No more federal endangered species protection for Texas lizard
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has ended endangered species protections for a Texas lizard that were introduced…
Father of boy pulled from California surf grateful to lifeguard
The father of a 10-year-old rescued from pounding surf off the California coast in a dramatic scene captured…
Wildfires force George Clooney’s family to evacuate their home in southern France
PARIS — PARIS (AP) — George Clooney has said his family has been forced to evacuate their home…
Danube River reaches record low water levels during prolonged drought
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — As wildfires rage in France and Spain and a renewed heat wave is bearing…
Climate change heats Mediterranean Sea, threatening biodiversity
ROME (AP) — The Mediterranean of our ancestors is no more. Scientists say climate change, caused mainly by…
Hanoi’s residents endure upheavals as it transforms itself to match Vietnam’s economic ambitions
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — The noise is everywhere in Hanoi. The crack of a hydraulic breaker, the groan…
CDC report highlights mold disease, a worry after flooding
NEW YORK (AP) — A first-of-its-kind U.S. study suggests invasive mold infections may be an underappreciated — and…
5 states offer to house nuclear waste from feds
WASHINGTON (AP) — Five states have agreed to accept nuclear waste from around the country in exchange for…
France and Spain wildfires: More evacuations as fires displace a third of a million
LEGE-CAP FERRET, France (AP) — French authorities ordered 4,000 more people evacuated from tourist sites along its Atlantic…
NOAA report finds Gulf of Maine warming slowed, but ecosystem unstable
Maine’s fishing ports are doing well for now, but climate change is destabilizing the Gulf of Maine, according…
Heat wave continues across central and southern US
At least 40 million people were under extreme heat warnings across central and southern parts of the United…
Indonesia plan to cut landfill methane alters trash picker livelihoods
BANTARGEBANG, Indonesia (AP) — Long before dawn breaks over Indonesia ’s largest landfill, Nur Wencih joins thousands of…