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A California county has progressed a 2GW solar and battery storage project by developer Avantus, one of the largest of its kind.

Despite efforts to rein in emissions, state is unlikely to meet greenhouse gas reduction goals, group says.

KANSAS (KSNT) – More than 450,000 oil and gas wells have been drilled in Kansas. Now, those wells are creating a $1 billion cleanup shortfall, according to ProPublica. Have you ever wondered what happens with old abandoned oil derricks in Kansas? Many oil wells were never properly plugged off, leaving potential environmental consequences up to […]

KANSAS (KSNT) – More than 450,000 oil and gas wells have been drilled in Kansas. Now, those wells are creating a $1 billion cleanup shortfall, according to ProPublica. Have you ever wondered what happens with old abandoned oil derricks in Kansas? Many oil wells were never properly plugged off, leaving potential environmental consequences up to […]

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Unplugged oil and gas wells accelerate climate change, threaten public health and risk hitting taxpayers’ pocketbooks. ProPublica and Capital & Main found that the money set aside to fix the problem falls woefully short of the impending cost.

BAE Systems Ordinance Systems Inc., the Holston Army Ammunitions Plant operations contractor, has been fined.

In order to boost livelihood opportunities for women from marginalized communities at Borunguri-Bongaon, an area surrounding the Laokhowa-Burhachapori Wildlife Sanctuary within Kaziranga Tiger Reserve...

In Tarawa, the administrative captial of Kiribati,solid waste management used to be a problem that had no real solution.

Napa County will take all applications for building permits exclusively online in the new year, the county announced Friday afternoon.