Day: June 28, 2023
Advertising watchdog bans Hyundai and Toyota electric car ads
Campaigns made misleading claims about charging times and rapid-charging points in UK and Ireland, ASA saysThe UK advertising watchdog has banned campaigns by Toyota and Hyundai for exaggerating the speed at which electric cars can be charged and misle…
Time is short for Tories and Labour to show leadership on the climate crisis
Neither party is showing much appetite for the hard policy decisions that are necessary to cut CO2 emissions – and time is running outThe Conservatives are lagging far behind on the climate crisis, that much we know. But the Labour party is not showing…
High costs deterring legal challenges in England and Wales to protect environment, NGOs say
Report by RSPB, ELF and Friends of the Earth say even cases with good prospects of success are being abandonedProhibitively high costs are pricing individuals and community groups out of bringing legal challenges in England and Wales to protect the env…
Google Cutting Jobs At Mapping App Waze: Report
Google-parent Alphabet is cutting jobs at mapping app Waze as it merges the unit with its own map products, CNBC reported on Tuesday, citing an email from the mapping division’s head.
New Mexico negotiates settlement over permit renewal for US nuclear waste repository
New Mexico says it has reached a settlement with the U.S. Department of Energy over the renewal of a permit for the federal government’s only underground repository for nuclear waste.
US Coast Guard recovers ‘presumed human remains’ from sea floor near Titanic sub debris
Remains from Titan debris will be transferred from Canada to US port on Coast Guard cutter for analysis by medical experts
‘Felt dangerous to breathe’: Chicago chokes on Canada’s smoke – Reuters
‘Felt dangerous to breathe’: Chicago chokes on Canada’s smoke Reuters