Study finds North American bird populations keep dropping
WASHINGTON (AP) — Billions fewer birds are flying through North American skies than decades ago and their population…
This Amazon tribe was headed for extinction. An unexpected birth brings hope
SAO PAULO (AP) — Pugapia and her daughters Aiga and Babawru lived for years as the only surviving…
Trump and some GOP states aim to limit pollution rules
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Some Republican legislators are looking to restrict their states’ ability to set environmental regulations,…
Surprise shark sighting in Antarctica’s near-freezing deep
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An ungainly barrel of a shark cruising languidly over a barren seabed far too…
US looks to roll back shipping rules designed to protect vanishing right whale
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The U.S.’s ocean regulator plans to make industry-friendly changes to a longstanding rule designed…
Record snow drought in Western US raises concern for water shortages and wildfires
A record snow drought with unprecedented heat is hitting most of the American West, depleting future water supplies,…
In the Arctic, the black carbon threat is overshadowed by geopolitical tensions
REYKJAVIK, Iceland — As rising global temperatures speed up the melting of sea ice in the Arctic Ocean,…
Animals dying in Kenya as drought conditions leave many hungry
KAMPALA, Uganda — Drought conditions have left over 2 million people facing hunger in parts of Kenya, with…
A family’s solitary fight to save endangered plants in the Amazon
ALTO ILA, Ecuador — On a recent journey into the Ecuadorian Amazon jungle, Ramón Pucha realized he was…
Sewage leak into Potomac river will take weeks longer to fix
WASHINGTON (AP) — Repairs on a pipe rupture that has sent sewage flowing into the Potomac River northwest…
Trump reopens Atlantic Ocean monument to commercial fishing
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — President Donald Trump issued a proclamation on Friday reopening a huge swath of protected…
An Ecuadorian family works to save endangered plants in the Amazon
ALTO ILA, Ecuador (AP) — On a recent journey into the Ecuadorian Amazon jungle, Ramón Pucha realized he…