Photos show scientists breeding rare and endangered animals in China’s longest river
WUHAN, China — A dozen sleek grey Yangtze finless porpoises glide inside a vast pool at the Institute…
Photos show scientists breeding rare and endangered animals in China’s longest river
WUHAN, China (AP) — A dozen sleek grey Yangtze finless porpoises glide inside a vast pool at the…
Ten years after Gold King Mine spill, superfund cleanup is incomplete
Three million gallons of acidic mine drainage flooded into the Animas River basin 10 years ago, turning the…
The Colorado River is in trouble. Some groups want the government to step up
LOS ANGELES — Earlier this year, several environmental groups sent a petition to the federal government with a…
Coastal communities restoring marshes, dunes, reefs to protect against rising seas
In San Francisco Bay, salt ponds created more than a century ago are reverting to marshland. Along the…
Juneau residents urged to evacuate as Alaska’s Mendenhall Glacier releases floodwater
Residents in some parts of Juneau prepared to evacuate ahead of what could be a record surge of…
Helicopter crashes into Mississippi River in Missouri, 2 dead
Two people working on powerlines near the Mississippi River died Thursday when their helicopter hit the lines, crashed…
Wonder of nature waterway, receptacle for sewage
Drivers passing through Wethersfield on Interstate 91 South have probably seen the large body of water that fills…
What to know about the brain-eating amoeba that killed a boy swimming in a lake
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A 12-year-old boy died from a brain-eating amoeba two weeks after a holiday weekend…
Leaping sturgeon provide a show for nature lovers on Maine rivers
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The Kennebec River in Maine’s capital city of Augusta is known for its population…
Groundbreaking study offers insight into potential carcinogen in LI drinking water
A first-in-the-nation study hopes to answer questions about an emerging contaminant in Long Island water – and whether…
Dozens of Camp Mystic buildings were removed from a 100-year flood map in recent years, records show
Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic’s buildings from their 100-year flood map, loosening oversight as…