Deep Blue Directory
| Bankrupt PG&E reaches $13.5 billion settlement with California wildfire victims
- California's bankrupt power producer PG&E Corp said on Friday it had reached a $13.5 billion settlement with victims of some of most devastating wildfires in the state's modern history. |
| Giant fire near Sydney may burn for weeks as people struggle to breathe
- A giant bushfire on the edge of Sydney, which has blanketed the city in smoke causing a spike in respiratory illnesses and the cancellation of outdoor sports, will take weeks to control but will not be extinguished without heavy rains, firefighters said. |
| Trump says U.S. will finalize new fuel efficiency rules next year
- U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that his administration will finalize its rollback of Obama-era vehicle emissions standards next year and expected it would provoke a new legal challenge by California. |
| U.S. EPA proposed biofuel blending requirements 'similar' to October plan - EPA official
- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has delivered a proposal on biofuel blending requirements for 2020 to the White House Office of Management and Budget, an EPA official said on Friday. |
| Trump takes aim at trickle-down toilets, faucets
- President Donald Trump said on Friday he has directed his environmental regulators to find answers to what he said is a big problem - water-conserving showers, faucets and toilets. |
| Trump administration sees partial waivers as potential fix in biofuel debate: sources
- The Trump administration believes it can assuage farmer anger over its biofuels policy by agreeing to use more partial waivers for oil refineries, signaling a potential solution to a protracted battle between Big Corn and Big Oil, two key political constituencies in next year's presidential election, according to three sources familiar with the matter. |
| Disappearing frontier: Alaska's glaciers retreating at record pace
- Alaska will soon close a year that is shaping up as its hottest on record, with glaciers in the "Frontier State" melting at record or near-record levels, pouring waters into rising global seas, scientists said after taking fall measurements. |
| Activist Thunberg warns governments in Madrid that 'change is coming'
- Teen activist Greta Thunberg took her call for bold action to tackle climate change to a U.N. summit in Spain on Friday, warning world leaders that a growing youth-led protest movement meant they could no longer hide. |
| Victoria Falls shrink to a trickle, feeding climate change fears
- For decades Victoria Falls, where southern Africa's Zambezi river cascade down 100 metres into a gash in the earth, have drawn millions of holidaymakers to Zimbabwe and Zambia for their stunning views. |
| Thunberg says 'our voices' being heard but not translating into action
- Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg said on Friday the voices of climate strikers are being heard but politicians are still not taking action. |