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Former elections regulator joins field for House seat
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Former leading state elections regulator and Obama-administration official John Blair on Monday announced he'll run against a crowded Democratic field for the nomination to seek an open congressional seat in northern New Mexico in 2020. The seat is currently held by Democratic U.S....
Man pleads guilty to killing endangered gray wolf
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — A 22-year-old Oregon man has pleaded guilty in the killing of an endangered gray wolf. The U.S. Attorney's Office in the District of Oregon says Colton Dick of Oakridge pleaded guilty Monday to unlawfully taking an endangered species. Court documents say Dick used a rifle and scope to...
'Codfather' settlement means magnate will never fish again
A fishing magnate known as the Codfather will never be allowed to return to U.S. fisheries, the federal government said Monday in announcing it has settled its civil case against a man whose arrest for shirking quotas and smuggling profits overseas shocked the East Coast industry. The settlement with Carlos...
Nevada governor says state won't back Vegas monorail bonds
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Plans may be derailed to extend the Las Vegas Monorail to within walking distance of a new 65,000-seat football stadium, after Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak declined to promise state backing for $200 million in new tax-exempt bonds, a newspaper reported. Monorail Co. administrators sought the...
New lawsuit seeks protection zone for Northwest orcas
SEATTLE (AP) — A new U.S. lawsuit filed Monday seeks to establish a whale protection zone for endangered orcas in the Pacific Northwest. The Center for Biological Diversity and the Orca Relief Citizens' Alliance sued NOAA Fisheries in U.S. District Court in Seattle, saying the agency has failed to act on a...
Shellfish harvest sites closed for unusually long time
BRUNSWICK, Maine (AP) — Maine has recently lifted long closures of several shellfish harvest sites due to the potentially fatal biological toxin known as red tide. The Portland Press Herald reports this year's closure remained in place for three months in parts of southern Maine, nearly three times as long...
Romney says climate change happening, humans contribute
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney said Monday that he believes climate change is happening and human activity is a significant contributor. During a speech at the conservative Sutherland Institute in Salt Lake City, the senator acknowledged that the position is rare among his fellow Republicans,...
New Washington state nuclear waste cleanup efforts tested
RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) — Workers at a Washington state decommissioned nuclear site say they have intentionally contaminated groundwater to accelerate nuclear waste cleanup. The Tri-City Herald reported Sunday that the Department of Energy began a soil-flushing project in May that could save workers from...
AP Explains: Brazil's environmental changes under Bolsonaro
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Pressure is rising around the administration of President Jair Bolsonaro to comply with Brazil's pledge to fight global warming, as the international community gathers in the northern state of Bahia for a week-long UN workshop on climate change. Bolsonaro, a far-right climate skeptic,...
A 'unique situation': Red panda triplets born in Virginia
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A zoo in Virginia has announced the birth of red panda triplets. The Virginia Zoo in Norfolk announced Monday that the triplets were born two months ago and are thriving in a climate-controlled den that's out of sight from the public. Zoo veterinarian Collen Clabbers said red panda...
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