environment and nature

By NICK PERRY - Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s government said Thursday it will hand out an extra few hundred dollars to…

By ZEKE MILLER and KEVIN FREKING - Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday invoked the Defense Production Act to speed…

By TOM FOREMAN Jr. - Associated Press A town on North Carolina's Outer Banks issued a public plea to beachgoers about the dangers of digging holes on…

By MICHAEL HILL - Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — She has four limbs, expressive eyes and likes to stroll through greenery in New York City. Happy,…

By SETH BORENSTEIN - AP Science Writer A new study blames pollution of all types for 9 million deaths a year globally, with the death toll attributed to…

Today is Wednesday, May 18, the 138th day of 2022. There are 227 days left in the year.Today’s Highlight in History:On May 18, 1980, the Mount St. Helens volcano in…

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A 13-year-old Utah boy has died from his injuries a day after a sand dune he was digging in collapsed and buried him at a state park, officials said…

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Now is the time to head off a COVID-19 surge like the one that swamped area hospitals last summer, the head of the New Orleans Health Department said…

By MATTHEW PERRONE and ZEKE MILLER - Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Under fire from parents and politicians, President Joe Biden’s administration…

By ZEKE MILLER and MATTHEW PERRONE - Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials on Monday reached an agreement to allow baby formula maker Abbott…