations into Tesla crashes involving 10 deaths...
Reinsurers Look at Dumping Coal From Bulk-Buy Policies in Green Gambit June 17, 2021 By Carolyn Cohn and Simon Jessop LONDON — Major reinsurers have already pulled back from providing bespoke cover for coal projects as part of efforts to...
Stung By Pandemic and JBS Cyberattack, U.S. Ranchers Build New Beef Plants June 17, 2021 By Tom Polansek U.S. cattle ranchers and investors are sinking hundreds of millions of dollars into new beef plants after temporary closures of...
Utah Protesters Take Plea Deal, to Pay $100K for Damages June 17, 2021 SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Four of the nine protesters charged after police accused them of painting a street red...
Wind-Whipped Montana Fires Burn Structures, Spur Evacuations June 17, 2021 By Matthew Brown BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Wildfires burning in Montana have exploded in size, triggering evacuations and destroying an unknown number of...
GM, Ford Outdo Each Other With Electric Vehicle Investments June 17, 2021 DETROIT (AP) — General Motors will raise its spending on electric and autonomous vehicles and add two U.S. battery factories...
N.H. Hotel Group Chalks Rare Win in Pandemic-Related Business Interruption Lawsuit June 17, 2021 CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A judge has ruled in favor of a group of hotels whose owners sued their insurance...
California Farmers Told Drought Could Cut Off Their Water June 17, 2021 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Thousands of Central California farmers were warned Tuesday that they could face water cutoffs this summer...