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President Joe Biden hands the pen he used to sign the Democrats' landmark climate change and health care bill to Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., watches in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Which EVs Qualify for New US Tax Credit? Websites Offer Help
  • 16 August 2022
At least 31 new 2022 and 2023 models reportedly qualify for the tax credit.
Which EVs Qualify for New US Tax Credit? Websites Offer Help
FILE - In this June 1995, file photo a Northern Spotted owl sits on a branch in Point Reyes, Calif. Wildlife officials say the northern spotted owl has been listed under the California Endangered Species Act. A federal judge on July 5, 2022, threw out a host of actions by the Trump administration to roll back protections for endangered or threatened species, a year after the Biden administration said it was moving to strengthen those species protections. (AP Photo/Tom Gallagher, File)
Judge Throws out Trump-Era Rollbacks on Endangered Species
  • 6 July 2022
A federal judge threw out a host of actions by the Trump administration to roll...
Judge Throws out Trump-Era Rollbacks on Endangered Species
Workers of a helmet store paste degradable plastic substitute material on a glass in Hyderabad, India, Thursday, June 30, 2022. India banned some single-use or disposable plastic products Friday as a part of a longer federal plan to phase out the ubiquitous material in the nation of nearly 1.4 billion people. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
Cups, Straws, Spoons: India Starts on Single-Use Plastic Ban
  • 1 July 2022
India banned some single-use or disposable plastic products as part of a federal plan to...
Cups, Straws, Spoons: India Starts on Single-Use Plastic Ban
The roaring Yellowstone River is seen from the air sweeping over trees and near homes Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Billings, Mont. (AP Photo/Brittany Peterson)
Floods Leave Yellowstone Landscape ‘Dramatically Changed’
  • 15 June 2022
In just days, heavy rain and rapid snowmelt caused a dramatic flood that may forever...
Floods Leave Yellowstone Landscape ‘Dramatically Changed’
In this image provided by Sam Glotzbach, the flooding Yellowstone River undercuts the river bank, threatening a house and a garage in Gardiner, Mont., on June 13, 2022. (Sam Glotzbach via AP)
Yellowstone Officials Assess Damage After Historic Floods
  • 14 June 2022
While numerous homes and other structures were destroyed, there were no immediate reports of injuries.
Yellowstone Officials Assess Damage After Historic Floods
In this photo provided by the National Park Service, is high water in the Gardiner River along the North Entrance to Yellowstone National Park in Montana, that washed out part of a road on Monday, June 13, 2022. (National Park Service via AP)
Yellowstone Floods Wipe out Roads, Bridges, Strand Visitors
  • 13 June 2022
Some of the worst damage happened in the northern part of the park and Yellowstone’s...
Yellowstone Floods Wipe out Roads, Bridges, Strand Visitors
This August 2019 photo provided by The University Of Western Australia shows part of the Posidonia australis seagrass meadow in Australia's Shark Bay. According to a report released on Wednesday, June 1, 2022, genetic analysis has revealed that the underwater fields of waving green seagrass are a single organism covering 70 square miles (180 square kilometers) through making copies of itself over 4,500 years. (Rachel Austin/The University Of Western Australia via AP)
World’s Largest Plant is a Vast Seagrass Meadow in Australia
  • 2 June 2022
Scientists have discovered the world's largest plant off the Australia coast — a seagrass meadow...
World’s Largest Plant is a Vast Seagrass Meadow in Australia
This satellite image made available by NOAA shows Hurricane Agatha off the Pacific coast of Oaxaca state, Mexico on Monday, May 30, 2022, at 8:30 a.m. EDT. (NOAA via AP)
Pacific Season’s 1st Hurricane Aims at Mexico Tourist Zone
  • 30 May 2022
Bands of rain and gusty winds lashed Mexico's southern Pacific coast Monday as the first...
Pacific Season’s 1st Hurricane Aims at Mexico Tourist Zone
FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2020 photo, Sven Spichiger, Washington state Department of Agriculture managing entomologist, displays a canister of Asian giant hornets vacuumed from a nest in a tree behind him in Blaine, Wash. Authorities in Washington state said Tuesday, May 24, 2022, that scientists will set about 1,000 traps in their quest to wipe out the Asian giant hornet in the state. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)
Scientists Will Set 1,000 Traps for Murder Hornets This Year
  • 26 May 2022
Scientists will set about 1,000 traps this year in their quest to wipe out the...
Scientists Will Set 1,000 Traps for Murder Hornets This Year
President Joe Biden speaks at Seward Park on Earth Day, Friday, April 22, 2022, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Climate Progress Remains Elusive for Biden on Earth Day
  • 22 April 2022
The gap between the scale of the global warming crisis and the president’s initiatives seemed...
Climate Progress Remains Elusive for Biden on Earth Day
FILE - Tesla CEO Elon Musk, left, shakes hands with XPRIZE founder and Executive Chairman Peter Diamandis during an XPRIZE presentation event in Los Angeles, May 15, 2019. From algae farming to producing a sort of artificial limestone, ideas for reducing greenhouse gas in the atmosphere are getting a funding boost from famed entrepreneur Musk. The Tesla electric vehicle and SpaceX rocket company developer is bankrolling a $100 million XPRIZE Carbon Removal competition for the most promising ways to reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide by grabbing the gas right out of the air. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
Algae a Winner in Elon Musk-Funded Greenhouse Gas Contest
  • 22 April 2022
From algae farming to producing a sort of artificial limestone, ideas for reducing greenhouse gas...
Algae a Winner in Elon Musk-Funded Greenhouse Gas Contest
In this photo provided by the Spanish Civil Guard and made available on Sunday April 10, 2022, Civil Guards check stuffed animals in Betera, Spain. Spain's Civil Guard says it is investigating a businessman in the eastern Valencia region who held a private taxidermy collection with more than 1,000 stuffed animals, including just over 400 from protected species and at least a specimen of a North African oryx already extinct. The collection would fetch 29 million euros (31.5 million dollars) in the black market and its owner could be charged with possible trafficking and other crimes against the environment, the Civil Guard said. (Guardia Civil via AP)
Spain Probes Private Taxidermy Museum with 1,000 Animals
  • 11 April 2022
The collection would fetch 29 million euros ($31.5 million) on the black market.
Spain Probes Private Taxidermy Museum with 1,000 Animals
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