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Japanese court rejects damage claims against utility executives over Fukushima disaster

Japanese court rejects damage claims against utility executives over Fukushima disaster

TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese court ruled former executives at the utility managing the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant were not accountable for the 2011 meltdown crisis and do not need to pay damages to the company.
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Competition Bureau releases final anti-greenwashing guidelines

Competition Bureau releases final anti-greenwashing guidelines

The Competition Bureau has released its final anti-greenwashing guidelines after considering more than 400 responses to the legislation that took effect about a year ago.
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B.C. gives green light to LNG pipeline, with no need for new environmental assessment

B.C. gives green light to LNG pipeline, with no need for new environmental assessment

The British Columbia government says a decade-old environmental assessment certificate remains valid for the construction of a natural gas pipeline in northern B.C., in a decision opposed by the province's Green Party and environmental groups.
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Trump EPA rollbacks would weaken rules projected to save billions of dollars and thousands of lives

Trump EPA rollbacks would weaken rules projected to save billions of dollars and thousands of lives

When the head of the Environmental Protection Agency announced a wide-ranging rollback of environmental regulations, he said it would put a “dagger through the heart of climate-change religion” and introduce a “Golden Age” for the American economy.
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Colombia reports 33% drop in deforestation in early 2025, with major progress in Amazon parks

Colombia reports 33% drop in deforestation in early 2025, with major progress in Amazon parks

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia saw a 33% drop in deforestation in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the same period last year , the environment ministry said Thursday, citing stronger community coordination and a crackdown on environmental crim
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Scientists seek to study eDNA to identify how MSX creeps up on oysters

Scientists seek to study eDNA to identify how MSX creeps up on oysters

Scientists are pursuing a new line of research to predict the times and locations of parasitic outbreaks that are wiping out oysters off the Atlantic coast.
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Cutting off rhinos' horns is a contentious last resort to stop poaching. A new study found it works

Cutting off rhinos' horns is a contentious last resort to stop poaching. A new study found it works

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Cutting off the horns of sedated rhinos with a chainsaw has been viewed by wildlife conservationists in Africa for more than 30 years as a necessary evil to save the iconic endangered species from poaching.
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Crews clean up 2,000-gallon fuel spill in Baltimore's harbor

Crews clean up 2,000-gallon fuel spill in Baltimore's harbor

BALTIMORE (AP) — Crews were working Thursday to contain and clean up a 2,000-gallon (7,570-liter) diesel fuel spill in Baltimore’s harbor, according to state and city officials.
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California's Yurok Tribe gets back ancestral lands that were taken over 120 years ago

California's Yurok Tribe gets back ancestral lands that were taken over 120 years ago

ON THE KLAMATH RIVER, Calif. (AP) — As a youngster, Barry McCovey Jr. would sneak through metal gates and hide from security guards just to catch a steelhead trout in Blue Creek amid northwestern California redwoods.
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B.C. First Nation builds small island, fisheries officials check for habitat damage

B.C. First Nation builds small island, fisheries officials check for habitat damage

VICTORIA — A British Columbia First Nation has built up a small artificial island in the tidal shallows of Coles Bay off Vancouver Island, triggering an investigation by fisheries officials into whether it involved habitat destruction and if authoriz
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