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California's Yurok Tribe gets back ancestral lands that were taken over 120 years ago

California's Yurok Tribe gets back ancestral lands that were taken over 120 years ago

ON THE KLAMATH RIVER, Calif. (AP) — As a youngster, Barry McCovey Jr. would sneak through metal gates and hide from security guards just to catch a steelhead trout in Blue Creek amid northwestern California redwoods.
B.C. First Nation builds small island, fisheries officials check for habitat damage

B.C. First Nation builds small island, fisheries officials check for habitat damage

VICTORIA — A British Columbia First Nation has built up a small artificial island in the tidal shallows of Coles Bay off Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Island, triggering an investigation by fisheries officials into whether it involved habitat destruction and if authoriz
How AP calculated the costs and death toll of EPA rule rollbacks

How AP calculated the costs and death toll of EPA rule rollbacks

The Environmental Protection Agency under President Donald Trump is aiming to undo or revise more than 30 major environmental regulations, many of them written or updated by the Biden administration.
Takeaways from AP examination showing benefits, costs of rules Trump EPA wants to change

Takeaways from AP examination showing benefits, costs of rules Trump EPA wants to change

The Environmental Protection Agency under President Donald Trump has served notice it wants to back away from at least 30 major rules that seek to protect air and water and reduce emissions that cause climate change.
Teacher in Nigeria loses dozens of relatives and pupils in devastating floods

Teacher in Nigeria loses dozens of relatives and pupils in devastating floods

MOKWA, Nigeria (AP) — On May 29, Mallam Hassan Umar stood waist-deep and barefoot in muddy water, his eyes on the remnants of his Arabic school, now reduced to sludge and shattered wood by devastating floods.
PHOTO COLLECTION: Canada Wildfires Smoky Skies

PHOTO COLLECTION: Canada Wildfires Smoky Skies

This is a photo collection curated by AP photo editors. The Associated Press
Data capturing hot spots and burned acres show Canada wildfire season off to wild start

Data capturing hot spots and burned acres show Canada wildfire season off to wild start

The hot and dry weather is likely to to continue for at least the next week across Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, according to Natural Resources Canada.
How to protect yourself from the bad air caused by Canada's wildfires

How to protect yourself from the bad air caused by Canada's wildfires

Plumes of smoke are blanketing large swaths of the U.S. and parts of Europe , which presents risks for those breathing it. The Midwest, Northeast and Great Lakes regions of the U.S.
Air quality worsens in eastern US as Canadian wildfire smoke hangs over Midwest

Air quality worsens in eastern US as Canadian wildfire smoke hangs over Midwest

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Smoke from Canadian wildfires worsened air quality in the eastern U.S. on Wednesday as several Midwestern states battled conditions deemed unhealthy by the federal government.
BC Hydro seeks baseload power boost from stable sources

BC Hydro seeks baseload power boost from stable sources

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's power utility has begun the process to boost the province's baseload electricity generation capacity in a bid to meet the province's growing demand from residents and industries.
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