Climate and environment

Left alone by humans, wildlife returns to the Eaton Fire burn area

LOS ANGELES -- Behind the remains of a town scorched by fire, the foothills are lush with new green and…

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A Detroit nonprofit’s former finance chief gets 19 years for $40 million theft

DETROIT -- A former executive at a major Detroit nonprofit was sentenced Thursday to 19 years in prison for stealing…

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Labor group sues Starbucks, saying it ignores slave-like conditions for workers in Brazil

A labor rights group sued Starbucks on Thursday, alleging that it sourced coffee from a major cooperative in Brazil whose…

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Bluebells and other spring flowers can be nature’s antidote to stressful times

HALLE, Belgium -- Gilles Gui was looking for the magical purple bluebells that raise their heads each spring under the…

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Judge rules federal government owes nearly $28M to North Dakota for pipeline protests

BISMARCK, N.D. -- A federal judge on Wednesday found the state of North Dakota entitled to nearly $28 million for…

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Global coral bleaching has now hit 84% of ocean’s reefs in biggest-ever event

Harmful bleaching of the world's coral has grown to include 84% of the ocean's reefs in the most intense event…

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Asian elephant calf born at Zurich Zoo will have name start with the letter Z

ZURICH -- A 19-year-old Asian elephant at the Zurich Zoo gave birth this weekend to a male calf whose name,…

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Where do whale sharks mate? The search to learn where the magic happens for the world’s biggest fish

JAMESTOWN, St. Helena -- Whale sharks shouldn't be hard for scientists to find. They are enormous — they are the…

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China, Cambodia ink deal for massive canal project raising environmental concerns

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia -- Cambodia and China have signed a $1.2 billion deal to finance an ambitious canal project that…

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China dominates solar. Trump tariffs target China. For US solar industry, that means higher costs

Mike Summers was eager to install solar at his home in Ohio for years, and after he finally replaced his…

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