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By MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is warning residents who live near medical sterilizing plants…

By JESSICA DAMIANO Close your eyes for a moment and imagine a butterfly. My money says the fluttering insect you’re envisioning has black-veined,…

By JESSICA DAMIANO - Associated Press The cost of everything from gas to burgers may be rising, but home gardeners growing produce have found a way at…

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.)(THE CONVERSATION) Without the ability to feel pain, life is…

By MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court on Friday rejected a Trump administration finding that the active…

By JESSICA DAMIANO - Associated Press Picture this: You’ve planted some milkweed, bee balm or California lilac, and you’re delighted to see bees and…

By FRANCES D'EMILIO - Associated Press ROME (AP) — Food import bills will reach a record high this year and food markets are likely to tighten around…

By The Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine — An adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s office says Russian troops have changed their tactics in…

WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Five years after the state's initial investigation of GenX turning up in the Cape Fear River, Gov. Roy Cooper and his environmental chief unveiled a…

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina state regulators would set maximum acceptable levels of “forever chemicals” — like those discharged for decades into the Cape Fear River…