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Once praised, settlement to help sickened BP oil spill workers leaves most with nearly nothing

Once praised, settlement to help sickened BP oil spill workers leaves most with nearly nothing

When a deadly explosion destroyed BP鈥檚 Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico, 134 million gallons of crude erupted into the sea over the next three months 鈥� and tens of thousands of ordinary people were hired to help clean up environme
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EPA designates 2 forever chemicals as hazardous substances, eligible for Superfund cleanup

EPA designates 2 forever chemicals as hazardous substances, eligible for Superfund cleanup

WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday designated two forever chemicals that have been used in cookware, carpets and firefighting foams as hazardous substances, an action intended to ensure quicker cleanup of the toxic compou
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Toronto Zoo says 'friendly and determined' snow leopard Jita is pregnant

Toronto Zoo says 'friendly and determined' snow leopard Jita is pregnant

TORONTO 鈥� The Toronto Zoo says Jita the "friendly and determined" two-year-old snow leopard is pregnant.
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BP defeated thousands of suits by sick Gulf spill cleanup workers. But not one by a boat captain

BP defeated thousands of suits by sick Gulf spill cleanup workers. But not one by a boat captain

John Maas spent years buying and outfitting a 17-foot aluminum boat called the Superskiff 1 so he could take customers fishing for sea trout and flounder in the Gulf of Mexico.
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More people are evacuated after the dramatic eruption of an Indonesian volcano

More people are evacuated after the dramatic eruption of an Indonesian volcano

MANADO, Indonesia (AP) 鈥� More people living near an erupting volcano on Indonesia's Sulawesi Island were evacuated on Friday due to the dangers of spreading ash, falling rocks, hot volcanic clouds and the possibility of a tsunami.
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Ottawa to force banks to call carbon rebate a carbon rebate in direct deposits

Ottawa to force banks to call carbon rebate a carbon rebate in direct deposits

OTTAWA 鈥� Canadian banks that refuse to identify the carbon rebate by name when doing direct deposits are forcing the government to change the law to make them do it, says Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault.
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San Francisco mayor announces the city will receive pandas from China

San Francisco mayor announces the city will receive pandas from China

BEIJING (AP) 鈥� San Francisco is the latest U.S. city preparing to receive a pair of pandas from China, in a continuation of Beijing鈥檚 famed 鈥減anda diplomacy.
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Laborers and street vendors in Mali find no respite as deadly heat wave surges through West Africa

Laborers and street vendors in Mali find no respite as deadly heat wave surges through West Africa

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) 鈥� Street vendors in Mali's capital of Bamako peddle water sachets, ubiquitous for this part of West Africa during the hottest months.
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Hawaii Supreme Court chides state's legal moves on water after deadly Maui wildfire

Hawaii Supreme Court chides state's legal moves on water after deadly Maui wildfire

HONOLULU (AP) 鈥� The Hawaii attorney general's office must pay attorney fees for using last year's Maui wildfire tragedy to file a petition in 鈥渂ad faith鈥� that blamed a state court judge for a lack of water for firefighting, Hawaii's Supreme Court rul
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Growing demand for minerals sparks Indigenous outcry over 'business as usual' mining practices

Growing demand for minerals sparks Indigenous outcry over 'business as usual' mining practices

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) 鈥� Indigenous representatives from 35 countries issued a declaration Thursday criticizing the fact that they are too rarely consulted about mining that takes place on or near their lands, an issue that has become more acute with
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