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Four-legged investigators sniff out spotted lanternfly eggs to slow the spread of invasive pest

Four-legged investigators sniff out spotted lanternfly eggs to slow the spread of invasive pest

CLEVELAND (AP) — The spotted lanternfly, a leaf-hopping invasive pest first detected in the U.S. a decade ago, has steadily spread across the East Coast and into the Midwest with little getting in its way.
India's steel expansion threatens climate goals and global efforts to clean up industry: report

India's steel expansion threatens climate goals and global efforts to clean up industry: report

BENGALURU, India (AP) — India’s plans to double steel production by the end of the decade could jeopardize its national climate goals and a key global target to reduce planet-heating gas emissions from the steel industry, according to a report releas
Shipment of thousands of chicks found abandoned in USPS truck now overwhelming an animal shelter

Shipment of thousands of chicks found abandoned in USPS truck now overwhelming an animal shelter

CAMDEN, Delaware (AP) — A Delaware animal shelter is trying to care for and rehome thousands of chicks that survived being left in a postal service truck for three days.
Endangered whales gave birth to few babies this year as population declines

Endangered whales gave birth to few babies this year as population declines

SCARBOROUGH, Maine (AP) — A vanishing species of whale gave birth to few babies this birthing season, raising alarms among scientists and conservationists who fear the animal could go extinct.
Company decides not to rebuild chlorine plant with history of fires, explosions and toxic clouds

Company decides not to rebuild chlorine plant with history of fires, explosions and toxic clouds

CONYERS, Ga.
More storms take aim at central US, where many are digging out from tornado damage

More storms take aim at central US, where many are digging out from tornado damage

LONDON, Ky. (AP) — More severe storms were expected to roll across the central U.S. this week following the weather-related deaths of more than two dozen people and a devastating Kentucky tornado .
These surreal trees survived for centuries. Scientists worry for their future

These surreal trees survived for centuries. Scientists worry for their future

SOCOTRA, Yemen (AP) — On a windswept plateau high above the Arabian Sea, Sena Keybani cradles a sapling that barely reaches her ankle.
What you do before and during a tornado could mean the difference between life and death

What you do before and during a tornado could mean the difference between life and death

ATLANTA (AP) — With new innovations and technology, scientists have learned from major tornado outbreaks over the years how to improve safety guidance.
Ecuador to host Indigenous summit seeking enforcement of court's human rights rulings

Ecuador to host Indigenous summit seeking enforcement of court's human rights rulings

Indigenous leaders from across Latin America will meet this week for talks on how to enforce legal rulings designed to enforce their rights to justice and territorial protection.
Logging, pruning and anxiety in Banff ahead of first summer since Jasper wildfire

Logging, pruning and anxiety in Banff ahead of first summer since Jasper wildfire

BANFF — Looking out over a budding meadow with blackened tree stumps on the edge of Banff National Park, Cliff White points to a dark thicket of trees where the empty plot ends.