Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs surveys wildfire damage along Grand Canyon’s North Rim
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs toured the destruction left by a wildfire…
Trump’s interior secretary must sign off on all wind and solar projects
WASHINGTON (AP) — All solar and wind energy projects on federal lands and waters must be personally approved…
Why the magnitude 7.3 earthquake in Alaska was notable
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Wednesday’s magnitude 7.3 earthquake off Alaska’s Aleutian Islands chain struck in a region that…
Louisiana cancels $3B repair coastal restoration funded by oil spill settlement
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana officially canceled a $3 billion coastal restoration funded by the Deepwater Horizon oil…
Steve Miller Band cancels tour, cites extreme weather concerns
Classic rocker Steve Miller has canceled his U.S. tour because he said severe weather including extreme heat and…
An Alaska tsunami warning had residents scrambling for high ground after strong earthquake
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Communities along a 700-mile (1,127-km) stretch of Alaska’s southern coast ordered residents to higher…
Some Australian dolphins use sponges to hunt fish, but it’s harder than it looks
WASHINGTON — Some dolphins in Australia have a special technique to flush fish from the seafloor. They hunt…
Sponge hunting: How some dolphins protect their noses while foraging
WASHINGTON (AP) — Some dolphins in Australia have a special technique to flush fish from the seafloor. They…
Sole US producer of rare earths gets boost from Apple and military deals
MP Materials, which runs the only American rare earths mine, announced a new $500 million agreement with tech…
Rescued vultures released back into the wild in South Africa
MAGALIESBURG, South Africa (AP) — Five vultures that were rescued and rehabilitated by a conservation group have been…
Osprey came back from the brink once. Now chicks are dying in nests, and some blame overfishing.
The fish-eating raptor known for gymnastic dives and whistle-like chirps is an American conservation success story. After pesticides…
Unhealthy smoke from Canadian wildfires blankets the Upper Midwest
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Much of the Upper Midwest on Saturday was dealing with swaths of unhealthy air…