Nation Dec 16 Students, community frustrated with official response after Brown University shooting The effort to find a man who walked onto Brown University’s campus and shot nearly a dozen students in a crowded lecture hall has raised serious questions about the school’s security systems and the urgency of the investigation itself.
Nation Dec 13 At least 2 people killed, 8 injured in shooting at Brown University in Rhode Island A shooter dressed in black killed at least two people and wounded eight others at Brown University on Saturday during final exams on the Ivy League campus, authorities said, as police searched for the suspect.
Science Oct 28 Bill Gates calls for climate fight to shift focus from curbing emissions to reducing human suffering Gates wrote a new 17-page memo hoping to have an impact on next month’s United Nations climate change conference in Brazil. He’s urging world leaders to ask whether the little money designated for climate is being spent on the right…
World Oct 17 U.S. blocks a global fee on shipping emissions as international meeting ends without new regulations The world's largest maritime nations had been discussing ways to move the shipping industry away from fossil fuels.
Nation Sep 22 Judge lifts Trump’s halt of nearly complete offshore wind energy project A federal judge ruled Monday that a nearly complete offshore wind project halted by the administration can resume, dealing President Donald Trump a setback in his ongoing effort to restrict the U.S. offshore wind industry.
Nation Aug 25 Democratic governors demand Trump resume offshore wind project near Rhode Island The Democratic governors of Rhode Island and Connecticut, members of Congress and union workers are calling on the Trump administration to allow a major offshore wind project to move forward.
World Aug 15 Plastic pollution treaty talks in Geneva end without an agreement Nations worked for 11 days at the United Nations office to try to complete a landmark treaty to end the plastic pollution crisis.
World Aug 14 Plastic pollution treaty talks deadlocked as negotiations draw to a close Negotiations on a global treaty to end plastic pollution are drawing to a close Thursday. Nations remain deadlocked over whether to tackle the exponential growth of plastic production.
World Aug 13 People climb buildings and hand out soap to push for a plastic pollution treaty Nations are crafting the first global, legally binding treaty on plastics pollution. People are getting creative to put the pressure on to get a deal done at the meeting at the United Nations office in Geneva.
World Aug 12 Groups seek to influence plastic pollution treaty talks at the UN as negotiations wind down The biggest issue at the talks is whether the treaty should impose caps on producing new plastic or focus instead on things like better design, recycling and reuse.