EPA seeks public input on carbon rule replacement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday issued a notice that it wants public input for a possible replacement of Obama-era regulations on carbon dioxide emissions from power plants that the agency is repealing.
Passengers killed when Amtrak train on new route derails in Washington state
DUPONT, Wash. (Reuters) – An Amtrak train derailed on Monday in Washington state during its inaugural run on a faster route from Seattle to Portland, Oregon, sending passenger cars tumbling from a bridge onto a major highway, killing at least three rid…
Trump judicial nominee withdraws from consideration
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A lawyer nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as a federal judge withdrew from consideration on Monday after video of his Senate confirmation hearing showing him unable to provide answers to rudimentary legal questions we…
Amtrak train on new route derails in Washington state, killing several
(Reuters) – An Amtrak passenger train derailed on Monday during its inaugural run along a faster route through Washington state, sending part of the train crashing down onto a major highway and killing an unknown number of passengers, authorities said….
Amtrak train derails on highway bridge in Washington state, several injured
(Reuters) – An Amtrak passenger train derailed on a bridge over a major highway in Washington state on Monday morning, sending part of the train crashing down onto Interstate 5 and causing several injuries, authorities said.
Weakening winds aid battle against colossal California wildfire
(Reuters) – California firefighters were helped overnight by weakening winds in their battle against a two-week-old deadly wildfire that has cost nearly $131 million and blackened a widening area about one-third the size of Rhode Island, officials said…
U.S. appeals judge steps down amid harassment inquiry
(Reuters) – Alex Kozinski, a renowned U.S. federal appeals court judge based in San Francisco, resigned on Monday after the court’s chief judge initiated an inquiry into harassment accusations, Kozinski said in a statement.
More flights canceled after Atlanta airport’s day without power
(Reuters) – Hundreds of flights were canceled into and out of Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Monday, a day after a paralyzing 11-hour power outage at the world’s busiest airport left passengers marooned on airplanes idling on the…
As California fires blaze, homeowners fear losing insurance
(Reuters) – California homeowners and regulators have a new fear about wildfires ravaging the state: that insurers will drop coverage.
Lighter winds early this week may help battle against California wildfire
(Reuters) – Lighter winds expected in California early this week should help firefighters in their battle against one of the largest and most destructive wildfires in the state’s history, the National Weather Service has said.
