Once-sleepy utility elections are getting intense amid higher energy bills, power demand
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Rising household electricity prices and controversy over data centers are reshaping low-profile elections for…
Juvenile gray whale found dead in Willapa River, hunger suspected
A juvenile gray whale that amazed Washington state residents after it swam 20 miles up a small river…
Extreme weather over past 10 days leaves 77 dead in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanisan (AP) — Widespread flooding, landslides and lightning strikes triggered by heavy rain and storms across Afghanistan…
Fast-growing wildfire in windy Southern California triggers evacuations
RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A fast-growing wildfire Friday in windy Southern California has prompted multiple evacuation orders and warnings.…
EPA targets microplastics and pharmaceuticals in drinking water
The Environmental Protection Agency proposed Thursday to include microplastics and pharmaceuticals on a list of contaminants in drinking…
Environmentalists say Mexico lied about origins of Gulf oil spill
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Environmentalist groups accused Mexico’s government of lying about the origins of a massive oil…
Activist’s group accused of ‘deliberate attack’ on Antarctic krill trawler
MIAMI (AP) — A ship operated by a group founded by anti-whaling activist Paul Watson collided with an…
Trump to move Forest Service headquarters from DC to Salt Lake City
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration will move the U.S. Forest Service headquarters out of…
Wolf bites woman in Hamburg shopping area
BERLIN (AP) — A wolf bit a woman in a shopping area in Hamburg before it was pulled…
Trump officials issue exemption for Gulf drilling from Endangered Species Act
The Trump administration on Tuesday exempted oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico from the Endangered…
The rare Rice’s whale at risk from Trump plans for more Gulf drilling
One of the world’s rarest whales lives in only one place: the Gulf of Mexico, where the Trump…
What Trump’s threat against Iran’s desalination plants means for Mideast
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to target Iran’s energy infrastructure, including the country’s desalination plants. Such…