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January 21, 2020

Iowa wants expert review of Dakota Access Pipeline expansion

Iowa regulators want owners of the Dakota Access Pipeline to provide expert analysis to back up the company’s claim that ...

January 21, 2020

Backatcha: Thunberg returns Trump's climate jibe

Greta Thunberg isn't easily intimidated. The 17-year-old Swedish activist wasted little time on Tuesday to push back against ...

January 21, 2020

Wyoming, Montana seek Supreme Court ruling on coal exports

Wyoming and Montana asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to rule on Washington State's denial of a permit for a port ...

January 21, 2020

Winter storm lashes Spanish coast, leaves 4 dead, power cuts

A winter storm lashed much of Spain for a third day Tuesday, leaving 200,000 people without electricity, schools closed and ...

January 21, 2020

Supreme Court won't take case prompted by Flint water crisis

The Supreme Court has declined to take a case stemming from the 2014 water crisis in Flint, Michigan. Approximately 25,000 ...

January 21, 2020

Central banks join to study possible digital currencies

Major central banks have joined together to explore whether they should issue digital currencies as the use of cash declines ...

January 21, 2020

Cops: Waze app directs casino-bound drivers into wilderness

An ad in the Waze navigation app is misdirecting motorists headed to Atlantic City's Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa into the ...

January 21, 2020

Spain declares climate emergency, gets climate plan ready

Spain’s new government declared a national climate emergency on Tuesday, taking a formal first step toward enacting ambitious ...

January 20, 2020

Spacewalking astronauts wrap up battery improvements

A pair of spacewalking astronauts successfully wrapped up battery improvements outside the International Space Station on ...

January 20, 2020

Climate not considered a top 10 risk by CEOs - survey

Climate issues are set to be one of the main talking points at the World Economic Forum in the Swiss ski resort of Davos this ...

January 20, 2020

Spain walloped by heavy snow, rain, gales that leave 3 dead

Heavy snow, rain and gale-force winds lashed many parts of Spain on Monday, killing at least three people and prompting five ...

January 20, 2020

Google CEO calls for regulation of artificial intelligence

Google’s chief executive called Monday for a balanced approach to regulating artificial intelligence, telling a European ...

January 20, 2020

Abe says new unit will defend Japan from space tech threats

Japan's prime minister said Monday that his country will form a space defense unit to protect itself from potential threats ...

January 20, 2020

Unhealthy levels of smog choke Thai capital for over a week

Unhealthy levels of smog have choked Bangkok for more than a week, as the Thai capital's residents fume over the ...

January 20, 2020

Air quality 'seems totally fine' on Day 1 at Australian Open

For all of the concerns about air quality at the Australian Open, it turned out the biggest issue related to playing ...

January 20, 2020

4.5 magnitude earthquake shakes southern Kansas

A small earthquake was reported in southern Kansas on Sunday. The U.S. Geological Survey said a magnitude 4.5 earthquake ...

January 20, 2020

Philippines looks for safer homes for volcano residents

The Philippine government will no longer allow people to live on the crater-studded island that's home to the erupting Taal ...

January 20, 2020

No astrovans for SpaceX, crews riding to rockets in Teslas

Astronauts launched by SpaceX in coming months will ride to their rockets in high fashion. Instead of using a retro-style ...