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In a rural California region, a plan takes shape to provide shade from dangerous heat

In a rural California region, a plan takes shape to provide shade from dangerous heat

MECCA, Calif. (AP) — When Limba Contreras moved to the desert community of Oasis, California, about 50 years ago, her family relied on a water cooler to keep temperatures inside their home comfortable.
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A massive blizzard howls in the Sierra Nevada. High winds and heavy snow close roads and ski resorts

A massive blizzard howls in the Sierra Nevada. High winds and heavy snow close roads and ski resorts

TRUCKEE, Calif.
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Oil spill, fertilizer leak from sinking of cargo ship highlight risks to Red Sea from Houthi attacks

Oil spill, fertilizer leak from sinking of cargo ship highlight risks to Red Sea from Houthi attacks

MIAMI (AP) — A vibrant fishing industry, some of the world’s largest coral reefs, desalination plants supplying millions with drinking water.
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Skiing or golf? Spring break choices follow Canada's weird winter

Skiing or golf? Spring break choices follow Canada's weird winter

VANCOUVER — Bin Xie's children typically spend spring break at ski camps but, after unseasonably warm and unpredictable weather upended much of this year's ski season, his family decided to rent an RV to go camping in British Columbia's Interior inst
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Stretch of I-80 shut down as monster blizzard dumps snow on mountains in California and Nevada

Stretch of I-80 shut down as monster blizzard dumps snow on mountains in California and Nevada

RENO, Nev.
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A US appeals court ruling could allow mine development on Oak Flat, land sacred to Apaches

A US appeals court ruling could allow mine development on Oak Flat, land sacred to Apaches

PHOENIX (AP) — An Apache group that has fought to protect land it considers sacred from a copper mining project in central Arizona suffered a significant blow Friday when a divided federal court panel voted 6-5 to uphold a lower court's denial of a p
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Mistrial declared in Delaware lawsuit blaming landscaper's cancer on use of Roundup weedkiller

Mistrial declared in Delaware lawsuit blaming landscaper's cancer on use of Roundup weedkiller

DOVER, Del. (AP) — A Delaware judge declared a mistrial Friday in the latest lawsuit alleging that exposure to the popular weedkiller Roundup causes cancer.
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Gov. Abbott says Texas wildfires may have destroyed up to 500 structures

Gov. Abbott says Texas wildfires may have destroyed up to 500 structures

STINNETT, Texas (AP) — Wildfires may have destroyed as many as 500 structures in the Texas Panhandle, Republican Gov.
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Texas Panhandle ranchers face losses and grim task of removing dead cattle killed by wildfires

Texas Panhandle ranchers face losses and grim task of removing dead cattle killed by wildfires

SKELLYTOWN, Texas (AP) — First, the flames came storming across the vistas of the Texas Panhandle, burning through the grassy plains and scrub land of the region's cattle ranches.
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Lobster catch dips to lowest level since 2009 as fishers grapple with climate change, whale rules

Lobster catch dips to lowest level since 2009 as fishers grapple with climate change, whale rules

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — America's lobster fishing business dipped in catch while grappling with challenges including a changing ocean environment and new rules designed to protect rare whales.
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