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In this May 8, 2003, file photo, a northern spotted owl sits on a tree branch in the Deschutes National Forest near Camp Sherman, Ore. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plans to reinstate a decades-old regulation that mandates protections for species that are newly classified as threatened. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)

Biden administration moves to restore endangered species protections dropped by Trump

June 21, 2023 at 4:12 p.m.

The Biden administration has proposed new rules for protecting imperiled plants and animals as officials move to reverse changes under former President Donald Trump that weakened application of the Endangered...

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Biologists try to save ancient fish as Colorado River fades

June 14, 2022 at 10:49 a.m.

Barrett Friesen steers a motorboat toward the shore of Lake Powell, with the Glen Canyon Dam towering overhead. Pale “bathtub rings” line the canyon’s rocky face, starkly illustrating how water...

FILE – This combo shows booking photos of, from left, Barry Croft, Daniel Harris, Adam Fox and Brandon Caserta. Jurors are deliberating on verdicts following testimony at the trial of the four men accused of plotting to abduct Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020. Jury selection begins Tuesday, April 5, 2022 in a trial that could last more than a month in federal court in Grand Rapids, Michigan. (Kent County Sheriff and Delaware Department of Justice via AP, File)

Whitmer kidnap plot: 2 men acquitted, hung jury for 2 more

April 8, 2022 at 5:33 p.m.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A jury on Friday acquitted two men of all charges in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer but couldn’t reach verdicts against the...

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For tribes, “good fire” a key to restoring nature and people

October 29, 2021 at 7:30 a.m.

Elizabeth Azzuz stood in prayer on a Northern California mountainside, arms outstretched, grasping a handmade torch of dried wormwood branches, the fuel her Native American ancestors used for generations to...

Biden backs end to wolf protections but hunting worries grow

August 20, 2021 at 6:16 p.m.

President Joe Biden's administration is sticking by the decision under former President Donald Trump to lift protections for gray wolves across most of the U.S. But a top federal wildlife...

Federal agencies fall short of Trump forest protection goals

October 31, 2020 at 9:18 p.m.

Nearly two years ago, President Donald Trump stood amid the smoky ruins of Paradise, California, where he blamed the deadliest wildfire in the state's history on poor forest management.

Experts worry politics will guide voters’ coronavirus precautions

April 19, 2020 at 8:54 p.m.

Laura Herd says she sleeps better because her state's governor, Michigan Democrat Gretchen Whitmer, imposed one of the nation's strictest stay-at-home orders to combat the coronavirus pandemic. President Donald Trump's...

As the going gets tough, America returns to experts for help amid coronavirus outbreak

April 12, 2020 at 4:56 p.m.

An invisible enemy is killing thousands and forcing people worldwide to cower behind closed doors. Unfounded conspiracy theories and miracle 鈥渃ures鈥� abound on social media. Politicians and pundits send mixed...

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Trump administration drops Obama-era water protection rule

September 12, 2019 at 3:57 p.m.

The Trump administration on Thursday revoked an Obama-era regulation that shielded many U.S. wetlands and streams from pollution but was opposed by developers and farmers who said it hurt economic...

FDA finds contamination by “forever chemicals” in grocery store meats, seafood and chocolate cake

June 3, 2019 at 9:00 a.m.

The Food and Drug Administration鈥檚 first broad testing of food for a worrisome class of nonstick, stain-resistant industrial compounds found substantial levels in some grocery store meats and seafood and...

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