Surging oil prices raise inflation risks in African economies
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Surging oil prices triggered by the war with Iran are rippling across African economies,…
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…
Dense tree barriers to cut air pollution are coming to West Oakland
Thick plantings of particulate-guzzling-and pollution blocking trees are coming to West Oakland next month. The Prescott Greening project…
How to recycle dead batteries
Battery recycling processes could use some fine-tuning, but it’s still a simple and responsible way to get rid…
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,…
Animal behaviorists help save endangered rhino with unique eyedrop plan
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Corralling a wild rhinoceros into a small chute to give it eyedrops…
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…
California mountain lions are now considered ‘threatened,’ but only in certain regions
Just weeks after a mountain lion wandered into San Francisco, state officials voted to permanently protect populations of…
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…
Short rainy seasons are killing Kenyan livestock
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Drought conditions have left over 2 million people facing hunger in parts of Kenya,…
Trump to gut US climate change policy and environmental regulations
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is expected this week to revoke a scientific finding that long has…