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This undated photo provided by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service shows Santa Ana speckled dace fish.

Protection Sought For California Fish And Lizard Species

A conservation group says a tiny fish native to Southern California streams and a rare legless lizard will be studied to determine if they qualify for protection under the federal Endangered Species Act.

After making history Monday, weightlifter Laurel Hubbard thanked the International Olympic Committee "for living up to the Olympic values and showing that sport is for all and that weightlifting can be done by all types of people."

Trans Athlete Laurel Hubbard Has Made Olympic History Competing In Individual Event

"Thank you to the IOC for living up to the Olympic values and showing that sport is for all and that weightlifting can be done by all types of people," Hubbard said after her competition.

Some Schools In Afghanistan Are Back, But Only For Boys. Girls Have Been Told To Wait

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Chris Nyamandi, Country Director of Save The Children in Afghanistan about a restriction on girls' education and other threats to children's welfare under the Taliban.

Line safety director Joe Labak marks a falling branch hazard in the Trail of 100 Giants of Sequoia National Forest, Calif., as the Windy Fire burns on Monday, Sept. 20, 2021.

Sequoia National Park's Giant Forest Unscathed By Wildfire

The ancient massive trees of Sequoia National Park’s famed Giant Forest are unscathed even though a wildfire has been burning near them in California’s Sierra Nevada for nearly two weeks.

A home burns on Jeters Road as the Dixie fire jumps Highway 395 south of Janesville, Calif., on Monday, Aug. 16, 2021.

Devastating Wildfires Advancing Through Northern California

Northern California wildfires that incinerated two mountain communities continue to march through the Sierra Nevada and the Pacific Gas & Electric utility is blacking out some 51,000 customers to prevent new blazes.

A Cal Fire truck drives drives down a road during the Valley Fire, Sept. 7, 2020.

Dry, Hot Conditions Increase Risk Of Wildfires In San Diego Mountains And Deserts

Moderate winds amid dry and hot conditions will increase the risk of wildfires Tuesday in the San Diego County mountains and deserts, according to the National Weather Service.

Members of the fire department in Lodi, N.J., perform water rescues of trapped residents following torrential rains from the remnants of Hurricane Ida on Thursday.

Why Ida Hit The Northeast So Hard, 1,000 Miles Away From Its Landfall

The right mix of weather conditions combined to create extreme rainfall over New York and surrounding areas. Once extremely rare, such storms may become the norm as the climate warms.

Sequoia trees stand in Lost Grove along Generals Highway as the KNP Complex Fire burns about 15 miles away on Friday, in Sequoia National Park, Calif.

California Wildfires Make A Run Toward A Giant Sequoia Grove

A shift in the weather accelerated the fires in the Sequoia National Park on Friday. The flames scorched a grouping of sequoias that mark the entrance to a grove of 2,000 sequoias.

Hidilyn Diaz of Philippines celebrates winning the women's 55kg weightlifting match at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games — her country's first Olympic gold medal.

The Philippines Wins Its First Olympic Gold After Nearly 100 Years Of Trying

Standing atop the podium where no Filipino had stood before, a tearful Hidilyn Diaz, who serves in the Philippine air force, snapped off a salute.

Workers in protective suits clean the contaminated beach after an oil spill in Huntington Beach, Calif., on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021. The Coast Guard received the first report of a possible oil spill off the Southern California coast more than 12 hours before a company reported a major leak in its pipeline and a cleanup effort was launched, records show.

Oil pipeline planned even as California moves away from gas

A proposed oil pipeline in California that could allow ExxonMobil to resume production at three offshore platforms is expected to enter a critical phase of its government review next year.

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