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As Species Recover, Some Threaten Others in More Dire Shape
GLEN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Concealed behind trees near Lake Michigan, two scientists remotely manipulated a ...
Can Green Hydrogen Save a Coal Town and Slow Climate Change?
DELTA, Utah (AP) — The coal plant is closing. In this tiny Utah town surrounded by ...
Environmental Justice Advocates Slam Supreme Court Ruling
The Supreme Court decision to limit how the Environmental Protection Agency regulates carbon dioxide emissions from ...
River Trash Traps Chew at Huge Ocean Plastics Problem
Floating fences in India. Whimsical water- and solar-driven conveyor belts with googly eyes in Baltimore. Rechargeable ...
Latino Activism Leads in Grassroot Efforts on Climate Change
PHOENIX (AP) — Students at a largely Hispanic elementary school in Phoenix have long lined up ...
New Restrictions on Ships to Protect Whales Coming Soon
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Federal authorities spent the past few years analyzing rules for the shipping ...
Sizzling Temperatures in Store Across Southwestern US
Scorching temperatures are in store for the southwestern U.S. over the next several days, with cities ...
EXPLAINER: How Cities in the West Have Water Amid Drought
As drought and climate change tighten their grip on the American West, the sight of fountains, ...
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 ...
