Mexico City is sinking so quickly, it can be seen from space
By MEGAN JANETSKY MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico City is sinking by nearly 10 inches a year, according to new satellite imagery released this week by NASA, making it one…
Trump gives go-ahead to major new Canada-US oil pipeline
By MEAD GRUVER and MATTHEW BROWN FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — President Donald Trump granted a key approval Thursday for a major new oil pipeline from Canada into the U.S.…
Californian Portia Elan was teaching high school. A remark changed her life
Portia Elan says a colleague’s remark about John Steinbeck’s “Cannery Row” set her on the path to writing her debut novel, “Homebound.” Elan, then a brand-new public school teacher, recalls…
Georgia blaze shows how climate change has led to more wildfires in the East
By SETH BORENSTEIN, AP Science Writer Often considered more a problem for Western North America, wildfires are becoming more intense, frequent and damaging in the East, such as this week’s…
A tiny Arctic village in Alaska is trying to revive its polar bear tourism industry
By MARK THIESSEN ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Late every summer, hulking white bears gather outside a tiny Alaska Native village on the edge of the continent, far above the Arctic…
LA County dams and reservoirs captured 120 billion gallons of stormwater in the 2025-2026 storm season
Think back to those torrential rains that hit Southern California in December, and on Jan. 1 when storms drenched pancho-wearing Rose Parade marchers, float riders and umbrella-hoisting onlookers in Pasadena.…
Water to surge into drought-depleted Lake Powell but at costs elsewhere
By MEAD GRUVER and DORANY PINEDA FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — Canyons in eastern Utah will churn this spring with huge volumes of water — as much as 50,000 toilets…
Climate doom and gloom? Try laughing instead. Activists embrace joy in the fight to save Earth
By SETH BORENSTEIN When several different team-building groups shared space at a retreat center in New York’s Hudson Valley, one bunch of people stood out because of their constant laughter…
Exactly what does Trump imagine is within Pope Leo’s proper purview?
Listen to article • 0:00 minPope Leo XIV should stick to his lane. President Donald Trump has said it, loudly. Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon staff called the pope’s ambassador to the…
Inside a growing movement warning AI could turn on humanity
Listen to article • 0:00 minOn an AstroTurf lawn in Berkeley, Calif., one recent Friday, content creators used to making videos about romance novels, climate change and tech tips got…