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New stove that plugs into a normal wall outlet could be major gain for health and the climate

New stove that plugs into a normal wall outlet could be major gain for health and the climate

NEW YORK (AP) — For years, Ed Yaker, treasurer of a New York City co-op with nearly 1,500 units, and fellow board members have dealt with gas leaks.
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Piglets will be left to starve in a controversial art exhibit in Denmark

Piglets will be left to starve in a controversial art exhibit in Denmark

An artist in Denmark aims to raise awareness of the suffering caused by modern pig production with an art installation that opened Friday that includes three piglets who will be denied food and water and will starve to death.
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Trump's transportation department cancels new review step that could've slowed state projects

Trump's transportation department cancels new review step that could've slowed state projects

CHICAGO (AP) — President Donald Trump's administration is backing off its demand for an extra layer of federal scrutiny whenever states seek even minor changes to their transportation plans, after the rescinded requirement sparked concern that some p
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Most Americans who experienced severe winter weather see climate change at work, AP-NORC poll shows

Most Americans who experienced severe winter weather see climate change at work, AP-NORC poll shows

WASHINGTON (AP) — Matt Ries has lived in Florida only three years, but everyone told him last summer was unusually hot. That was followed by three hurricanes in close succession .
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Cyclone Garance hits French Indian Ocean island of Reunion; police report 3 deaths

Cyclone Garance hits French Indian Ocean island of Reunion; police report 3 deaths

PARIS (AP) — French police said at least three people were killed when a tropical storm packing fierce winds and torrential rains thumped the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion on Friday.
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A stretch of a North Carolina highway that collapsed during Helene is about to reopen

A stretch of a North Carolina highway that collapsed during Helene is about to reopen

WAYNESVILLE, N.C.
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US lobster catch drops as crustaceans migrate to colder Canadian waters

US lobster catch drops as crustaceans migrate to colder Canadian waters

SCARBOROUGH, Maine (AP) — The U.S. lobster industry's catch keeps sliding as fishermen contend with the northward migration of the valuable crustaceans.
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Midwest winters are changing. So is the ancient sport of falconry

Midwest winters are changing. So is the ancient sport of falconry

GREENLEAF, Wis. (AP) — Stephanie Stevens has a good reason to love the bone-numbing cold of a Wisconsin winter. Every weekend, she loads up her minivan with a large green box and drives out to rural areas, usually the edges of friends' farm fields.
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UN talks end in Rome with nations backing $200 billion a year plan to protect nature

UN talks end in Rome with nations backing $200 billion a year plan to protect nature

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Global negotiators concluded an extended session of the United Nations biodiversity conference, COP16, with key commitments on funds needed and the institutions through which the funds will be channeled to protect the world's
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Morocco urges people to not buy sheep for Eid al-Adha celebrations

Morocco urges people to not buy sheep for Eid al-Adha celebrations

OULAD SLAMA, Morocco (AP) — Sheep come running when Larbi El Ghazouani pours alfalfa and straw into their troughs twice a day.
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