Appeals court strikes down Utah oil railroad approval, siding with environmentalists
A U.S. Appeals Court has struck down a critical approval for a railroad project that would have allowed oil businesses in eastern Utah to significantly expand fossil fuel production and exports
2023-08-19 05:20
Company that leaked radioactive material will build barrier to keep it away from Mississippi River
The energy company responsible for leaking radioactive material from its nuclear plant in Monticello, Minnesota, in recent months has announced that it will build an underground metal barrier to keep affected groundwater away from the nearby Mississippi River
2023-08-19 04:26
Cyberattack keeps hospitals' computers offline for weeks
Key computer systems at hospitals and clinics in several states have yet to be turned back on more than two weeks after a cyberattack forced some emergency room shutdowns and ambulance diversions
2023-08-19 04:24
Canada wildfire evacuees can't get news media on Facebook and Instagram. Some find workarounds
Canadian news outlets have been blocked on Facebook and Instagram because of a dispute with the Canadian government
2023-08-19 04:24
New York governor blocks discharge of radioactive water into Hudson River from closed nuclear plant
A measure to block discharges of radioactive water into the Hudson River as part of the Indian Point nuclear plant’s decommissioning has been signed into law by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul
2023-08-19 02:47
FEMA has paid out more than $5.6 million to Maui survivors, a figure expected to grow significantly
The Federal Emergency Management Agency said Friday it has approved more than $5.6 million in assistance to nearly 2,000 households in Maui so far as the federal government tries to help survivors of the devastating wildfires
2023-08-19 02:45
North Carolina laws curtailing transgender rights prompt less backlash than 2016 'bathroom bill'
North Carolina was ground zero in the nationwide fight over transgender rights with the passage of its 2016 “bathroom bill.”
2023-08-19 02:22
San Francisco launches driverless bus service following robotaxi expansion
San Francisco has launched an autonomous shuttle service less than a week after regulators approved the expansion of robotaxis despite traffic and safety concerns
2023-08-19 02:21
The US is requiring new inspections of some jet engines, another setback for Pratt & Whitney
U.S. regulators are requiring immediate inspections of engines on some Airbus jets
2023-08-19 01:54
Florida ethics commission chair can't work simultaneously for Disney World governing district
The new administrator of Walt Disney World’s governing district can’t continue to work in his new job and be chair of Florida’s ethics commission at the same time
2023-08-19 01:51
Japan's nuclear plants are short of storage for spent fuel. A remote town could have the solution
A Japanese town says it has agreed to a geological study to determine its suitability as an interim storage site for spent nuclear fuel
2023-08-19 00:26
Senior-Living Operator Files for Bankruptcy Due to Pandemic
A senior-living company filed for bankruptcy this week after it exhausted an emergency loan, the latest to falter
2023-08-19 00:24