Oregon’s most populous county adds gas utility to $51B climate suit against fossil fuel companies

Oregon’s most populous county adds gas utility to B climate suit against fossil fuel companies

PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon’s Multnomah County, home to Portland, has added the state’s largest natural gas utility to its $51.5 billion climate lawsuit against fossil fuel companies over their role in the region’s deadly 2021 heat- dome event. The lawsuit, filed last year, accuses the companies’ carbon emissions of being a cause of the heat-dome … Read more

Awash in oil money, Guyana promises cash, free tuition and other perks ahead of election

Awash in oil money, Guyana promises cash, free tuition and other perks ahead of election

GEORGETOWN, Guyana — Guyanese President Irfaan Ali announced several perks ahead of national elections next year, including free college tuition and a one-time cash payment of nearly $1,000 for every household in the oil-rich South American country. Ali also promised to cut power bills by half and to increase the monthly minimum wage from $350 … Read more

WNBA Finals to be 7 games in 2025 season

WNBA Finals to be 7 games in 2025 season

Napheesa Collier, #24 of the Minnesota Lynx, scores the game-winning basket during the game against the New York Liberty in Game 1 of the 2024 WNBA Finals at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, on Oct. 10, 2024. Nathaniel S. Butler | National Basketball Association | Getty Images Basketball fans will have even more chances … Read more

Fisher-Price recalls over 2 million ‘Snuga Swings’ following the deaths of 5 infants

Fisher-Price recalls over 2 million ‘Snuga Swings’ following the deaths of 5 infants

NEW YORK — Fisher-Price is recalling parts of over 2 million infant swings across the U.S., Canada and Mexico due to a serious suffocation risk, following reports of five infant deaths. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission warned that all models of Fisher-Price’s Snuga Swings should never be used for sleep or have bedding materials … Read more

Talks over £1bn UK port expansion ongoing after row

Talks over £1bn UK port expansion ongoing after row

Discussions about a London port expansion worth £1bn are ongoing as the government tries to resolve a row with the investor. DP World planned to reveal the expansion of its London Gateway port, which it said would create hundreds of jobs, at the government’s investment summit next week. However, reports suggested the plan was at … Read more

Snubbed by Tesla, Mexican government pledges to create its own small, affordable electric car

Snubbed by Tesla, Mexican government pledges to create its own small, affordable electric car

MEXICO CITY — Snubbed by Tesla, Mexico’s new president pledged Friday to create a Mexican-made small, affordable electric car to compete with vehicles imported from China. President Claudia Sheinbaum said Teslas were too “onerous,” or expensive, for the Mexican market anyway. Tesla’s cheapest car, the Model 3, costs about $30,000. Tesla CEO Elon Musk said … Read more