Tag: animals

Monsanto agrees to $160 million settlement with Seattle over pollution in the Duwamish River

SEATTLE -- Ending an eight-year legal battle, chemical giant Monsanto has agreed to a $160-million settlement with Seattle for its part in polluting...

Booties. Indoor dog parks. And following the vet's orders. How to keep pets cool this summer

PHOENIX -- As much of the world swelters, it's not just people who need help with the dog days of summer. Pet owners...

Pig transplant research yields a surprise: Bacon safe for some people allergic to red meat

BLACKSBURG, Va. -- Some people who develop a weird and terrifying allergy to red meat after a bite from a lone star tick...

Meet some of the world's cleanest pigs, raised to grow kidneys and hearts for humans

BLACKSBURG, Va. -- Wide-eyed piglets rushing to check out the visitors to their unusual barn just might represent the future of organ transplantation...

US judge suspends Alaska Cook Inlet lease, pending additional environmental review

JUNEAU, Alaska -- A federal judge has suspended the lease stemming from a 2022 oil and gas sale in Alaska's Cook Inlet basin...

New England fishermen sentenced in complex herring fraud case

PORTLAND, Maine -- Several commercial fishermen in New England have been sentenced in a fraud scheme that centered on a critically important species...