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Brazil court drops a suspect in Amazon slayings of a British journalist and an Indigenous advocate

A federal court in Brazil has dismissed charges against one of three men arrested in the killings of an Indigenous peoples expert and a British journalist in the Amazon, ruling there wasn’t sufficient evidence to try him.

Hallmarks of climate change seen in floods, fires and drought around the globe

How Churchill embraces its title as polar bear capital of the world

Profiles in clean energy: She founded a business to keep EV charging stations up and running

The Amazon’s Ashaninka tribe restored their territory. Now they aim to change the region

Indigenous peoples: adapting to and combatting climate change

The Amazon’s Ashaninka tribe restored their territory. Now they aim to change the region

As climate change alters lakes, tribes and conservationists fight for the future of spearfishing

Behind Upper Midwest tribal spearfishing is a long and violent history of denied treaty rights

More Indigenous youth are learning to spearfish, a connection to ancestors and the land

Spring rains destroyed a harvest important to the Oneida people. Farmers are working to adapt

For at least a decade Quinault Nation has tried to escape the rising Pacific. Time is running out

Extreme weather and its impact on humans

Runners are used to toughing it out. A warming climate can make that deadly

Sweaty corn is making it even more humid

For India’s garbage pickers, a miserable and dangerous job made worse by extreme heat

Summer camps are for getting kids outdoors, but more frequent heat waves force changes

How does heat kill? It confuses your brain. It shuts down your organs. It overworks your heart

Climate change made killer heat wave in Mexico, Southwest US even warmer and 35 times more likely

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In Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, a hidden underground world is under threat by the Maya Train

As warming threatens polar bear tourism, a Canadian town adapts and thrives

In Zimbabwe, schoolchildren face threats from animals. Now they are learning how to spot the dangers

The Galapagos Islands and many of their unique creatures are at risk from warming waters

In Indonesia, women ranger teams go on patrol to slow deforestation

Recovery of Brazil’s Spix’s macaw, popularized in animated ‘Rio’ films, threatened by climate change

Gulf oil spill: Workers left behind

Once praised, settlement to help sickened BP oil spill workers leaves most with nearly nothing

Takeaways from AP’s story on the BP oil spill medical settlement’s shortcomings

BP defeated thousands of suits by sick Gulf spill cleanup workers. But not one by a boat captain

Floods in Central Europe threaten new areas. Heavy rains also inundate parts of Italy

A massive flood wave moving across Central Europe is threatening new areas and raising concerns among residents and officials.

Endangered sea corals moved from South Florida to the Texas Gulf Coast for research and restoration

Scientists have moved about 300 endangered sea corals from South Florida to the Texas Gulf Coast for research and restoration.

Connecticut aquarium pays over $12K to settle beluga care investigation

A Connecticut aquarium where three beluga whales have died from illnesses since 2021 has agreed to settle a federal investigation that found alleged animal care and water quality violations.

Lawsuits buffet US offshore wind projects, seeking to end or delay them

Opponents of offshore wind around the U.S. are pelting the projects with lawsuits, seeking to cancel them or tie them up for years in costly litigation.

80-year-old man found dead after driving around roadblock into high water

North Carolina’s highway patrol says an 80-year-old man was found dead after he drove around a roadblock into high water.

The Smoky Mountains’ highest peak is reverting to its Cherokee name

The highest peak at Great Smoky Mountains National Park is officially reverting to its Cherokee name more than 150 years after a surveyor named it for a Confederate general.

Inside the Brooklyn federal jail where Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is locked up: Violence, squalor and death

Lawyers for Sean “Diddy” Combs unsuccessfully fought to keep him out of jail after his sex trafficking arrest.

Treasury rule would expand tax credits for installing electric vehicle chargers

The Biden administration is moving to clarify how homeowners and businesses can receive lucrative tax credits for installing electric vehicle chargers.

What to know about the pipeline fire burning for a third day in Houston’s suburbs

A pipeline fire that forced hundreds of people to flee their homes in the Houston suburbs is burning for a third day, with officials saying they don’t expect it to be extinguished until sometime Thursday evening.

Germany springs to life in vivid scenes of nature

As the sun bleeds into daylight or fades toward night, AP photographer Michael Probst is often on the hunt for serene scenes near his home in Frankfurt, Germany that evoke a sense of wonder.

Nigeria warns of possible flooding as Cameroon releases water from dam

Nigeria has warned of possible flooding in 11 states following the release of water from a dam in neighboring Cameroon.

Rising rivers threaten southern Poland as flooding recedes elsewhere in Central Europe

Soldiers and residents in southwestern Poland are laying sandbags near swollen rivers around the city of Wroclaw to protect homes and businesses after days of flooding across Central Europe.

Portugal declares a state of calamity as wildfires rage out of control

More than 100 wildfires are stretching thousands of firefighters to the limit in northern Portugal. The country’s worst spate of fires in recent years is blamed for seven deaths since they spread out of control over the weekend.

EU warns deadly flooding and wildfires show climate breakdown is fast becoming the norm

The European Union’s head office is warning that devastating floods through much of Central Europe and deadly wildfires in Portugal are joint proof of a “climate breakdown” that will become the norm unless drastic action is taken.

An ancient African tree is providing a new ‘superfood’ but local harvesters are barely surviving

The baobab tree is known as the “tree of life” and its fruit is feeding a growing global market for natural food and beauty products.

US nuclear repository is among the federally owned spots identified for renewable energy projects

Federal officials have identified more than 50 square miles of government-owned property across the U.S. as having great potential for renewable energy projects.

A bewildered seal found itself in the mouth of a humpback whale

A photograph by a naturalist captured a seemingly bewildered seal in the mouth of a humpback whale after the giant marine mammal unintentionally gulped it.

Grand prize winner removed 20 Burmese pythons from the wild in Florida challenge

The winner of the Florida Python Challenge removed 20 Burmese pythons from the Everglades. Ronald Kiger was announced as the winner on Tuesday and will take home the $10,000 grand prize.

Phoenix ends its streak of 100-degree days at 113 consecutive days

After a meltdown summer, Phoenix finally has a cooldown. National Weather Service meteorologists say Phoenix was at 93 degrees Fahrenheit as of 4 p.m.

Brackish water creeping up the Mississippi River may threaten Louisiana’s drinking supply

For the third year in a row, Louisiana is constructing an underwater levee in the Mississippi River to slow an influx of salt water from the Gulf of Mexico.