A losing battle to save the lungs of Athens as wildfires grip Greece
In Agia Paraskevi, one of the villages dotted around Mount Panitha, just 15 miles north of Greece's capital, Athens, we found a familiar sight: a woman standing in front of a burned house, its black, skeletal roof beams reaching imploringly into the smoldering sky as if begging for mercy. Tears streamed down her face as she contemplated what she lost. She cried softly in almost resigned despair. Greece is once again in the grip of wildfires, and this year they are worse than ever.
2023-08-27 12:58
Environmental groups recruit people of color into overwhelmingly white conservation world
White men have largely controlled American conservation policies for more than a century
2023-08-27 12:51
Workers exposed to extreme heat have no consistent protection in the US
State and federal agencies are scrambling to find measures to combat what experts call one of the harshest and most neglected effects of climate change in the U.S.: rising heat deaths and injuries of people who work in triple-digit temperatures
2023-08-27 12:46
Takeaways from AP's investigation into sexual harassment and assault at Antarctica's McMurdo Station
Many women who work at McMurdo Station, the main United States research base in Antarctica, say the isolated environment and macho culture have allowed sexual harassment and assault to flourish
2023-08-27 12:30
Women working in Antarctica say they were left to fend for themselves against sexual harassers
Many women who work at McMurdo Station, the main United States research base in Antarctica, say the isolated environment and macho culture have allowed sexual harassment and assault to flourish
2023-08-27 12:20
Honoring the legacy of game show host and activist Bob Barker
For over thirty years, Bob Barker was known and loved as the host of the hit game show "The Price is Right." He famously ended each episode telling viewers to spay or neuter their pets. Barker spent decades giving his time and money to better the lives of creatures big and small. Here are several organizations you can donate to in honor of Bob Barker's legacy.
2023-08-27 11:59
At Fukushima Daiichi, decommissioning the nuclear plant is far more challenging than water release
For the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, managing the ever-growing volume of radioactive wastewater held in more than 1,000 tanks has been a safety risk and a burden since the meltdown in March 2011
2023-08-27 11:29
Zimbabwe's President Mnangagwa reelected after tense contest
Zimbabwe's incumbent President Emmerson Mnangagwa was declared the winner in the country's presidential elections on Saturday after securing an absolute majority in a tense presidential contest that was marred by delays.
2023-08-27 09:57
A gang in Haiti opens fire on a crowd of parishioners trying to rid the community of criminals
A powerful gang in Haiti has opened fire on a large group of parishioners led by a pastor as they marched through a community armed with machetes to rid the area of gang members
2023-08-27 09:57
Hawaii authorities evacuate area of Lahaina due to brush fire near site of deadly blaze
A brush fire is prompting Maui authorities to evacuate residents from a neighborhood in Lahaina, just a few miles from the site recently ravaged by blazes
2023-08-27 09:29
Trump raised $7.1 million since he was booked Thursday at an Atlanta jail
Former President Donald Trump has raised nearly $20 million in the past three weeks, a period that roughly
2023-08-27 08:55
Gunman kills three, himself in racially motivated shooting, Jacksonville sheriff says
By Jasper Ward and Patricia Zengerle A white man armed with a high-powered rifle and a handgun killed
2023-08-27 08:47