Trump delivers on pledge for wealthy California farmers
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hoisting the spoils of victories in California’s hard-fought water wars, President Donald Trump is dir...
Asian carp roundup in Kentucky opens new front in battle
GOLDEN POND, Ky. — Like a slow-motion, underwater cattle drive, wildlife officials in a half-dozen aluminum boats used pulses of electricity and sound...
At 90, Alaska Native woman is 1st counted in US Census
TOKSOOK BAY, Alaska — Lizzie Chimiugak has lived for 90 years in the windswept western wilds of Alaska, born to a nomadic family who lived in mud home...
Researchers tie massive Pacific seabird die-off to heat wave
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Common murres look like skinny penguins but fly like F-15 fighter jets.
China mourns native paddlefish scientists say is now extinct
BEIJING — The Chinese paddlefish's sharp, protruding snout made it one of the largest freshwater species in the world. Since scientists declared it ex...
Review: Carrie Fisher bio as sharp, endearing as its subject
“Carrie Fisher: A Life on the Edge” (Sarah Crichton Books; Farrar, Straus and Giroux), by Sheila Weller
West Coast fishery rebounds in rare conservation ‘home run’
WARRENTON, Ore. — A rare environmental success story is unfolding in waters off the U.S. West Coast.
EU claims better fishing rules; environmentalists disagree
BRUSSELS — European Union nations say the fish catch quotas they agreed upon for next year means they have made more headway in securing sustainable f...
Mekong River’s new aquamarine color may be sign of trouble
BANGKOK — The Mekong River has recently acquired an aquamarine color that may beguile tourists but also indicates a problem caused by upstream dams, e...
Study links Asian carp with Mississippi River fish drop
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Sport fish have declined significantly in portions of the Upper Mississippi River infested with Asian carp, adding evidence to ...
Plan would protect 21 coral hot spots in Gulf of Mexico
A plan to protect corals in the Gulf of Mexico is close to becoming a law, drawing cheers from environmental groups who believe leaving the corals alo...
Gap CEO Art Peck steps down amid slumping sales, stock price
NEW YORK — Gap's announced Thursday that CEO Art Peck is stepping down as the company struggles to turn around a long-standing sales slump.
A CGI James Dean is cast in new film, sparking an outcry
NEW YORK — James Dean hasn't been alive in 64 years, but the "Rebel Without a Cause" actor has been cast in a new film about the Vietnam War.