Oil protesters disrupt Texas energy port ahead of U.S. presidential debate
The U.S. Coast Guard on Thursday closed part of the Houston Ship Channel to vessel traffic near Baytown, Texas, after 22 Greenpeace USA protesters suspended themselves by cables over the key oil export waterway.
Crew of California dive boat say there were no mechanical issues before fire: NTSB
The crew of the California dive boat that erupted in flames, killing 34 people, told investigators that they were sleeping when the fire broke out and were not aware of any mechanical or electrical issues with the vessel, the National Transportation Sa…
Trump EPA rolls back Obama-era water protections to boost industry
The Trump administration on Thursday announced repeal of an Obama-era regulation that had expanded pollution protections for waterways such as wetlands and shallow streams, but that farmers, miners and manufacturers decried as overreach.
Factbox: Majority of House Democrats support Trump impeachment
A majority of Democratic lawmakers in the 435-member U.S. House of Representatives have now said they support starting impeachment proceedings against Republican President Donald Trump.
California redwood forest latest alternative burial site
For 70-year-old Kathee Pfalmer, who grew up in the shadow of Northern California’s towering redwood forests, nothing seemed more appropriate than eventually spending an eternity among them.
Mexico pushes back after top U.S. court favors Trump on shunning migrants
The Mexican government protested and Central American migrants feared deportation back to their violent homelands on Thursday after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed President Donald Trump to slam the door on asylum-seekers at the U.S.-Mexican border.
House passes two bills to ban new offshore drilling
(This September 11 story corrects name to Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, not Reserve in first paragraph)
Bahamas’ count of missing people post-Dorian drops to 1,300: official
The Bahamian government now believes there are 1,300 people missing after Hurricane Dorian plowed into the islands, a sharp decline from the 2,500 listed on the missing registry a day earlier, a government spokesman said on Thursday.
Oil protesters cause partial shutdown of Houston Ship Channel in Texas
The U.S. Coast Guard on Thursday closed part of the Houston Ship Channel to vessel traffic near Baytown, Texas, after 11 Greenpeace USA protesters suspended themselves by cables over the key oil export waterway.
Mexico rejects U.S. top court ruling on migration
Mexico took issue on Thursday with a U.S. Supreme Court ruling granting a Trump administration request to fully enforce a new rule curtailing asylum applications by immigrants at the U.S.-Mexico border.
