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EU rebukes its representative's tone after he called out Austria's Russian gas imports

By Associated Press

EU representative Martin Selmayr said at a discussion event on Wednesday that Austria continues to get 55 percent of its gas from Russia but no one is out on Vienna's central Ringstrasse boulevard to protest that.

Federal officials leave future of Dakota Access pipeline's river crossing unclear in draft review

By Jack Dura, Associated Press

The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe has opposed the pipeline's Missouri River crossing over fears an oil spill would contaminate its water supply.

German lawmakers approve a long-debated plan to replace fossil fuel heating

By Geir Moulson, Associated Press

An ensuing fight over its details in Scholz's ideologically diverse three-party coalition fueled an impression of disarray from which the government is struggling to recover.

Texas heat brings the state's power grid closest it has been to outages since 2021 winter storm

By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press

The sweltering heat wave in Texas has the power grid manager again asking residents to cut electricity use. This comes a day after the system was pushed to the brink of outages for the first time since a deadly winter…

Federal judge deals another serious blow to proposed copper-nickel mine near Minnesota wilderness

By Steve Karnowski, Associated Press

The judge in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit by the company that sought to regain mineral rights leases that the Biden administration had cancelled.

Biden cancels last oil and gas leases in Alaska's Arctic Refuge, overturns sales held by Trump

By Becky Bohrer, Matthew Daly, Associated Press

The Biden administration has canceled the remaining seven oil and gas leases in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, overturning sales held in the Trump administration's waning days and angering Republicans.

African Climate Summit issues unanimous call for world leaders to support global carbon tax on fossil fuels

By Cara Anna, Associated Press

The first African Climate Summit has ended with a call for world leaders to rally behind a global carbon tax on fossil fuels, aviation and maritime transport.

Truth Social gets a lifeline after deadline for a big cash infusion is extended for a year

By Michelle Chapman, Associated Press

Donald's Trump's Truth Social got a lifeline this week after a blank-check company that could infuse the social media platform with cash agreed to extend a critical deadline for a year.

Union to strike any Detroit automaker that hasn't reached deal as contracts end next week, UAW chief says

By Tom Krisher, Associated Press

A strike against all three major automakers — General Motors, Stellantis and Ford — could cause damage not only to the industry as a whole but also to the Midwest economy, and could lead eventually to higher vehicle prices.

WATCH: Biden delivers remarks after West Coast port workers ratify new labor contract

By News Desk and Associated Press

Biden is counting on critical labor support as he campaigns for a second term in office, holding his first re-election campaign rally at a Pennsylvania union hall in June, declaring: “I’m proud to be the most pro-union president in American…