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California Subpoenas ExxonMobil in Probe of Plastics Waste
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's attorney general on Thursday subpoenaed ExxonMobil as part of what he ...

Increased Infectious Disease Risk Likely From Climate Change
Climate change will result in thousands of new viruses spread among animal species by 2070 — ...

Surge of Desert Surf Parks Stirs Questions in Dry California
Hours from the California coast, surfers are hoping one of the next spots where they can ...

Catholic Award for Louisiana Environmental Justice Advocate
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A retired special education teacher turned environmental justice advocate will receive what ...

Tennessee Community Fights to Save Their ‘Exceptional’ Creek
PRIMM SPRINGS, Tenn. (AP) — Greg Deen and his family have farmed along Lick Creek in ...

Months After Pledge, India Yet to Submit Emissions Targets
NEW DELHI (AP) — Four months after India announced its "net-zero" target at the United Nations ...

EPA Confirms Filters Reduce Lead in Michigan City’s Water
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The filters distributed in Benton Harbor, Michigan during the city's recent lead ...

Green Groups Say Romania Failing to Stop Illegal Logging
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Environmental groups say Romania has failed to tackle illegal logging and nature ...

As Climate Change Costs Mount, Biden Seeks to Price Damages
HARDIN, Mont. (AP) — In the coal fields of eastern Montana, climate change is forcing a ...

Firefighters Sue Companies Over Use of ‘Forever Chemicals’
BOSTON (AP) — Fifteen retired and active-duty firefighters from Massachusetts say in a federal lawsuit filed ...

Biden: Infrastructure Plan Gives $1B for Great Lakes Cleanup
LORAIN, Ohio (AP) — President Joe Biden declared Thursday that a $1 billion infusion from the ...

Mexico’s Avocados Face Fallout From Violence, Deforestation
MEXICO CITY (AP) — With clever Super Bowl ads, an irresistible fruit and apparently insatiable appetite ...

DNA Analysis of Elephant Ivory Reveals Trafficking Networks
WASHINGTON (AP) — As few as three major criminal groups are responsible for smuggling the vast ...

Koala Declared Endangered as Disease, Lost Habitat Take Toll
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Koalas were declared officially endangered Friday in eastern Australia as they fall ...

Exchange: Volunteers ‘Essential’ to Get Forest Projects Done
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — "Hopefully you've had your tetanus shots," said Janie Agyagos as she put ...

Interior Department Approves $1B to Clean Up Abandoned Wells
The Department of Interior is spending $1.15 billion to cap abandoned oil and gas wells across ...

US Pushes for Better Tap Water but Must Win Over Wary Public
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Angela Stamps won't drink water from her faucet, showers less and no ...

Alaska Court Rules Against Youths in Climate Change Lawsuit
The Alaska Supreme Court on Friday upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by 16 young ...

EPA Acts to Curb Air, Water Pollution in Poor Communities
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency announced a series of enforcement actions Wednesday to address ...

Rihanna’s Foundation Donates $15 Million to Climate Justice
Rihanna is backing her belief that climate change is a social-justice issue by pledging $15 million ...

Rare, Pristine Coral Reef Found Off Tahiti Coast
Deep in the South Pacific, scientists have explored a rare stretch of pristine corals shaped like ...

After Record Low, Monarch Butterflies Return to California
PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. (AP) — There is a ray of hope for the vanishing orange-and-black Western ...

As Cities Grow, Wastewater Recycling Gets Another Look
DENVER (AP) — Around the U.S., cities are increasingly warming to an idea that once induced ...

Drones, Viral Videos Help ‘Nature’ Thrive After 40 Years
NEW YORK (AP) — Forty years ago, the programmers at PBS were eager to experiment, so ...

Feds Propose Threatened Status for Alligator Snapping Turtle
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Monday that it is proposing ...

Biden’s Solar Ambitions Collide With China Labor Complaints
BEIJING (AP) — The Biden administration's solar power ambitions are colliding with complaints the global industry ...

Illinois Researchers Working to Save Ornate Box Turtles
FRANKLIN GROVE, Ill. (AP) — A team of Illinois researchers is using dogs to track down ...

UN: Cutting Methane Quickly Key to Curbing Dangerous Warming
Cutting the super-potent greenhouse gas methane quickly and dramatically is the world's best hope to slow ...

Republicans Ask Why White House Removed Climate Scientist
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two House Republicans are asking the White House for documents to explain why ...

US Sets Aside Habitat Critical for Survival of Rare Songbird
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — U.S. wildlife managers have set aside vast areas across several states as ...

Pandemic Puts Tulips, Bluebells, Cherry Blossoms in Hiding
HALLE, Belgium (AP) — There is no stopping flowers when they bloom, blossoms when they burst ...

Climate Change Creates Migrants. Biden Considers Protections
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Ioane Teitiota and his wife fought for years to stay in New ...

Business Leaders Urge Biden to Set Ambitious Climate Goal
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 300 businesses and investors, including such giants as Apple, Google, Microsoft ...

Tensions Rise in Water Battle Along Oregon-California Line
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — One of the worst droughts in memory in a massive agricultural region ...

Biden Budget Seeks More for Schools, Health Care and Housing
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden released a $1.5 trillion wish list for his first federal ...

California Plans $536M For Forests Before Wildfire Season
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will authorize $536 million toward forest management projects and efforts to ...

Steep Decline in Giant Sea Turtles Seen Off US West Coast
MONTEREY, Calif. (AP) — Scientists were documenting stranded sea turtles on California's beaches nearly 40 years ...

Study: Drought-Breaking Rains More Rare, Erratic in US West
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Rainstorms grew more erratic and droughts much longer across most of the ...

Want to Help Fight for Health Justice? It May be Time to Listen
A pandemic, protests and politics have highlighted the nation's long-standing, deep-seated racial issues and how they ...

GOP Legislators Disagree Over Kansas Unemployment Upgrades
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican legislators don't yet agree on how much time to give the ...