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Water Shortages in US West Likelier Than Previously Thought
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — There's a chance water levels in the two largest man-made reservoirs ...
‘Nothing Left in the Bucket’: Wildfire Resources Run Thin
Justin Silvera came off the fire lines in Northern California after a grueling 36 straight days ...
World Isn’t Meeting Biodiversity Goals, UN Report Finds
A decade-long global effort to save Earth's disappearing species and declining ecosystems has mostly stumbled, with ...
Thousands March in Mauritius to Protest Disastrous Oil Spill
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Thousands of people protested in Mauritius again Saturday over the government's handling of ...
German Study Highlights Carbon Footprint of Video Streaming
BERLIN (AP) — Streaming high-definition videos and games can result in significant greenhouse gas emissions, depending ...
Think 2020’s Disasters Are Wild? Experts See Worse in Future
A record amount of California is burning, spurred by a nearly 20-year mega-drought. To the north, ...
Firefighters Overtaken by Flames in California Mountains
SHAVER LAKE, Calif. (AP) — More than a dozen California firefighters trying to protect a fire ...
California Fire Sparked by Device to Reveal Baby’s Gender
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A couple's plan to reveal their baby's gender went up not in ...
Climate Activists Block Warsaw Street, Decry Govt Inaction
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A few hundred Polish climate activists blocked traffic in downtown Warsaw on ...
Jackie O’s Island Getaway Sold to Land Preservation Groups
AQUINNAH, Mass. (AP) — The Martha's Vineyard estate of former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis is ...
Drilling, Mines, Other Projects Hastened by Trump Order
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Trump administration is seeking to fast track environmental reviews of dozens ...
Top Brazil Official Says No Halt to Amazon Protections
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil's environment ministry said it will continue operations to curb deforestation and ...
Wrangler® Sets Ambitious New Goal to Halve Its Water Usage by 2030
Wrangler®, a global icon in jeanswear and casual apparel, today announced plans to expand the scope ...
Neighbors with Hoses Target Fires as Crews Urge Them to Stop
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (AP) — With California firefighters strapped for resources, residents have organized to put ...
Testing Traps to Control Lovely but Destructive Lionfish
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The quest is on for a better way to kill beautiful but ...
Large, Non-Native Tegu Lizard Documented in South Carolina
LEXINGTON, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources has announced the first documented ...
Record Melt: Greenland Lost 586 Billion Tons of Ice in 2019
Greenland lost a record amount of ice during an extra warm 2019, with the melt massive ...
San Francisco Blanketed in Smoke as California Fires Rage
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Thousands of people were under orders to evacuate in areas surrounding the ...
Italy Garbage Dips with Virus Lockdowns, but Plastics Rise
ROME (AP) — Italy produced 10% less garbage during its coronavirus lockdown, but environmentalists warn that ...
California Wildfires Burn Amid High Risk of Brutal Blazes
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dry vegetation fueled three wildfires near Los Angeles amid warnings Friday that ...
EPA Expected to Undo Methane Leak Rule for Oil, Gas Industry
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — President Donald Trump's administration is expected to undo Obama-era rules designed to ...
Bison, Wild Horses Bring Biodiversity to Ex-Army Base
MILOVICE, Czech Republic (AP) — Wild horses, bison and other big-hoofed animals once roamed freely in ...
AP Exclusive: Rare Wildflower Could Jeopardize Lithium Mine
RENO, Nev. (AP) — A botanist hired by a company planning to mine one of the ...
Trump Signs $3B-a-Year Plan to Boost Conservation, Parks
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed into law legislation that will devote nearly ...
First Asian Giant Hornet Found in Washington State Trap
BLAINE, Wash. (AP) — Washington state agriculture workers have have trapped their first Asian giant hornet ...
Hurricane Isaias Hits Bahamas; Virus-Battered Florida Braces
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Isaias snapped trees and knocked out power as it ...
‘Rebuilding Paradise’ Looks at Emotional Toll of Deadly Fire
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Almost two years since a wildfire swept through his mountain town and ...
US Officials Seek Limits on “Habitat” for Imperiled Species
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Trump administration is proposing to define what land and water can ...
Dramatic Decline Found in Western Bumblebee Populations
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A federal review of existing data unveils an alarming trend for ...
EPA Finds Plastic Trash Contaminates 2 Remote Hawaii Beaches
HONOLULU (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has designated the waters of two remote beaches ...
Going in the Water Again: ‘Jaws’ Boat Clone Supports Sharks
The Orca is headed back to the waters of New England, but this time, its mission ...
States Try Again to Block Coal Sales That Trump Revived
NEW YORK (AP) — Hundreds of workers rallied Monday outside the Trump International Hotel in Manhattan ...
First COVID-19, Now Mosquitoes: Bracing For Bug-Borne Ills
Sophia Garabedian had been dealing with a persistent fever and painful headache when her parents found ...
Brazil Asks Investment Firms to Adopt Protected Amazon Areas
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil's government on Thursday proposed that global asset-managers adopt protected areas ...
Burger King Addresses Climate Change by Changing Cows’ Diets
The chain has rebalanced the diet of some of the cows by adding lemon grass in ...
Conservation Groups Upset by North Cascades Grizzly Decision
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The forested mountains in and around North Cascades National Park in north ...
Worker Advocates File Meat Plants Discrimination Complaint
Several worker advocacy organizations have filed a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Agriculture ...
US Wholesale Prices Fell 0.2% in June as Food Costs Plunged
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. wholesale prices fell 0.2% in June as food costs dropped sharply, offsetting ...
UN: World Could Hit 1.5-Degree Warming Threshold by 2024
GENEVA (AP) — The world could see annual global temperatures pass a key threshold for the ...
Opponents: Pipeline’s Defeat ‘A Testament to Perseverance’
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Richard Averitt and his wife have spent six years and more than ...
