Environment News

Sick of hearing about record heat? Scientists say those numbers paint the story of a warming world

The summer of 2023 is behaving like a broken record about broken records. Nearly every major climate-tracking organization proclaimed June the hottest June ever.

Jul 22, 2023 2:48 AM Read more >

Tornado damages Pfizer plant in North Carolina as scorching heat and floods sock other parts of US

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A tornado heavily damaged a major Pfizer pharmaceutical plant in North Carolina on Wednesday, while torrential rain flooded communities in Kentucky and an area from California to South Florida endured more scorching heat.

Jul 22, 2023 1:20 AM Read more >

US pulls plug on authorization for lithium exploration next to a national wildlife refuge in Nevada

RENO, Nev.

Jul 21, 2023 8:20 PM Read more >

Scientists say Florida Keys coral reefs are already bleaching as water temperatures hit record highs

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.

Jul 21, 2023 7:02 PM Read more >

UN agency that governs international waters mired in grueling debate over deep sea mining

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Members of a U.N. agency that governs international waters were locked in a fierce debate late Friday over whether to allow deep sea mining and set a new deadline for proposed regulations still stuck in draft mode. The U.

Jul 21, 2023 6:21 PM Read more >

Seattle climate activists roost in old cedar tree to prevent it from being cut down for new housing

SEATTLE (AP) — With ropes, a harness, a hammock and a bucket pulley system, masked activists in Seattle have taken residence in the branches of an old, thick cedar tree to prevent it from being cut down to make way for new homes.

Jul 21, 2023 6:06 PM Read more >

Tar balls are being found 100 miles downstream from Yellowstone River train derailment

LAUREL, Mont.

Jul 21, 2023 4:57 PM Read more >

Wildfire crews fight wildfire with fire to protect, secure Cranbrook, B.C. airport

VICTORIA — The forest and brush around the international airport at Cranbrook, B.C., has been scorched in an all-out effort to protect the vital transportation link from an encroaching wildfire, airport manager Tristen Chernove said Friday.

Jul 21, 2023 4:26 PM Read more >

Arizona woman injured in Yellowstone bison attack says 'yes' to boyfriend's hospital proposal

PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona woman who suffered fractured vertebrae and collapsed lungs after being gored by a bison in Yellowstone National Park has said “yes” to her boyfriend's hospital proposal.

Jul 21, 2023 3:27 PM Read more >

CLIMATE GLIMPSE: Here's what you need to see and know today

As the U.S.-Mexico border region baked in a heat wave, Associated Press photographer Gregory Bull took to the streets of cities there.

Jul 21, 2023 3:16 PM Read more >