Environment

An Ex-Gun Industry Executive — And Democrat — Looks To Become Montana’s Next Governor

Ryan Busse is trying to pull off an upset win by painting his opponent, Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte, as a frontman for wealthy interests.
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The 2024 Election Could Have Huge Consequences For 1 ‘Threatened’ Animal

Two decades after the George W. Bush administration torpedoed grizzly restoration in the Bitterroot, the bears are returning on their own.
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‘You Read That Right!’: Florida Officials Nab Runaway Kangaroo

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office released audio of a woman reporting "kind of a large" marsupial at her apartment complex.
By AP

Workers At The U.S.’s Largest Nuclear-Fuel Factory Plan To Unionize

Amid growing demand at the factory assembling the uranium fuel rods that provide 10% of U.S. electricity, workers have some demands of their own.
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Another Major Legal Battle Is Brewing Over The Killing Of Gray Wolves

Environmental groups will soon sue in an effort to win back Endangered Species Act protections.
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Pod Of Killer Whales Trapped In Drift Ice Off Japan Has Apparently Safely Escaped

Town officials traveled to the coast and saw about a dozen whales bobbing up and down in a tiny gap surrounded by drift ice.
By Mari Yamaguchi, AP

Scientists Propose New Category 6 For Future Of Monster Hurricanes

“Record wind speeds will likely continue to be broken as the planet continues to warm,” the pair wrote in a new paper.
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The ‘Scandal’ That Might Completely Upend A System America Has Relied On For Decades

A long-simmering feud over building codes is boiling over and may discredit the system the U.S. has relied on for decades.
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Florida Rep. Pushes Bill To Legalize Shooting Bears 'That Are On Crack'

No, this is not a "Cocaine Bear" sequel.
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Why California Isn’t Built To Handle This Kind Of Storm

The “atmospheric river” deluging the Golden State shows how far infrastructure has to go to catch up to a growing nation — and a changing climate.
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