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Clock ticking for plan to keep West Virginia coal plant open

Clock ticking for plan to keep West Virginia coal plant open

CHARLESTON, W.Va.

Virginia man pleads guilty in turtle trafficking case

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A Virginia man who caught and sold wild turtles has pleaded guilty in federal court to illegally trafficking the reptiles.
East Palestine families living in limbo months after fire

East Palestine families living in limbo months after fire

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — Jeff Drummond spends days and nights alone in a tiny room with fake wood paneling, two small beds and a microwave atop a mini refrigerator that serves as a nightstand — his pickup truck parked just outside the door at the
Spain pleads for EU crisis funds as drought hits farmers

Spain pleads for EU crisis funds as drought hits farmers

MADRID (AP) — Spain is requesting emergency funds from the European Union to support farmers and ranchers amid extreme drought conditions in its agricultural heartlands , Agriculture Minister Luis Planas said Tuesday.
As sand miners prosper in Uganda, a vital lake basin suffers

As sand miners prosper in Uganda, a vital lake basin suffers

LWERA WETLAND, Uganda (AP) — The excavator grunts in the heart of the wetland, baring its teeth. There are trucks waiting to be loaded with sand, and more almost certainly on the way.
For Arbor Day, plant a tree resilient to climate change

For Arbor Day, plant a tree resilient to climate change

Trees are long-term investments that often outlive the people who plant them.
Baffinland requests further production increase at Nunavut iron ore mine

Baffinland requests further production increase at Nunavut iron ore mine

POND INLET, Nunavut — The owner of an iron ore mine on the tip of Baffin Island says it needs to again increase production to prevent job losses, and several federal cabinet ministers are calling on a Nunavut environmental assessment agency to priori
Climate protesters try to bring Berlin traffic to a halt

Climate protesters try to bring Berlin traffic to a halt

BERLIN (AP) — German climate activists temporarily brought traffic to a standstill in some parts of Berlin on Monday by gluing themselves to streets all over the capital.
Planned Senate bill would counteract Mining Law ruling

Planned Senate bill would counteract Mining Law ruling

RENO, Nev. (AP) — A Nevada Democratic U.S.

Quake damages hospital, sends Indonesians racing to highland

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A strong undersea earthquake early Tuesday sent streams of people fleeing to higher ground in western Indonesia before the tsunami danger passed.
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