NY budget deadline missed; climate act major sticking point
ALBANY, New York (WWNY) – New York has missed its state budget deadline for the sixth year in…
Rescuers give up hope for the whale stranded in the Baltic
BERLIN (AP) — Rescuers said Wednesday that they have given up hope for the humpback whale that has…
Warm winters mean there’s more nitrate pollution in drinking water
When pollution gets bad enough in the rivers supplying Iowa’s largest city with drinking water, it costs Des…
Trump officials use ‘God Squad’ to yank endangered species protections for Rice’s whales
In the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico lives one of the world’s rarest and most elusive…
The rare Rice’s whale at risk from Trump plans for more Gulf drilling
One of the world’s rarest whales lives in only one place: the Gulf of Mexico, where the Trump…
About 100 toxic Superfund sites vulnerable to flooding, storms, wildfires
WASHINGTON (AP) — About 100 of the nation’s most contaminated toxic waste sites are in areas prone to…
People who drive for work are getting squeezed by higher gas prices
Leslie Sherman-Shafer, an Uber driver in the San Francisco Bay Area, likes to start each shift with a…
University of Utah researchers discover freshwater reservoir under Great Salt Lake
SALT LAKE CITY — The declining water levels of the Great Salt Lake have exposed 800 square miles…
Whale swims free after days stuck on German sandbank
BERLIN (AP) — A whale that was stranded for days in shallow water at a Baltic Sea resort…
Rare video of a sperm whale birth shows female animals working together
NEW YORK (AP) — Rare footage of a sperm whale giving birth has offered scientists a window into…