The Trees Arrived with Polynesian Voyagers. After Maui Wildfire, There’s a Chance to Restore Them October 20, 2023 By Ed Komenda and Audrey McAvoy LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — For people around the world, the green leaves that sprouted from a scorched, 150-year-old banyan tree...
South Africa Culls About 7.5M Chickens in Effort to Contain Bird Flu Outbreaks October 4, 2023 By Gerald Imray CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa has culled about 7.5 million chickens in an effort to contain dozens...
US Beefs Up Campaign to Ensure Accurate Animal Welfare Claims on Packaging June 15, 2023 By Dee-Ann Durbin The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Wednesday it hopes to weed out false or misleading animal-welfare claims on meat and...
Oregon to Crack Down on Illegal Pot Growers by Holding Landowners Responsible June 12, 2023 By Andrew Selsky SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Oregon has long been known as a mecca for high-quality marijuana, but that reputation has come...
California Overtime Law Threatens Use of Grazing Goats to Prevent Wildfires May 31, 2023 By Terry Chea WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Hundreds of goats munch on long blades of yellow grass on a hillside next to...
Officials Say Communities Near Refilling Tulare Lake Now Unlikely to Flood May 24, 2023 By Adam Beam SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California officials said Monday they believe tens of thousands of people living near an ancient freshwater...
Yosemite Closes over Flooding Threat as Huge Snowpack Melts April 27, 2023 By Amy Taxin and Jae C. Hong LEMOORE, Calif. (AP) — Ron Caetano is packed and ready to go. His family photos and valuables are in the...
Evacuations Ordered After Flooding in Small Arizona Town April 25, 2023 CHINLE, Ariz. (AP) — Navajo Nation officials ordered evacuations Sunday for some residents of Chinle after floodwaters filled washes and...
Insurance Losses from Mississippi Tornado Nearing $100M April 20, 2023 By Michael Goldberg JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Insurance losses from the March tornado that carved a path of destruction through parts of Mississippi...
Washington Shutters Pot Businesses Due to Old Pesticide April 10, 2023 By Gene Johnson SEATTLE (AP) — Cannabis regulators have halted operations at several outdoor pot farms and processing facilities on a stretch of...