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Black bear kills a man and dog near a south Florida nature preserve

JEROME, Fla. (AP) — Authorities were searching Monday for a black bear that killed a man and a dog in south Florida.

Officials in Puerto Rico expand state of emergency after weeks of heavy rain

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Ten towns and cities across Puerto Rico are under a state of emergency following two weeks of heavy rain, with two people killed.
Democratic senators press Trump administration on how it will protect endangered species

Democratic senators press Trump administration on how it will protect endangered species

Three Democratic U.S. senators are asking the Trump administration to explain how it analyzed a proposed rule to eliminate habitat protections for endangered and threatened species and whether industry had a hand in drafting it.
Poachers have killed over 100 rhinos in South Africa this year. Most were in national parks

Poachers have killed over 100 rhinos in South Africa this year. Most were in national parks

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Poachers in South Africa killed more than 100 rhinos in the first three months of this year, most of them inside national parks, highlighting an ongoing battle to protect one of the best-known endangered species.
EPA announces broad reorganization that includes shuffle of scientific research

EPA announces broad reorganization that includes shuffle of scientific research

The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday announced a broad reorganization as part of the Trump administration's drive to cut costs that some activists worry will harm the agency's independent scientific research.
Few migrants remain in the Darien Gap, but an environmental crisis has been left behind

Few migrants remain in the Darien Gap, but an environmental crisis has been left behind

VILLA CALETA, Panama (AP) — For centuries, the Comarca Embera people have fished and bathed in the Turquesa River, a jungle waterway flowing out of the Darien Gap .
A massive coastal restoration project is in peril amid claims Louisiana concealed a critical report

A massive coastal restoration project is in peril amid claims Louisiana concealed a critical report

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — An ambitious project to restore a rapidly vanishing stretch of Louisiana coast that was devastated by the 2010 Gulf oil spill has been thrown deeper into disarray amid claims by Gov.
Arizona communities bank on Trump's push for coal to ensure they're not forgotten

Arizona communities bank on Trump's push for coal to ensure they're not forgotten

JOSEPH CITY, Ariz.
McGill platform becomes safe space for conserving U.S. climate research under threat

McGill platform becomes safe space for conserving U.S. climate research under threat

MONTREAL — Academics at McGill University in Montreal are providing the U.S. scientific community a platform to protect climate research under attack.
Rain Barrel Village gives visitors a taste of old Florida and a photo op with a giant lobster

Rain Barrel Village gives visitors a taste of old Florida and a photo op with a giant lobster

ISLAMORADA, Fla. (AP) — A holdover of the once numerous roadside attractions that lined U.S.
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