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Russian captain denies manslaughter in North Sea collision as he faces UK trial

Russian captain denies manslaughter in North Sea collision as he faces UK trial

LONDON (AP) — The Russian captain of a cargo ship that collided with a U.S. tanker in the North Sea pleaded not guilty to the manslaughter of one of his crew at a U.K. court hearing on Friday. Vladimir Motin, 59, from St.
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AP PHOTOS: Cicadas swarm parts of US as the screaming insects emerge in Brood XIV's 17-year cycle

AP PHOTOS: Cicadas swarm parts of US as the screaming insects emerge in Brood XIV's 17-year cycle

CINCINNATI (AP) — Another cicada invasion is here. The large Brood XIV, which emerges every 17 years, is making for a spectacular natural event as billions of periodical cicadas emerge across parts of the Eastern U.S.
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Half of world's population endured extra month of extreme heat due to climate change, experts say

Half of world's population endured extra month of extreme heat due to climate change, experts say

Scientists say 4 billion people, about half the world’s population, experienced at least one extra month of extreme heat because of human-caused climate change from May 2024 to May 2025.
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Supreme Court scales back a key environmental law in a ruling that could speed development projects

Supreme Court scales back a key environmental law in a ruling that could speed development projects

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday narrowed the scope of environmental reviews required for major infrastructure projects in a ruling that could accelerate development of railroads, highways and pipelines around the country.
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Swiss glacier collapse renews focus on risks of climate change as glaciers retreat around the world

Swiss glacier collapse renews focus on risks of climate change as glaciers retreat around the world

The landslide that buried most of a Swiss village this week is focusing renewed attention on the role of global warming in glacier collapses around the world and the increasing dangers.
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Wrongful death lawsuit says Big Oil contributed to heat wave and woman's death

Wrongful death lawsuit says Big Oil contributed to heat wave and woman's death

In one of the nation’s first wrongful-death claims seeking to hold the fossil fuel industry accountable for its role in the changing climate, a Washington state woman is suing seven oil and gas companies, saying they contributed to an extraordinarily
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Search continues in the St. Lawrence River for entangled North Atlantic right whale

Search continues in the St. Lawrence River for entangled North Atlantic right whale

Experts with the federal Fisheries Department and Parks Canada are searching the St. Lawrence River estuary for a North Atlantic right whale tangled in fishing gear.
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Trump administration reverses planned closures of 3 dozen US mine safety offices

Trump administration reverses planned closures of 3 dozen US mine safety offices

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The Trump administration is dropping plans to terminate leases for 34 offices in the Mine Safety and Health Administration, the agency responsible for enforcing mine safety laws , the Department of Labor said Thursday.
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Appeals court revives Native American challenge to $10B SunZia energy transmission project

Appeals court revives Native American challenge to $10B SunZia energy transmission project

A federal appeals court has sided with Native American tribes in their fight against the federal government over a $10 billion energy transmission line designed to carry wind-generated electricity from New Mexico to customers as far away as Californi
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Nova Scotia mum on why it won't release findings from environmental racism panel

Nova Scotia mum on why it won't release findings from environmental racism panel

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government is refusing to release recommendations from a panel tasked with examining environmental racism in the province, and the minister responsible isn’t saying why.
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