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Stephens’ kangaroo rat
Environment
America spends $1.2 billion a year on endangered species, but almost half goes to just 2 kinds of fish
By Matthew Brown, John Flesher and The Associated PressJanuary 3, 2024
Drinking water
Health
You have a roughly 50% chance of drinking cancer-causing ‘forever chemicals’ from any U.S. faucet, massive government study finds
By John Flesher and The Associated PressJuly 6, 2023
3M will pay more than $10 billion to settle lawsuits over the contamination of public drinking water systems with ‘forever chemicals’
Environment
3M will pay more than $10 billion to settle lawsuits over the contamination of public drinking water systems with ‘forever chemicals’
By John Flesher and The Associated PressJune 23, 2023
Supreme Court curbs U.S. government regulation of wetlands, making them easier to develop
Environment
Supreme Court curbs U.S. government regulation of wetlands, making them easier to develop
By John Flesher, Michael Phillis and The Associated PressMay 26, 2023
A BP subsidiary just agreed to pay a record $40 million penalty and invest $197 million in improvements at an oil refinery in Indiana
Environment
A BP subsidiary just agreed to pay a record $40 million penalty and invest $197 million in improvements at an oil refinery in Indiana
By John Flesher and The Associated PressMay 17, 2023
Bat signal
Environment
Scientists light the bat signal on climate change as study finds 81 of North America’s 154 bats face ‘severe population decline’ over 15 years
By John Flesher and The Associated PressApril 17, 2023
Biden is offering $8 billion to whoever can figure out how to produce clean hydrogen energy
Tech
Biden is offering $8 billion to whoever can figure out how to produce clean hydrogen energy
By Jennifer McDermott, John Flesher and The Associated PressApril 5, 2023
Sherry Bable
Environment
‘I’m even afraid to cut that grass, because what’s still left in the soil?’ East Palestinians still terrified of their town after toxic train crash
By John Flesher and The Associated PressMarch 12, 2023
History detectives have finally found a ship that tragically sank in 1894 but they’re keeping the location hidden
Lifestyle
History detectives have finally found a ship that tragically sank in 1894 but they’re keeping the location hidden
By John Flesher and The Associated PressMarch 1, 2023
Green Bay
Environment
‘It will be hard to contain’: Large plume of toxic chemicals leak into Green Bay from groundwater near Tyco plant
By John Flesher and The Associated PressJanuary 4, 2023
Cities rewilding
Environment
London is releasing wild beavers, Chicago is floating wetlands and Frankfurt is letting hedgehogs run free: Inside the world’s ‘rewilding’
By John Flesher and The Associated PressDecember 7, 2022
A northern long-eared bat
Environment
Biden just put another bat on the endangered species list after a fungus ripped through the population and killed millions
By John Flesher and The Associated PressNovember 29, 2022
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