Environment
U.S. groups threaten to sue over loss of grizzlies' protection
SALMON, Idaho Conservationists threatened to sue on Friday in order to block a plan by U.S. wildlife managers that strips grizzly bears of federal protection, opening them to hunting around Yellowstone National Park.
Recent Environment News
EPA wins U.S. court reversal over coal jobs study
A federal appeals court said the Environmental Protection Agency should not have been ordered by a lower court judge to assess how its air regulations affect coal industry jobs, in a defeat for Murray Energy Corp, a large coal miner.
U.S. Plains drought highlights spring wheat supply crunch
CHICAGO Drought conditions in the northern U.S. Plains that have propelled spring wheat prices to a three-year high worsened in the past week and there are forecasts for more hot and dry weather that could crimp the harvest.
Brazil coffee, cane to face dry, cold period ahead
SAO PAULO Weather conditions are likely to benefit harvesting of coffee and cane in Brazil's center-south in the next 10 days, despite some scattered rains over the weekend that should end by early next week.
Investors slowly start to push climate change up their agenda
LONDON/OSLO Investors are slowly starting to push companies to reduce their carbon footprint and help the world meet targets on limiting global warming that were agreed in the 2015 Paris climate talks.