ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday proposed restrictions that would block plans for a copper and gold mine in Alaska’s Bristol Bay region that…
Read more EPA proposes restrictions to block proposed Alaska mineSACRAMENTO, Calif. — The federal government said Monday it will spend $250 million over four years on environmental cleanup and restoration work around a drying Southern California lake…
Read more Drying California lake to get $250M in drought fundingLONDON — Prince William and the Princess of Wales will be looking to focus attention on their Earthshot Prize for environmental innovators when they make their first visit…
Read more Sibling unease dogs Prince William’s ‘Earthshot’ US tripPANAMA CITY — An international wildlife conference moved to enact some of the most significant protection for shark species targeted in the fin trade and scores of turtles,…
Read more Wildlife conference boosts protection for sharks, turtlesKHERSON, Ukraine — Fleeing shelling, civilians on Saturday streamed out of the southern Ukrainian city whose recapture they had celebrated just weeks earlier as the country remembered a…
Read more Civilians escape Kherson after Russian strikes on freed cityBASS RIVER TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Up to 2.4 million trees would be cut down as part of a project to prevent major wildfires in a federally protected New…
Read more Fire plan would cut 2.4 million New Jersey Pinelands treesSAN FRANCISCO — A lawsuit filed Thursday by the state of California accuses 3M, Dupont and 16 smaller companies of covering up the harm caused to the environment…
Read more California sues over ‘forever chemicals’ that taint waterSAN DIEGO — A 45-year-old female Asian elephant was euthanized because of her deteriorating health from age-related problems, the San Diego Zoo announced Friday. Devi had been undergoing…
Read more Devi the elephant, 45, euthanized at San Diego ZooJACKSON, Miss — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency confirmed Monday that the water in Mississippi’s capital city is safe to drink, after months of sampling at a treatment…
Read more EPA: Water in Mississippi’s capital city is safe to drinkPORTLAND, Maine — The federal government has outlined a strategy to try to protect an endangered species of whale while also developing offshore wind power off the East…
Read more Feds unveil plan to grow wind power while sparing rare whalePORTLAND, Maine — The federal government has outlined a strategy to try to protect an endangered species of whale while also developing offshore wind power off the East…
Read more Feds unveil plan to grow wind power while sparing rare whaleRENO, Nev. — Conservationists who won a court order against U.S. wildlife officials say they’ll sue them again for failing to protect a Nevada wildflower whose last remaining…
Read more Groups to US: Protect Nevada flower from mine or face courtJACKSON, Miss — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has extended the state of emergency over the water crisis in the capital city of Jackson. On the same day the…
Read more Mississippi governor extends Jackson water emergency orderJACKSON, Miss — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has extended the state of emergency over the water crisis in the capital city of Jackson. On the same day the…
Read more Mississippi governor extends Jackson water emergency orderFLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The Interior Department announced Friday that it will consider revising a set of guidelines for operating two major dams on the Colorado River in the…
Read more New US plan could lead to federal action on Colorado RiverNEW YORK — Stephen Curry’s latest move is one for the books. The NBA superstar is launching a graphic novel series, “Stephen Curry Presents!: Sports Superheroes,” in partnership…
Read more Stephen Curry launches graphic novel series on sports starsLifelong Cleveland resident Steve Gove recalls when the Cuyahoga River symbolized shame — fetid, lifeless, notorious for catching fire when sparks from overhead rail cars ignited the oil-slicked…
Read more Clean Water Act at 50: environmental gains, challenges unmetA 250-pound (113-kilogram) black bear mauled a 10-year-old boy playing in his grandparents’ backyard in Connecticut and tried to drag him away before the animal was fatally shot…
Read more Bear mauls 10-year-old in grandparents’ Connecticut backyardBILLINGS, Mont. — The Biden administration on Thursday proposed a new permitting program for wind energy turbines, power lines and other projects that kill eagles, amid growing concern…
Read more US proposal would permit eagle deaths as renewables expand
