U.S. judge orders EPA to limit pollution into New York, Connecticut
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to take steps to curb ozone pollution that blows into New York and Connecticut from five other states.
VW to give up to $1,000 payments to polluting diesel owners in Vermont, Arizona
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Volkswagen AG is paying owners of polluting diesel-powered vehicles up to $1,000 in additional payments to settle state lawsuits in Vermont, the state’s attorney general said on Wednesday.
Minnesota online sensation raccoon captured atop skyscraper
(Reuters) – A raccoon that climbed to the top of a 25-story St. Paul, Minnesota, skyscraper early on Wednesday was captured after becoming a star on the web, where it won the hearts of followers across the United States and around the globe.
Raccoon reaches top of Minnesota skyscraper, touches hearts
(Reuters) – A raccoon reached the top of a 25-story St. Paul, Minnesota, skyscraper early on Wednesday after becoming a star on the web, where it captured the hearts of followers across the United States and around the globe.
Parkland survivors keep memory of shooting alive
PARKLAND, Fla. (Reuters) – Hundreds of seniors in red caps and gowns at their Florida high school graduation ceremony on June 3 listened intently to speakers who told them what they could achieve. “Don’t let anything stop you,” one said.
U.S. disaster-response force stretched thin as hurricane season starts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As Hurricane Irma bore down on Florida last September, the top U.S. disaster-response official ordered all hands on deck.
UAW’s new leader faces contract talks, federal probe
DETROIT (Reuters) – The union that represents factory workers at the Detroit Three automakers was due to elect a new leader on Wednesday ahead of tough 2019 contract talks likely to coincide with declining U.S. sales of new vehicles.
Winds, high temperatures forecast as large wildfires burn in western U.S.
(Reuters) – Prime conditions for wildfires are forecast for Wednesday in the western United States, where firefighters are battling to gain control over several large blazes that have forced the evacuation of more than 4,400 homes.
Colorado wildfires displace thousands, prompt national forest closure
DENVER (Reuters) – Firefighters battled to gain control over several large wildfires in Colorado on Tuesday, including two blazes at opposite ends of the state that have prompted the evacuation of more than 3,500 homes and the closure of a national for…
Republican Sanford loses in South Carolina after Trump urges his ouster
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Representative Mark Sanford, a vocal critic of President Donald Trump, lost a Republican congressional primary in South Carolina after Trump urged voters to punish Sanford’s disloyalty by tossing him from office.
