PHOENIX — The Trump administration finalized a rule Friday that changes how agencies enforce the Endangered Species Act and eliminates a key protection for endangered wildlife from logging, oil drilling and other activities. The administration narrowed the definition of “damage” under the landmark law, a change with broad implications. For decades, the government defined harm
LOS ANGELES — A rapidly spreading fire prompted evacuation orders Friday afternoon in a sparsely populated area of Los Angeles County. The wildfire ignited around 1 p.m. in dry, scorching heat conditions in a remote desert region about 45 miles (72 kilometers) northeast of Los Angeles, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Temperatures
HARRISBURG, Pa. — As explosive energy demand from artificial intelligence spurs a fossil fuel renaissance, renewable energy allies are trying to ensure huge data centers are also powered by climate-friendly sources. Lawmakers in states with stricter climate policies don’t want data centers to hinder their goal of reducing planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions. In other states,
REYNOLDS COUNTY, MO — Emergency crews rescued about 20 people in Missouri on Friday after a building collapsed at a campground following widespread flooding and heavy rain in the state. The campers were on top of a building at the Bearcat Getaway Campground near the Black River, about 85 miles (136 kilometers) south of St.
BROOKSVILLE, Kentucky.- Even as the sun began to set, the heat of the day still hung in the air as Annie Woods returned to harvesting pumpkins and zucchini on her 50-acre farm. The prolonged, intense heat is part of a pattern of extreme weather events driven by climate change that has also led to intense
NEW YORK — A handful of countries in the OPEC+ oil-producing alliance plan to modestly increase output next month, which would put more oil on the market after fuel prices have fallen to levels not seen since before the U.S. and Israel’s war with Iran. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies,