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Radioactive wasp nest found at site where US once made nuclear bombs

Radioactive wasp nest found at site where US once made nuclear bombs

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Workers at a site in South Carolina that once made key parts for nuclear bombs in the U.S. have found a radioactive wasp nest but officials said there is no danger to anyone.
A submersible finds sea creatures thriving in the deepest parts of the ocean

A submersible finds sea creatures thriving in the deepest parts of the ocean

NEW YORK (AP) — An underwater voyage has revealed a network of creatures thriving at the bottom of deep-sea ocean trenches. In these extreme environments , the crushing pressure, scant food and lack of sunlight can make it hard to survive.
Nantucket officials accuse offshore wind developer of going into hiding since Trump's election

Nantucket officials accuse offshore wind developer of going into hiding since Trump's election

BOSTON (AP) — Officials in Massachusetts' Nantucket island on Tuesday accused the developer of the nation's first utility-scale offshore wind project of not responding to their safety queries since Donald Trump's election after a massive wind turbine
The Latest: Powerful waves travel across Pacific after 8.8-magnitude earthquake

The Latest: Powerful waves travel across Pacific after 8.8-magnitude earthquake

A tsunami sent powerful waves toward coastal areas of Russia’s Kuril Islands, Japan and Hawaii and Alaska after a powerful, 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Russia early Wednesday.
Gull pierced by a barbecue skewer is released in B.C. after wildlife centre's care

Gull pierced by a barbecue skewer is released in B.C. after wildlife centre's care

WHITE ROCK — A gull that was skewered with a discarded wooden barbecue stick that generated a flurry of phone calls to the Wildlife Rescue Association of BC has been released after rehabilitation.
High in India’s Himalayan mountains, yak herders struggle to survive a warming world

High in India’s Himalayan mountains, yak herders struggle to survive a warming world

LADAKH, India (AP) — Carrying her 1-year-old son on her back, Tsering Dolma herds a dozen yaks into a stone-walled corral as evening approaches in the desolate mountains of India’s remote Ladakh region .
Honolulu's lawsuit against fossil fuel companies leads climate change legal fight

Honolulu's lawsuit against fossil fuel companies leads climate change legal fight

HONOLULU (AP) — Honolulu is not alone in its effort to sue fossil fuel companies to hold them accountable for climate change harms, but the city's lawsuit is further along than similar litigation across the country.
B.C. sea cucumber poacher gets six-year sentence for 'ravaging the ocean'

B.C. sea cucumber poacher gets six-year sentence for 'ravaging the ocean'

A British Columbia judge has sentenced a man with the longest record of Fisheries Act violations in Canadian history to six years in prison for "ravaging the ocean and flouting the law.
Record-breaking heat wave scorches Southeast US

Record-breaking heat wave scorches Southeast US

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Residents in the Southeast U.S. are no strangers to heat in the summertime.
Trump EPA moves to repeal landmark 'endangerment finding' that allows climate regulation

Trump EPA moves to repeal landmark 'endangerment finding' that allows climate regulation

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday proposed revoking a scientific finding that has long been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change .
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