Joyce DiDonato stars in `Eden in Olympia' coinciding with Paris Games, a call to climate action
While much of the globe is focused on the Paris Olympics, a movie filmed in ancient Olympia starring mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato premiered this week that uses music to spark contemplation of creation and carnage.
Wildfires prompt California evacuations as crews battle Oregon and Idaho fires stoked by lightning
Rapidly growing wildfires have prompted evacuations in Northern and Southern California, and powerful winds and lightning strikes are rattling eastern Oregon and Idaho, cutting power and stoking fires.
Philippine oil tanker sinks in Manila Bay, raising concerns about a possible major spill
A Philippine oil tanker has sunk in Manila Bay after encountering huge waves, and the coast guard is working to determine whether the vessel is leaking oil โ in what could be a major spill โ after it rescued 16 of 17 crew members in a nighttime operation.
Wind power can be a major source of tax revenue, but officials struggle to get communities on board
An Associated Press analysis of county tax data across three states โ Illinois, Iowa and Nebraska โ found wind companies rank among the biggest taxpayers in many rural communities, with their total tax bills at times outstripping that of large farms, power plants and other major businesses.
AmeriCorps CEO gets a look at a volunteer-heavy project to rebuild Louisiana's vulnerable coast.
A volunteer-heavy effort to restore some of Louisianaโs eroding coast with recycled oyster shells was part of the scenic backdrop for a visit from the head of AmeriCorps, the federal agency that deploys volunteers to serve communities around the nation.
Oregon fire is the largest burning in the US. Officials warn an impending storm could exacerbate it
Authorities say a wildfire burning in Oregon thatโs kicking smoke into neighboring Idaho and beyond is now the largest active blaze in the U.S. Fire crews are also bracing for a storm thatโs expected to bring lightning, strong winds and the risk of flash floods to the area late Wednesday.
Surprise Yellowstone geyser eruption highlights little known hazard at popular park
A surprise eruption of steam in a Yellowstone National Park geyser basin that sent people scrambling for safety as large rocks shot into the air has highlighted a little-known hazard that scientists hope to be able to predict someday.
India has ramped up its wind and solar energy. It now needs to expand places to store it
Indiaโs lithium ion battery storage industry โ which can store electricity generated by wind turbines or solar panels for when the sun isnโt shining or the wind isnโt blowing โ makes up just 0.1% of global battery storage.
Long Beach breaks ground on $1.5B railyard expansion at port to fortify US supply chain
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and other officials paid a visit to the port of Long Beach to break ground on a $1.5 billion railyard expansion project that will more than triple the dockโs rail cargo capacity.
Money from Washington's landmark climate law will help tribes face rising seas, climate change
Tens of millions of dollars raised by a landmark climate law in Washington state will go to Native American tribes that are at risk from climate change and rising sea levels to help them move to higher ground, install solar panels, buy electric vehicles and restore wetlands.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott demands answers as customers remain without power after Beryl
With around 350,000 homes and businesses still without power in the Houston area almost a week after Hurricane Beryl hit Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott says heโs demanding an investigation into the response of the utility that serves the Houston area.
Houston hospitals report spike in heat-related illness during widespread storm power outages
Medical officials in Houston say widespread power outages caused by Hurricane Beryl have flooded area hospitals with patients seeking treatment for heat-related illnesses and carbon monoxide poisoning due to using home generators improperly.
Marathon Oil reaches $241 million settlement with EPA for environmental violations in North Dakota
The federal government announced a $241.5 million settlement with Marathon Oil on Thursday for alleged air quality violations at the companyโs oil and gas operations in the Forth Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota.
Biden awards $1.7 billion to boost electric vehicle manufacturing and assembly in eight states
The Biden administration is awarding nearly $2 billion in grants to help restart or expand electric vehicle manufacturing and assembly sites in eight states, including the presidential battlegrounds of Michigan, Pennsylvania and Georgia.
Wildfire risk rises as Western states dry out amid ongoing heat wave baking most of the US
Authorities in Western states are warning of the rising risk of wildfires as hot conditions and low humidity dry out the landscape amid a protracted heat wave baking much of the U.S. Californiaโs top fire official says so far this year the state has responded to more than 3,500 wildfires that have scorched nearly 325 square miles of vegetation.
UN declares 2025 to 2034 the decade to combat increasing sand and dust storms from Africa to China
The U.N. General Assembly has declared 2025 to 2034 the United Nations Decade on Combating Sand and Dust Storms โ extreme weather events that are increasing and threaten health and economies from central Africa to northern China.
Behind Upper Midwest tribal spearfishing is a long and violent history of denied treaty rights
A fraught and violent history for centuries disrupted Indigenous peopleโs lives in the Upper Midwest, barring them from traditional food gathering practices like spearfishing, hunting and harvesting wild rice.