After making it through the spring planting season, sometimes with the help of bulletproof vests and helmets, Ukraine’s farmers are facing another challenge – finding enough diesel for the harvest to come. The war with Russia cut fuel supplies just as farmers stepped up work for the spring seaso

President Joe Biden joins Quad leaders in Tokyo to strengthen cooperation against China’s assertiveness, addressing illegal fishing with a maritime initiative to monitor vessels even with disabled transponders, protecting Indo-Pacific economic zones. U.S. President Joe Biden is visiting Japan

Environmental News from the U.S.: The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) on Friday called a temporary nationwide halt to controlled burns meant to reduce fire risk after the agency accidentally started part of New Mexico’s largest-ever wildfire. The Hermits Peak Calf Canyon fire has burned over 300,000 ac

Environmental News from the UK:  Central bank policymakers and other global authorities are exaggerating the financial risks of climate change, a senior HSBC banker in charge of sustainable investments said in remarks that drew criticism from climate activists. The bank said his views did not r

Environmental News from France: Growing conditions for wheat and barley crops in France fell sharply for a second straight week, data from farm office FranceAgriMer showed on Friday, as a hot spell exacerbated drought in the European Union’s biggest grain producer. An estimated 73% of French soft

Environmental News from the USA:  California and 19 other U.S. states and the District of Columbia on Thursday backed efforts by President Joe Biden to restore the most populous state’s ability to set its own strict tailpipe and zero-emission vehicle standards. Last week, a group of 17 states

Environmental News from the US:  Raking up dead grass and bulldozing a 20-mile-long fuel break, locals and fire crews in New Mexico on Wednesday fought to stop the devastating march northward of the largest active U.S. wildfire. Under the plume of a blaze that has torched up to 1,500 properties

Environmental News from the US: The government of Panama and energy companies, including SGP BioEnergy, plan to develop a major, advanced biorefinery to increase the supply of lower-carbon aviation fuel, the companies said Wednesday. The move comes as the airline industry seeks to achieve a goal of

Environmental News from the US:  The organization responsible for North American electric reliability warned energy shortfalls were possible this summer in California, Texas, and the U.S. Midwest, where extreme heat from a severe drought could cause power plants to fail. In 2021, numerous extre