Water pollution
In this photo provided by SailGP, the Australia SailGP Team helmed by Tom Slingsby practices on the water in Plymouth, England, July 14, 2021. The SailGP global road show touches down in Old Blighty this weekend, giving Britain's Paul Goodison the opportunity to sail in front of home crowds for the first time since the 2012 London Olympics. The regatta on Plymouth Sound will also give Slingsby the chance to bounce back from a last-place performance in the previous regatta, an unthinkable finish for the crack team that claimed the $1 million, winner-take-all prize during the inaugural season of 2019. (Thomas Lovelock/SailGP via AP)
Hometown Brits, Aussies look for SailGP rebound in Plymouth

By Bernie Wilson Jul. 16, 2021 01:56 AM EDT

A dead fish is seen floating in the water as palm trees are reflected Thursday, June 17, 2021 in the intracoastal waters between Clearwater and Dunedin, Fla. Pinellas County had small boats retrieving dead fish in Dunedin and around Clearwater Harbor Thursday. The fish kill is attributed to the recent Red Tide bloom. (Chris Urso /Tampa Bay Times via AP)
Amid red tide outbreak, Florida beckons visitors to beaches

By Bobby Caina Calvan Jun. 17, 2021 02:21 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Ohio

By The Associated Press May. 17, 2021 09:00 AM EDT
(Elyria) Chronicle-Telegram. May 14, 2021. Editorial: A new stage in the pandemic If you still needed a reason to get...

Danes start digging up minks to prevent water pollution

May. 14, 2021 05:08 AM EDT
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark has begun excavating the decomposing bodies of some 4 million mink, for fear they will pollute drinking water or a bathing...

Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania

By The Associated Press May. 05, 2021 09:00 AM EDT
Scranton Times-Tribune. May 3, 2021. Editorial: Pass Yaw bill to help farms get greener Pennsylvania has fallen far...

Editorial Roundup: Michigan

By The Associated Press May. 03, 2021 09:00 AM EDT
Detroit News. April 29, 2021. Editorial: Don’t hold vaccinated hostage We’ve asked Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to tell us...

Editorial Roundup: New England

By The Associated Press Apr. 30, 2021 04:42 PM EDT
Barre-Montpelier Times Argus. April 26, 2021. Editorial: Count matters The count is in, and it counted. ...

Editorial Roundup: Iowa

By The Associated Press Apr. 26, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
Des Moines Register. April 22, 2021. Editorial: Manure from ag operations ruins waterways. When will Iowans get their fill of filthy water?...

Editorial Roundup: Michigan

By The Associated Press Apr. 05, 2021 09:00 AM EDT
Traverse City Record-Eagle. April 4, 2021. Editorial: Fixing PFAS notification problems shouldn’t take discussion They...

Lynn Adams, president of the Pacifica Beach Coalition, shows face masks that were found discarded near her home as volunteers clean areas near Sharp Park Beach in Pacifica, Calif., Wednesday, March 17, 2021. Disposable masks, gloves and other personal protective equipment have safeguarded untold lives during the pandemic. They’re also creating a worldwide environmental problem, littering streets and sending an influx of harmful plastic into landfills and oceans. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Masks and gloves are saving lives — and causing pollution

By Haven Daley Mar. 24, 2021 01:09 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Michigan

By The Associated Press Mar. 15, 2021 09:00 AM EDT
Detroit News. March 9, 2021. Editorial: Free Michigan from autocratic rule Michigan’s official state of emergency ended...

Editorial Roundup: New England

By The Associated Press Feb. 19, 2021 03:39 PM EST
Boston Globe. February 17, 2021. Editorial: Massachusetts needs to test students to diagnose COVID-19 learning slide ...

Sri Lankan municipal workers wait as they prepare to cremate a body of a COVID-19 victim at a cemetery in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, Jan. 22, 2021. Sri Lanka on Friday approved the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine for COVID-19 amid warnings from doctors that front-line health workers should be quickly inoculated to stop the system from collapsing. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
UN group says Sri Lanka virus cremation rule violates rights

By Krishan Francis Jan. 26, 2021 06:36 AM EST

FILE - In this Aug. 20, 2018, file photo, Nick Lyon, former director of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, is seen in Flint, Mich. Lyon was charged Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021 with involuntary manslaughter in the deaths of nine people who got Legionnaires’ disease in the Flint water crisis. Nick Lyon pleaded not guilty during a video appearance before a Genesee County court. Lyon also was charged with a count of willful neglect of duty. He worked for then-Gov. Rick Snyder (Jake May/The Flint Journal via AP, File)
Flint water charges escalate debate over officials' failures

By John Flesher And Tammy Webber Jan. 15, 2021 02:18 PM EST

Editorial Roundup: South Carolina

By The Associated Press Dec. 23, 2020 12:10 PM EST
Recent editorials from South Carolina newspapers: ___ Dec. 22 The Post and Courier on a bill that...

From left, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. Managing Executive Officer Masanori Kato, Mitsui O.S.K.Lines, Ltd. Representative Director Akihiko Ono, and Nagashiki Shipping CEO Kiyoaki Nagashiki bow during a press conference in Tokyo, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. The owners and operators of the grounded ship Wakashio on Sunday apologized for the accident that has led to tons of fuel leaking into Mauritius waters. (Kyodo News via AP)
Japan operator says human error caused Mauritius oil spill

By Mari Yamaguchi Dec. 18, 2020 07:38 AM EST

Editorial Roundup: Michigan

By The Associated Press Dec. 07, 2020 10:00 AM EST
The Alpena News. Dec. 3, 2020 Thank you, Allor, for protecting transparency Government transparency won a small battle...

This undated photo provided by Time Magazine shows the cover of its Dec. 14, 2020 issue, featuring a 15-year-old Colorado high school student and young scientist who has been named the magazine's first-ever "Kid of the Year." Gitanjali Rao has used artificial intelligence and created apps to tackle contaminated drinking water, cyberbullying, opioid addiction and other social problems. Rao is a sophomore at STEM School Highlands Ranch in suburban Denver and was selected from more than 5,000 nominees. The process culminated with a finalists' committee of children, Time for Kids reporters and comedian Trevor Noah. Time says it wanted to recognize the rising leaders of America's youngest generation in announcing the award. (Sharif Hamza for TIME via AP)
Colorado student, scientist named Time's 'Kid of the Year'

Dec. 04, 2020 06:55 PM EST

Rancher Mike Wilcox surveys the debris left at the site of the Keystone-Wallace Copper Mill, where he worked briefly in the 1970s on Nov. 12, 2020. Wilcox fears a copper mine's plans to pump diluted sulfuric acid into the shallow aquifer that supplies his well will drive him out of business. (Zak Podmore/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)
Ranchers, landowners worry about copper mine's plan

By Zak Podmore Nov. 29, 2020 08:00 AM EST

Theresa Landrum is photographed near the Marathon refinery, Friday, Oct. 16, 2020, in Detroit. Landrum wasn't impressed when told that Environmental Protection Agency chief Andrew Wheeler had pledged $200,000 to promote "community health initiatives" in her section of the city during his blitz of visits to battleground states in the presidential election campaign. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
Minority communities question election-year push by EPA

By John Flesher Oct. 25, 2020 09:59 AM EDT