Brutal heat wave to scorch US South through holiday weekend
(Reuters) – An oppressive heat wave settled over a wide swath of the U.S. South on Thursday, bringing record-breaking temperatures…
Environment
Finland’s right-wing parties strike deal to form government
By Essi Lehto HELSINKI (Reuters) – Finland’s conservative National Coalition (NCP), winner of April’s parliamentary election, has reached agreement to…
U.S. proposes to formalize deep fee reductions for wind, solar on federal land
(Reuters) -A new regulation will formalize a roughly 80% cut in project fees for wind and solar energy developments on…
Biden gets backing of leading environmental groups for re-election
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A collection of the nation’s leading and biggest spending environmental groups…
U.S. House Republicans target deeper spending cuts, raising shutdown threat
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans in the U.S House of Representatives on Thursday adopted government spending targets for…
Cyclone Biparjoy damages power lines, uproots trees as it makes India landfall
By Francis Mascarenhas, Sumit Khanna and Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam MANDVI, India/KARACHI (Reuters) – Strong winds, heavy rain and high tides…
US House Judiciary leader subpoenas documents from climate groups
By Ross Kerber (Reuters) – A U.S. congressional leader on Wednesday issued a subpoena seeking information from climate activists over…
Peru’s GDP grows 0.31% in April, misses expectations
LIMA (Reuters) – Peru’s gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 0.31% in April compared with the same month last year, the…
World Bank’s new chief wants ‘better bank’ before pushing for bigger bank
By David Lawder MANDEVILLE, Jamaica (Reuters) -World Bank President Ajay Banga wants to focus on improving the development lender so…
Exclusive-Palau seeks more U.S. patrols of its waters after Chinese incursions
By Sakura Murakami and John Geddie TOKYO (Reuters) -The Pacific island nation of Palau has asked the United States to…