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What you should know about the flash floods in Texas that killed more than 80 people
Flash floods in Texas killed at least 82 people over the Fourth of July holiday weekend and left others still missing, including girls attending a summer camp. The devastation along the Guadalupe River, outside of San Antonio, has drawn a massive search effort as officials face questions over their preparedness and the speed of their initial actions.
'Orwellian': Louisiana redefines natural gas — a planet-warming fossil fuel — as green energy
Louisiana is the latest state to redefine natural gas as green energy under a new law the Republican governor signed this week, even though it's a fossil fuel that emits planet-warming greenhouse gases.
Schwarzenegger urges environmentalists dismayed by Trump to 'stop whining' and get to work
Arnold Schwarzenegger has a message for environmentalists who despair at the the approach of President Donald Trump's administration: “Stop whining and get to work.”
Britain's biggest water firm slapped with record fine over sewage and dividends
Britain’s biggest water company was fined almost 123 million pounds ($166 million) on Wednesday for releasing sewage into rivers and streams while paying dividends to its shareholders.
Lawsuits seek to hold fossil fuel companies responsible for climate change. Here's a look at some
A German court is expected to rule Wednesday in a landmark climate lawsuit brought by a Peruvian farmer against energy company RWE that claims global warming fueled by the firm’s historical greenhouse gas emissions puts his home at risk.
Thai officials seize more than 200 tons of electronic waste illegally imported from the US
Thai officials said on Wednesday they seized 238 tons of illegally imported electronic waste from the United States at the port of Bangkok, one of the biggest lots they've found this year.
Manufacturer of weedkiller Roundup asks US Supreme Court to examine lawsuits
Global agrochemical manufacturer Bayer has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether federal law preempts thousands of state lawsuits alleging it failed to warn people that its popular weedkiller, Roundup, could cause cancer.
Chevron must pay $744 million for damage to Louisiana coast, says landmark court ruling
Oil company Chevron must pay $744.6 million to restore damage it caused to southeast Louisiana's coastal wetlands, a jury ruled on Friday following a landmark trial more than a decade in the making.
Russian captain of cargo vessel involved in North Sea collision remains under arrest
The 59-year-old man, who hasn't been named by authorities, was arrested by police in northeast England Tuesday on suspicion of manslaughter by gross negligence over the collision. He hasn't been charged.
Oil giant Exxon sues California attorney general for defamation over plastic recycling claims
Exxon Mobil Corp. filed a federal defamation lawsuit against California Attorney General Rob Bonta and several environmental groups, months after Bonta sued the oil and gas giant alleging that it deceived the public for half a century by promising the plastics it produced would be recycled.