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December 15, 2019

Cyberattack on New Orleans city computers called 'minimal'

Officials announced Saturday that no data was held for ransom and that a recovery operation is getting underway after a ...

December 14, 2019

Specialist teams hope to recover last 2 volcano victims

Specialist teams were due to return to New Zealand's volcanic White Island on Sunday to resume a land search for the bodies ...

December 14, 2019

Louisiana sues California over alligator ban

Louisiana is suing the state of California over its decision to ban the import and sale of alligator products, saying the ban ...

December 14, 2019

Science Says: Diet plays big role in how huge whales can get

Whales are big, but why aren't they bigger? A new study says it's basically about how many calories they can take in.

December 14, 2019

US finally giving boot to official foot measurement

Change is afoot for the official measuring stick used to size up big places in America. The reason? There are actually two ...

December 14, 2019

Cyberattack, ransomware hobbles New Orleans city government

Ransomware was detected after a suspected cyberattack prompted a shutdown of city government computers in New Orleans on ...

December 14, 2019

Documents: Mining company writing own environmental report

Documents show the U.S. Forest Service allowing a Canadian company to write a key environmental report on its proposed ...

December 13, 2019

Opponents warn of staff exodus as US breaks up lands bureau

Opponents of the Trump administration's plan to break up the Washington, D.C., headquarters of the country's public lands ...

December 13, 2019

AP FACT CHECK: Bloomberg says he's killing coal. He's not

Democratic presidential contender Michael Bloomberg broadly, repeatedly — and wrongly — took a huge amount of credit Friday ...

December 13, 2019

Thunberg calls for `fight for tomorrow' at Italy protest

Swedish climate change activist Greta Thunberg on Friday asked young people to fight for their future in the next decade, as ...

December 13, 2019

As California thins forests to limit fire risk, some resist

Buzzing chainsaws are interrupted by the frequent crash of breaking branches as crews fell towering trees and clear tangled ...

December 13, 2019

Mediterranean pen shell listed as critically endangered

A fan mussel found only in the Mediterranean was officially added to the list of critically endangered species, after ...

December 13, 2019

EU leaders include nuclear energy in green transition

European Union leaders agreed Friday that nuclear energy will be part of the bloc's solution to making its economy carbon ...

December 13, 2019

Bloomberg plan to reduce carbon emissions by 50% in 10 years

Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg on Friday unveiled a broad plan to eliminate all coal power plants and ...

December 13, 2019

Climate talks head for overtime with key issues unresolved

Officials from almost 200 countries scrambled Friday to reach an agreement at a U.N. climate meeting in Madrid amid growing ...

December 13, 2019

Obama talks climate change, Paris Accord

Former US President Barack Obama said Friday the Paris Agreement on climate change may fall short of expectations but that ...

December 13, 2019

New Zealand recovers 6 bodies from toxic volcanic island

As grieving families sang traditional Maori songs, New Zealand military specialists wearing protective gear landed on a small ...

December 13, 2019

China leaders promise to shore up 2020 growth amid trade war

China's leaders are promising to shore up economic growth next year in the face of a tariff war with Washington and to reduce ...