In Romania, ‘modern slaves’ burn noxious trash for a living
Vidra, Romania — In the trash-strewn slums of Sintesti, less than 10 miles from Romania’s capital, Mihai Bratu scrapes a dangerous living for his...
AP PHOTOS: Dubai-bred baby sharks released into Persian Gulf
<p>DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The baby sharks, bred at a gargantuan luxury resort on Dubai’s artificial palm-shaped island, had never before encountered the...
Georgia governor won’t wade into debate on Okefenokee mining
FOLKSTON, Ga. — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said Thursday he's not wading into the debate over whether a mining company should be allowed to...
Expedition hauls tons of plastic out of remote Hawaii atolls
<p>HONOLULU — A crew returned from the northernmost islands in the Hawaiian archipelago this week with a boatload of marine plastic and abandoned fishing...
Biden opening summit with ambitious new US climate pledge
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will open a global climate summit with a pledge to cut at least in half the climate-wrecking coal and...
Climate activists shatter windows at HSBC London building
<p>LONDON — Climate change activists have vandalized HSBC’s London headquarters, smashing windows in a protest against the bank’s alleged links to the fossil fuel...
Expedition hauls tons of plastic out of remote Hawaii atolls
HONOLULU — A crew returned from the northernmost islands in the Hawaiian archipelago this week with a boatload of marine plastic and abandoned fishing...
Judge sets deadline for rare Nevada plant-listing decision
<p>RENO, Nev. — A federal judge has given the Fish and Wildlife Service just 30 more days to make an overdue decision on whether...
In Biden climate show, watch for cajoling, conflict, pathos
WASHINGTON — It won't rival Netflix for drama, but 40 world leaders will try to save the planet from ever-worsening global warming in a...
Scientists get creative to carry on research during pandemic
<p>SAN LORENZO, Panama — Biologist Claudio Monteza pushed through thick vegetation to install a camera near a Panamanian highway in a dense tropical rainforest....