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Book Review: David Attenborough takes readers to ‘Earth’s Last Wilderness’ in ‘Ocean’

Book Review: David Attenborough takes readers to ‘Earth’s Last Wilderness’ in ‘Ocean’

British biologist Sir David Attenborough will celebrate his 99th birthday two days after the publication of his latest book, “Ocean: Earth’s Last Wilderness,” co-written with long-time BBC collaborator Colin Butfield.
Member of beloved grizzly bear family hit and killed in Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park

Member of beloved grizzly bear family hit and killed in Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park

MOOSE, Wyo.
Puerto Rico governor under fire as federal funds for solar projects are stalled

Puerto Rico governor under fire as federal funds for solar projects are stalled

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s governor came under fire Tuesday as her pledge to support the investment of millions of federal dollars in solar projects across the U.S. territory appeared to fade. More than a week has passed since the U.

Florida wildlife officers kill 3 black bears after a bear killed a man and dog

JEROME, Fla. (AP) — Florida wildlife officers have killed three black bears in southwest Florida following a fatal attack on a man and a dog a day earlier, officials said Tuesday.
Congress sends Trump a resolution ending Biden-era rule targeting rubber tire emissions

Congress sends Trump a resolution ending Biden-era rule targeting rubber tire emissions

DETROIT (AP) — Congress has voted to kill a Biden-era rule requiring rubber tire makers to clean up planet-warming emissions from their manufacturing processes in the U.S.
Rescue crews recover the body of a 10-year-old girl lost in Texas floods

Rescue crews recover the body of a 10-year-old girl lost in Texas floods

BRENHAM, Texas (AP) — The body of a 10-year-old girl who was swept away in rapidly rising floodwaters has been recovered, Brenham Fire Chief Mark Donovan said Tuesday.
Critics slam Ontario for proposal to create zones where projects are exempt from laws

Critics slam Ontario for proposal to create zones where projects are exempt from laws

TORONTO — Proposed Ontario legislation that would give cabinet power to create "special economic zones" and allow the government to exempt itself from following laws on certain projects is little more than a power grab, First Nations, civil liberty g

The bodies of a Belgian mother and her son were recovered in southern Jordan after flash flooding

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Search and rescue teams recovered the bodies of a Belgian mother and her son on Monday in Jordan, police said a day after the woman and her three children were reported missing in flash flooding.
Federal authorities are cleaning up an oil spill in southeast Louisiana

Federal authorities are cleaning up an oil spill in southeast Louisiana

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Federal authorities are seeking to contain and clean up the damage from a decades-old oil well in southeast Louisiana that spewed crude and natural gas for more than a week.

Fishermen sue Mississippi over plan to lease oyster reefs

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A group of more than 20 fishermen, led by Mississippi Commercial Fisheries United Inc., a nonprofit trade organization, are suing the state over its attempts to lease historically public oyster reefs in the Mississippi Sound.
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