Pennsylvania to fund research into fracking health dangers
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf said Friday his administration will spend $3 million on a pair of studies to explore the potential health effects of the na...
Coldplay decides not to tour for environmental reasons
LONDON — The British band Coldplay has decided not to launch a global tour because of environmental concerns.
Brazil says Amazon deforestation is worst since 2008
RIO DE JANEIRO — Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest is at its worst in more than a decade, a government report said Monday, undermining offic...
GAO: 60% of Superfund sites at higher risk in climate change
WASHINGTON — The worsening wildfires, floods and hurricanes of climate change threaten at least 60% of U.S. Superfund sites, and efforts to strengthen...
Tests on Boeing ‘Greenliner’ part of effort to cut emissions
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Abu Dhabi’s flagship carrier, Etihad Airways, said Monday it is launching one of the world’s most fuel-efficient long-ha...
Illegal pot farms on public land create environmental hazard
LOS ANGELES — Two months after two men were arrested at an illicit marijuana farm on public land deep in the Northern California wilderness, authoriti...
Court rules Trump EPA unlawfully ignored dangerous chemicals
BILLINGS, Mont. — The Trump administration unlawfully excluded millions of tons of some of the most dangerous materials in public use from a safety re...
A present for the earth? How to cut holiday waste
While the holiday season is a time of giving and thoughtfulness, it can also be a time of excess and waste.
Interior proposes coveted deal to ex-client of agency head
WASHINGTON — The Interior Department is proposing to award one of the first contracts for federal water in perpetuity to a powerful rural water distri...
Biggest tropical wetlands ravaged by fires in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO — Fires in Brazil's Pantanal wetlands have ripped through the biodiverse region, consuming an area the size of London in just the past ...
Swedish princess urges Bosnia’s leaders to address pollution
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Swedish Crown Princess Victoria has urged Bosnian leaders to tackle their country's environmental problems, saying it's...
High-tech chestnuts: US to consider genetically altered tree
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Chestnuts harvested from high branches on a chilly fall morning look typical: they're marble sized, russet colored and nestled in pri...
AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s wildfire tweets not grounded in facts
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is scorching the facts about California's wildfires.
Bringing the world’s buried wetlands back from the dead
HINDOLVESTON, England — The ghosts are all around the gently rolling farmlands of eastern England. But you have to know where to look.
Study: Alien grasses are making more frequent US wildfires
WASHINGTON — For much of the United States, invasive grass species are making wildfires more frequent, especially in fire-prone California, a new stud...
Trump administration eases Obama-era rules on coal pollution
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration accelerated the pace of its environmental rollbacks for the country's coal-fired power plants Monday, proposing ...
Climate activists nab Macron portraits, divide French judges
LYON, France — Is stealing a presidential portrait a prison-worthy crime? Or a laudable act of civil disobedience?
US House OKs protections near historical park in New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Walls of stacked stone jut up from the canyon floor, some perfectly aligned with the seasonal movements of the sun and moon. Circu...
Activist Thunberg declines climate prize, urges more action
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg, who has inspired millions across the world to stage protests urging leaders to better tack...
APNewsBreak: State investigating MIT lab radiation complaint
BOSTON — Massachusetts public health officials are looking into allegations that workers at a Massachusetts Institute of Technology laboratory may hav...
Critics gear up for response to lease sale in Arctic refuge
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Opponents of oil drilling in America's largest wildlife refuge have a message for oil drillers and the people who finance them: Do...
AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s takes on impeachment, Syria, climate
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is persisting in a claim that goes to the heart of the U.S. military withdrawal from Syria — that he's bringing th...
Countries pledge $9.8B for global climate fund to help poor
PARIS — Rich countries have pledged $9.8 billion to help poor nations tackle climate change, the fund coordinating support said Friday, as environment...