COP28 conference looks set for conflict after tense negotiations over climate damage fund

COP28 conference looks set for conflict after tense negotiations over climate damage fund

BENGALURU, India (AP) Tense negotiations at final meeting on a loss and damage fund An international fund to help poor countries hit hard by global warming concluded Saturday in Abu Dhabi, with participants agreeing that the World Bank would temporarily host the fund for the next four years. The United States and several developing countries … Read more

Biologists closely monitor a rare Mexican wolf that wanders off limits

Biologists closely monitor a rare Mexican wolf that wanders off limits

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) Northern New Mexico or a failure appears to be the case of at least one Mexican gray wolf determined to wander beyond the limits set for the management of the most common gray wolf subspecies rare from North America. Federal and state wildlife managers confirmed Thursday that the endangered wolf wolf had … Read more

In Seattle, the phones are ringing. Killer whales could be close

In Seattle, the phones are ringing.  Killer whales could be close

SEATTLE (AP) Peter Bates was dropping his car off at the mechanic this month when a notification rang on his phone: killer whales were approaching his Seattle neighborhood. He hopped on a bus headed to the water, then onto an electric bike. He was pedaling along a riverside path when black fins and white spots … Read more

Federal officials say the plan to cut water in three Western states is enough to protect the Colorado River.

Federal officials say the plan to cut water in three Western states is enough to protect the Colorado River.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) Federal officials said Wednesday that conditions have improved on the Colorado River to the point where a plan by California, Arizona and Nevada to voluntarily reduce water use should help keep the river basin on a stable footing for the next few years. . The U.S. Department of the Interior said in … Read more