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Group Urges Climate Adaptation Funding in Pandemic Recovery
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — An organization that promotes efforts to adapt the environment to cope ...
Judge Gives Preliminary OK to $641M Flint Water Deal
DETROIT (AP) — A judge granted preliminary approval Thursday to a $641 million deal that would ...
World Leaders Cheer US Return to Climate Fight Under Biden
BERLIN (AP) — World leaders breathed an audible sigh of relief that the United States under ...
On Day One, Biden to Undo Trump Policies on Climate, Virus
WASHINGTON (AP) — In his first hours as president, Joe Biden will aim to strike at ...
Federal Court Strikes Down Major Trump Climate Rollback
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a last-minute slap at President Donald Trump, a federal appeals court struck ...
Flint Families Welcome Water Crisis Charges, Seek Healing
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Flint mother Ariana Hawk struggled to find words. Bittersweet came to mind, ...
Climate Activist Thunberg to Appear on Swedish Postal Stamp
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish teenage environmental activist Greta Thunberg will appear on a postal stamp that ...
US Triples Daily Numbers Allowed at Southwest Hike The Wave
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Outdoor enthusiasts and landscape photographers hoping to land one of the ...
Volkswagen Triples Electric Car Sales Ahead of Climate Rules
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Europe's push into electric cars is gathering speed — despite the pandemic ...
Aquarium Agrees to Delay Beluga Whale Delivery Amid Lawsuit
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut aquarium has agreed to delay its acquisition of five beluga ...
New Mexico Begins Public Meeting on Proposed Methane Rules
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico oil and gas regulators on Monday kicked off a public ...
Denver Zoo Struggles in Pandemic to Feed Hungry Animals
DENVER (AP) — Katrina Eschweiler has 3,000 hungry diners to satisfy every day of the year, ...
Feral Pigs Flummox Puerto Rico, Infiltrate Communities
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Thousands of Vietnamese pot-bellied pigs are snorting and squealing their ...
Christmas in Florida: Chilly Forecast, Falling Iguanas
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — With unexpectedly cold weather in the forecast and pandemic-related curfews in some ...
Congress OKs 5-year Extension of Great Lakes Cleanup Program
A program that has pumped $2.7 billion into healing long-term injuries to the Great Lakes environment ...
COVID-19 Spikes Follow in Prisons After Inmate Transfers
DETROIT (AP) — Families of men incarcerated at Michigan's Kinross Correctional Facility believed its remote location ...
US Regulators OK Genetically Modified Pig for Food, Drugs
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. regulators have approved a genetically modified pig for food and medical ...
Feds to Delay Seeking Legal Protection for Monarch Butterfly
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Federal officials on Tuesday declared the monarch butterfly "a candidate" for ...
US Plans Oil, Gas Lease Sale in Alaska’s Arctic Refuge
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Bureau of Land Management plans to hold an oil and ...
Wind Fans Wildfire in California Canyons, Residents Flee
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Powerful gusts pushed flames from a wildfire through Southern California canyons early ...
‘World’s Loneliest Elephant’ Arrives Safely in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — The pachyderm dubbed the " world's loneliest elephant " after languishing ...
Biden Names Climate Statesman John Kerry as Climate Envoy
John Kerry, one of the leading architects of the Paris climate agreement, is getting one more ...
Air Quality Up in Some EU Cities During Pandemic Lockdown
BRUSSELS (AP) — Air quality significantly improved in European metropolitan areas such as Milan and Madrid ...
Trump Slams Global Climate Agreement Biden Intends to Rejoin
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump railed against the Paris climate accord on Sunday, telling world ...
Hunting in Idaho Increases as People Seek Refuge From Virus
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Hunting license sales in Idaho are up as more residents seek a ...
Trump Plans Would Ease Protections for Sage Grouse in West
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The Trump administration announced plans Thursday that ease protections for sage grouse ...
‘Most Remote Island’ Creates Massive Marine Protection Zone
LONDON (AP) — Tristan da Cunha, an island with 245 permanent residents, is creating a marine ...
Trump Officials End Gray Wolf Protections Across Most of US
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) — Trump administration officials on Thursday stripped Endangered Species Act protections for gray ...
Hurricanes Stay Stronger Longer After Landfall Than in Past
Hurricanes are keeping their staying power longer once they make landfall, spreading more inland destruction, according ...
Colder Months Can be Perfect Time to Photograph Gardens
NEW YORK (AP) — The coronavirus has led more people to spend time outdoors, and many ...
Greta Thunberg on 2 Very Surreal Years of Protest and Fame
NEW YORK (AP) — In the first days of Greta Thunberg's solitary sidewalk protest outside Swedish ...
NJ Governor Signs Bill to Ban Single-Use Plastic, Paper Bags
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy on Wednesday signed legislation prohibiting single-use ...
Study: Fix to Food Climate Problem Doesn’t Require Veganism
The world likely can't keep global warming to a relatively safe minimum unless we change how ...
Is Honey Healthy? How to Make Sure You Don’t Get Stung
As temperatures fall, honey's popularity tends to rise. Whether used as an ingredient in autumn recipes ...
A Crowded Mountain Can Make Silverback Gorillas More Violent
WASHINGTON (AP) — Gorillas are highly sociable animals – up to a point. A crowded mountain ...
US Formally Exits Paris Pact Aiming to Curb Climate Change
BERLIN (AP) — The United States on Wednesday formally left the Paris Agreement, a global pact ...
Volvo Cars Invests in Designing and Developing Electric Motors In-House
Volvo Cars is making significant investments that allow for the in-house design and development of electric ...
Study: 1 to 2 Million Tons of US Plastic Trash Go Astray
More than a million tons a year of America's plastic trash isn't ending up where it ...
Colorado Wildfires Drag on Later Than Normal, Break Records
DENVER (AP) — Orange skies, winds gusting up to 70 mph, smoke tornadoes and hazardous air ...
Trump Environmental Rollback Spurs Mining Near Okefenokee
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A mining company said Tuesday that it plans to dig for minerals ...
