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A nuclear site is on tribes' ancestral lands. Their voices are being left out on key cleanup talks

A nuclear site is on tribes' ancestral lands. Their voices are being left out on key cleanup talks

Three federally recognized tribes have devoted decades to restoring the condition of their ancestral lands in southeastern Washington state to what they were before those lands became the most radioactively contaminated site in the nation's nuclear w
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Supreme Court rules against Navajo Nation in Colorado River water rights case

Supreme Court rules against Navajo Nation in Colorado River water rights case

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled against the Navajo Nation on Thursday in a dispute involving water from the drought-stricken Colorado River.
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Climate activist Nakate urges rich countries to cancel debt, grant climate finance at Paris summit

Climate activist Nakate urges rich countries to cancel debt, grant climate finance at Paris summit

PARIS (AP) — Facing an audience packed with world leaders and finance officials in suits, Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate silenced the room, then made everyone listen to some uncomfortable facts.
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Ontario to overhaul provincial park, bring in year-round sites and cabins

Ontario to overhaul provincial park, bring in year-round sites and cabins

BRACEBRIDGE, Ont. — Ontario is revamping a provincial park in Muskoka, turning it into a year-round site with cabins and full-service facilities. Minister David Piccini says construction at Bigwind Lake Provincial Park is expected to start next fall.
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Shifting S. Africa coal plant for clean energy needs millions in loans. Experts say that's a problem

Shifting S. Africa coal plant for clean energy needs millions in loans. Experts say that's a problem

MIDDELBURG, South Africa (AP) — Plumes of heat-trapping pollutants last billowed from the giant stacks of Komati Power Station in October, when the coal-fired plant that fed South Africa’s hungry electrical grid for more than half a century was shut
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Pakistan's premier meets with the head of IMF in Paris, hoping to unlock $6B deal to avoid default

Pakistan's premier meets with the head of IMF in Paris, hoping to unlock $6B deal to avoid default

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s premier Shahbaz Sharif met Thursday with the head of the International Monetary Fund on the sidelines of a global financing meeting in Paris, hoping to unlock a $6 billion bailout and gain the release of a critical tranche
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Climate change leads to growing risk of mosquito-borne viral diseases, EU agency says

Climate change leads to growing risk of mosquito-borne viral diseases, EU agency says

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — European Union officials warned Thursday there is a growing risk of mosquito-borne viral diseases such as dengue and chikungunya in Europe due to climate change.
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After devastating floods in Pakistan, some have recovered but many are struggling a year later

After devastating floods in Pakistan, some have recovered but many are struggling a year later

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Last summer’s flooding in Pakistan killed at least 1,700 people, destroyed millions of homes, wiped out swaths of farmland, and caused billions of dollars in economic losses. All in a matter of months.
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Ambitious Saudi plans to ramp up Hajj could face challenges from climate change

Ambitious Saudi plans to ramp up Hajj could face challenges from climate change

MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia has ambitious plans to welcome millions more pilgrims to Islam's holiest sites.
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Is it chicken? Here's how the first bite of 'cell-cultivated' meat tastes

Is it chicken? Here's how the first bite of 'cell-cultivated' meat tastes

When I told friends and family I was reporting on the first chicken meat grown from animal cells , their first comment was “Eww.
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