A tiny grain of nuclear fuel is pulled from ruined Japanese nuclear plant, in a step toward cleanup
TOKYO -- A robot that has spent months inside the ruins of a nuclear reactor at the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi...
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Japanese nuclear reactor that restarted 13 years after Fukushima disaster is shut down again
TOKYO -- A Japanese nuclear reactor that restarted last week for the first time in more than 13 years after...
Nevada lithium mine will crush rare plant habitat US said is critical to its survival, lawsuit says
RENO, Nev. -- Conservationists and a Native American tribe are suing the U.S. to try to block a Nevada lithium...
Nevada lithium mine will crush rare plant habitat US said is critical to its survival, lawsuit says
RENO, Nev. -- Conservationists and a Native American tribe are suing the U.S. to try to block a Nevada lithium...
Brazilian state law overturns soy moratorium that helped curb Amazon deforestation
AGUA CLARA, Brazil -- A historic agreement that's helped curb deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon for nearly two decades suffered a...
Citizen astronomers rally to protect Mexico’s night sky for the next generation
JOYA-LA BARRETA ECOLOGICAL PARK, Mexico -- As night descended, a rumble of frogs filled the air in this park outside...
Nevada lithium mine wins final federal approval despite potential harm to endangered wildflower
Nevada lithium mine wins final federal approval despite potential harm to endangered wildflower
A Southern California school plants a ‘Moon Tree’ grown with seeds flown in space
LAKE FOREST, Calif. -- To cheers and applause from kids wearing spacesuits and star-studded T-shirts, a tree was planted in...
Nibi the ‘diva’ beaver to stay at rescue center, Massachusetts governor decides
BOSTON -- The question of whether a 2-year-old beaver named Nibi can stay with the rescuers she has known since...
Takeaways on AP’s story about challenges to forest recovery and replanting after wildfires
The U.S. is struggling to replant forests destroyed by increasingly intense wildfires, with many areas unlikely to recover on their...
