Companies offer $279 million for Gulf of Mexico drilling rights in first of 30 planned oil sales
WASHINGTON — Oil companies offered $279 million for drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday in…
EPA alters site to erase fossil fuels as climate change cause
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency has removed any mention of fossil fuels — the main driver…
British zoologist and Save the Elephants founder Iain Douglas-Hamilton dies at 83
NAIROBI, Kenya — British-born zoologist Iain Douglas-Hamilton has died at age 83, his Save the Elephants group said…
Federal judge throws out Trump order blocking development of wind energy
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Monday struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order blocking wind energy…
How a sperm bank might save cheetahs from extinction
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — For 35 years, American zoologist Laurie Marker has been collecting and storing…
Asia flood death toll surpasses 1,500 as calls grow to fight deforestation
PADANG, Indonesia — Deaths from last week’s catastrophic floods and landslides in parts of Asia surged past 1,500…
Researchers slightly lower estimate of climate change’s effect on global income
The authors of a study that examined climate change’s potential effect on the global economy said Wednesday that…
Deadly Asian floods are a preview of what’s coming as climate warms, scientists say
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Southeast Asia is being pummeled by unusually severe floods this year, as late-arriving storms…
Ambitious plan to store CO2 beneath the North Sea set to start operations
NORTH SEA, Denmark — Appearing first as a dot on the horizon, the remote Nini oil field on…
Thousands of Cubans struggle without power and water nearly a month after hurricane
RIO CAUTO, Cuba — Thousands of Cubans remain without power, water or proper shelter almost a month after…
Authorities seize nine tigers monthly in worsening global trafficking crisis
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysa (AP) — Authorities worldwide have seized an average of nine tigers each month over the…
Global tiger trafficking crisis worsens with nine big cats seized monthly
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysa — Authorities worldwide have seized an average of nine tigers each month over the past…