Colorado River talks stall as Arizona, California and Nevada press US West
PHOENIX (AP) — The seven Western states that depend on the Colorado River missed a deadline for the…
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…
Meet the tiny bees of Southern California: Krystle Hickman’s quest
LOS ANGELES (AP) — In the arid, cracked desert ground in Southern California, a tiny bee pokes its…
Hope and nerves in Clairton, 6 months after mill explosion outside Pittsburgh
CLAIRTON, Pa. (AP) — For Don Furko, Aug. 11, 2025, was a normal shift. Until it became the…
Thailand uses birth control to curb elephant population in the wild
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand has begun using a birth control vaccine on elephants in the wild to try…
EPA revokes a key legal underpinning in fighting climate change
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday revoked a scientific finding that long has been the central…
Manatee rescued from Florida storm drain is on the mend
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A manatee that got stuck in a Florida storm drain while seeking warmer…
Record snow drought in Western US raises concern for water shortages and wildfires
A record snow drought with unprecedented heat is hitting most of the American West, depleting future water supplies,…
Photos show hunger and water scarcity as drought grips northern Kenya
TURKANA COUNTY, Kenya (AP) — Prolonged drought has left millions of people struggling to find food and water…
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…
Animals dying in Kenya as drought conditions leave many hungry
KAMPALA, Uganda — Drought conditions have left over 2 million people facing hunger in parts of Kenya, with…
A family’s solitary fight to save endangered plants in the Amazon
ALTO ILA, Ecuador — On a recent journey into the Ecuadorian Amazon jungle, Ramón Pucha realized he was…