G7 energy, environment leaders haggle over climate strategy

  By Elaine Kurtenbach And Mari Yamaguchi in Sapporo SAPPORO, Japan (AP) — Energy and environment ministers of the Group of Seven wealthy nations met Saturday in northern Japan, seeking to reconcile the world’s heavy reliance on fossil fuels with the...

Powering down: Germany’s last nuclear plants in final hours

  By Frank Jordans in Berlin   BERLIN (AP) — Germany began winding down its three remaining nuclear power plants Saturday as part of a long-planned transition toward renewable energy, drawing cheers from environmentalists who campaigned for the move. The...

Newly active Texas sinkhole unearths forgotten fears in some

This aerial image shows a massive sinkhole near Daisetta, Texas, Tuesday, April 11, 2023. Earlier this month, Daisetta officials announced the sinkhole, which had first emerged in 2008 but had been dormant since then, had started to again expand. Officials say...

Judge cancels Montana gas plant permit over climate impacts

By Matthew Brown And Amy Beth Hanson in Billings BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A judge canceled the air quality permit for a natural gas power plant that’s under construction along the Yellowstone River in Montana citing worries over climate change. State District Judge...