UNESCO Nomination File
Bavarian palaces, imperial tombs in China and memorials to Khmer Rouge victims are among the sites being recognized by the United Nations agency.
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Environmental advocates said the proposed biofuels transfer station would mark a retreat from the city’s fight to curb pollution in its west side neighborhood. -
With 101 people still missing after the July 4 flash flood, the focus turns to local lakes, and what may be buried in them. -
Chula Vista’s city manager said she’s ready to declare an emergency if the increasing trash becomes a health hazard. -
Officials are shoring up water systems infiltrated by the golden mussel. Dogs and human inspectors are checking boats at some lakes, but a patchwork of oversight leaves many lakes unprotected. “There’s just too many boats and too many people out there,” one warden said. -
The National Climate Assessment is the most influential source of information about climate change in the United States. -
After years of polluting by the water industry, a report planned for release in the coming days could lead to tightened regulation while also prompting an expensive modernization drive. -
In states without policies to drive renewable energy, power prices could surge as federal tax incentives for clean energy disappear, according to Energy Innovation, a think tank. -
Clean-energy projects have new deadlines for federal tax credits and limits on foreign parts, taking aim at California’s climate agenda. Eleven major solar projects and one onshore wind project now face potential delays or cancellation. -
Climate change is increasing the risk of dangerous floods. But people often balk at the cost of flood insurance, especially since many doubt they need protection. -
Some local union workers at Republic Services are honoring a strike in Boston by not crossing the picket line, leaving trash in bins along the sides of Chula Vista and other South Bay area street
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