Rescuers try to save stranded whale Timmy with the help of air cushions
BERLIN (AP) — Rescuers in Germany began an elaborate operation Thursday to save a sick humpback whale that…
EPA change for plastics recycling could increase pollution
The Environmental Protection Agency is reconsidering whether facilities that recycle plastic chemically should be held to the same…
Camp Mystic official didn’t see flood warnings issued before storm hit
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The director of the Texas summer camp where 27 campers and counselors were killed…
Scientist use DNA in efforts to help species adapt to climate change
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Evolution works over millennia. Climate change is moving far faster. That mismatch is killing…
Citizen ‘Frog Patrol’ helps amphibians survive a dangerous road journey in Poland
OTREBUSY, Poland — On rainy spring nights in a forest near the Polish capital, a citizen “Frog Patrol”…
Desalination, the process of removing salt from seawater, offers a way to produce freshwater
As climate change intensifies droughts, disrupts rainfall patterns and fuels wildfires, more regions are turning to the sea…
Warm winters mean there’s more nitrate pollution in drinking water
When pollution gets bad enough in the rivers supplying Iowa’s largest city with drinking water, it costs Des…
Gulf of Mexico oil spill spread hundreds of miles and polluted nature reserves
MEXICO CITY (AP) — An oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in early March spread more than…
Environmental harms and health risks from Iran war could persist for decades
Oil depots spewing black smoke. Debris sinking in the Persian Gulf. Missiles pounding military sites. The Iran war…
Africa’s solar sector braces for higher costs as China cuts rebates
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — China’s decision to end value-added tax rebates on solar panel exports and phase out…
Rhinos return to Uganda’s Kidepo Valley National Park
KIDEPO VALLY NATIONAL PARK, Uganda (AP) — Rhinos have been reintroduced to Uganda’s Kidepo Valley National Park after…
Rhinos return to protected area in Uganda, marking a milestone against poaching
KARAMOJA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan wildlife authorities have reintroduced rhinos into a remote protected area where they were…