China reports success in reducing major pollutant, on track to meet 2010 goalBEIJING — China has reduced emissions of a pollutant that causes acid rain by cleaning up coal-fired power plants, the Environment Ministry said Thursday, putting the country on track to meet a self-imposed target set for 2010. Energy Department targets Cold War-era nuclear weapons production sites for cleanup projectsWASHINGTON — The Energy Department will spend $6 billion as part of President Barack Obama’s stimulus package to clean up nuclear weapons sites at Cold War-era facilities, with more than half the money going to sites in Washington and South Carolina, a senior official told Congress on Wednesday. Study shows decline in flow of many major rivers, which scientists blame on climate changeWASHINGTON — The flow of water in the world’s largest rivers has declined over the past half-century, with significant changes found in about a third of the big rivers. |
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