Maine considers electrifying proposal that would give the boot to corporate electric utilities

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Taking a page from the “throw-the-bums-out” script in politics, Mainers are poised…

U.S. regulators will review car-tire chemical that kills salmon, upon request from West Coast tribes

U.S. regulators say they will review the use of a chemical found in almost every tire…

Survey finds PFAS in 71% of shallow private wells across Wisconsin

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Nearly three-quarters of water samples drawn from hundreds of private wells across…

LSU and Tulane are getting $22 million to lead group effort to save the Mississippi River Delta

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana State University and Tulane University are receiving a $22 million award…

Cleanup is done on a big Kansas oil spill on the Keystone system, the company and EPA say

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The operator of the Keystone pipeline system has finished cleaning up a…

Texas economy slows as summers get hotter, Dallas Fed economists say

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Texas drought has deepened amid this year’s brutal heat

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No water, roads or emergency services: How climate change left a rural neighborhood nearly uninhabitable

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Takeaways from AP report on Maui fire investigation

Investigators are trying to solve a mystery about the origin of last month’s deadly Maui wildfire:…

Coast Guard searching for woman swept into ocean from popular Washington coast beach

RIALTO BEACH, Wash. (AP) — Teams are searching for a 26-year-old woman who was swept into…