Devi the elephant, 45, euthanized at San Diego Zoo
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A 45-year-old female Asian elephant was euthanized because of her deteriorating health from age-related problems, the San Diego Zoo announced Friday.Devi…
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When destitute small towns mean dangerous tap water
By MICHAEL PHILLIS, LEAH WILLINGHAM and CAMILLE FASSETT - Associated Press
KEYSTONE, W.Va. (AP) — Donna Dickerson’s heart would sink every time she’d…
Europe’s energy crisis raises firewood prices, theft fears
By VANESSA GERA, DAVID McHUGH and AUREL OBREJA - Associated Press
CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Tudor Popescu swings his ax down on a log, then feeds the…
EPA civil rights case targets Mississippi over Jackson water
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS, MATTHEW DALY and AARON MORRISON - Associated Press
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday…
EPA opens civil rights probe into Mississippi water woes
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS, MATTHEW DALY and AARON MORRISON - Associated Press
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday…
Bees face many challenges – and climate change is ratcheting up the pressure
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.)Jennie L. Durant, University of California, Davis(THE…
Town employee quietly lowered fluoride in water for years
By LISA RATHKE - Associated Press
RICHMOND, Vt. (AP) — Residents of a small community in Vermont were blindsided last month by news that one official in…
Pennsylvania spending $45M to establish 3 new state parks
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania is spending $45 million to add new state parks at a nature preserve in Tunkhannock, on Big Elk Creek in the Philadelphia suburbs and…
ADB to devote $14B to help ease food crisis in Asia-Pacific
By The Associated Press
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Asian Development Bank said Tuesday it will devote at least $14 billion through 2025 to help ease…
Biologists lose hard-fought ground in race to save bats as white-nose syndrome…
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.)Christopher T. Cornelison, Georgia State University(THE…