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New tribal national park in North Dakota aims to preserve rugged and scenic landscape

New tribal national park in North Dakota aims to preserve rugged and scenic landscape

BISMARCK, N.D.
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Big Tech's soaring energy demands are making coal-fired power plant sites attractive

Big Tech's soaring energy demands are making coal-fired power plant sites attractive

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Coal-fired power plants, long an increasingly money-losing proposition in the U.S.
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Officials to test water from Ohio village near Cold War-era weapons plant after newspaper probe

Officials to test water from Ohio village near Cold War-era weapons plant after newspaper probe

LUCKEY, Ohio (AP) — Authorities in Ohio plan to test the groundwater supply across a village near a former weapons plant after a newspaper investigation published Friday found high levels of radioactivity in samples taken at a school, athletic field,
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Environmental groups fear Trump's order to speed deep-sea mining will harm ecosystems

Environmental groups are decrying an executive order signed by President Donald Trump to expedite deep-sea mining for minerals, saying it could irreparably harm marine ecosystems and ignores an ongoing process to adopt international rules for the pra
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Ontario's new mining bill is a 'vendetta' against species at risk: environmentalists

Ontario's new mining bill is a 'vendetta' against species at risk: environmentalists

TORONTO — Ontario is moving to gut protections for endangered plants and animals as part of a mining bill, environmental groups say, with some calling it the most comprehensive attack on the province’s at-risk species legislation in nearly two decade
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Man charged with arson after authorities say he sparked New Jersey Pine Barrens fire

Man charged with arson after authorities say he sparked New Jersey Pine Barrens fire

A man set a bonfire using wooden pallets in New Jersey's Pine Barrens and left them without fully extinguishing the blaze, sparking a quick-moving wildfire with smoke affecting air quality in the New York City area, authorities said Thursday.
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Left alone by humans, wildlife returns to the Eaton Fire burn area

Left alone by humans, wildlife returns to the Eaton Fire burn area

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Behind the remains of a town scorched by fire, the foothills are lush with new green and filled with birdsong.
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A Detroit nonprofit's former finance chief gets 19 years for $40 million theft

A Detroit nonprofit's former finance chief gets 19 years for $40 million theft

DETROIT (AP) — A former executive at a major Detroit nonprofit was sentenced Thursday to 19 years in prison for stealing more than $40 million meant to help beautify the city's riverfront.
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North Dakota enacts nation's first law shielding Roundup's maker from some cancer lawsuits

North Dakota enacts nation's first law shielding Roundup's maker from some cancer lawsuits

A new first-of-its-kind law enacted in North Dakota could shield agrochemical manufacturer Bayer from lawsuits claiming it failed to warn customers that its popular weedkiller Roundup could cause cancer.
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Labor group sues Starbucks, saying it ignores slave-like conditions for workers in Brazil

Labor group sues Starbucks, saying it ignores slave-like conditions for workers in Brazil

A labor rights group sued Starbucks on Thursday, alleging that it sourced coffee from a major cooperative in Brazil whose member farms were cited for keeping workers in slave-like conditions. International Rights Advocates filed the lawsuit in U.S.
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