Gold prices spark mining rush in Brazil’s Amazon, fueling deforestation
SAO PAULO (AP) — The surge in gold prices in recent years has fueled a renewed mining rush…
Earth Day began in 1970, pushing activism on pollution
Millions of people around the world will pause Wednesday, at least for a moment, to mark Earth Day.…
Many factors go into what makes seafood ‘sustainable’
BOSTON (AP) — Don’t overfish. Don’t trawl the seabed. Keep aquaculture healthy for the fish as well as…
Record drought hits US, which is bad for food prices, fires and water
Drought in the contiguous United States has reached record levels for this time of year, weather data shows.…
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…
Vermont’s Champlain Valley poised to become a federally recognized wine region
Move over, craft beer — Vermont wine is making a name for itself. The Champlain Valley is poised…
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…
Scientists get first look at the evolution of early complex animals
WASHINGTON — Newly discovered fossils have given scientists their first real glimpse of when Earth made a crucial…