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Volkswagen senior manager facing jail time for U.S. emissions scandal
Lawyers for a Volkswagen senior manager say his U.S. prison sentence shouldn’t exceed 40 months for his role in the automaker’s diesel emissions scandal.
Tribes: Trump's monument order disrespects native people
President Donald Trump's rare move to shrink two large national monuments in Utah triggered another round of outrage among Native American leaders who vowed to unite and take the fight to court to preserve protections for lands they consider sacred.
Trump to scale back two national monuments in trip to Utah
President Donald Trump is announcing plans to scale back two sprawling national monuments in Utah, responding to what he has condemned as a "massive federal land grab" by the government.
Critics: Ohio's plan to cut Lake Erie algae lacks direction
Ohio's outline for sharply reducing what's making algae flourish in Lake Erie clearly shows that changes in farming methods are what's needed.
Endangered orcas compete with seals, sea lions for salmon
Harbour seals, sea lions and some fish-eating killer whales have been rebounding along the Northeast Pacific Ocean in recent decades. But that boom has come with a trade-off: They're devouring more of the salmon prized by a unique but fragile population of endangered orcas.
Walking beaches, volunteers amass data on dead seabirds
Barbara Patton scans the expansive beach on Washington's outer coast looking for telltale signs of dead seabirds: a feather sticking straight up, dark colours in the sand, unusual seaweed clumps that could mask a carcass.
Writers urge Trump to seek release of Nobel laureate's wife
Ahead of President Donald Trump's visit to Beijing, literary luminaries such as Margaret Atwood and Philip Roth are calling on China to free the widow of Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo.
Oil pipeline opponent uses 'necessity defence' - What is it?
An American Indian activist and former U.S. congressional candidate in North Dakota accused of inciting a riot during protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline says he'll seek to present a "necessity defence" — justifying a crime by arguing it prevented a greater harm.
Britain to give Canada the shipwrecks of explorer John Franklin
Britain will give Canada the shipwrecks of British explorer John Franklin, who tried to chart the Northwest Passage through the Canadian Arctic in 1845.
Project saved homes from fires, but can it be duplicated?
Lightning started a forest fire one August afternoon near this Oregon tourist town and it was spreading fast.