Tammy Webber
@tjwebber.bsky.social
Associated Press reporter covering climate and the environment.
apnews.com/article/clim... finds EVs quickly overcome their energy-intensive build to be cleaner than gas cars
Study finds EVs quickly overcome their energy-intensive build to be cleaner than gas cars
Producing and manufacturing electric vehicles and their batteries uses a lot of energy, leading many to be skeptical about the environmental benefits of going electric.
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October 29, 2025 at 6:08 PM
apnews.com/article/clim... finds EVs quickly overcome their energy-intensive build to be cleaner than gas cars
apnews.com/article/warm... the Atlantic Ocean warms, climate change is fueling Hurricane Melissa's ferocity
As the Atlantic Ocean warms, climate change is fueling Hurricane Melissa's ferocity
Hurricane Melissa has rapidly intensified into a Category 5 storm due to warming oceans linked to climate change.
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October 27, 2025 at 2:56 PM
apnews.com/article/warm... the Atlantic Ocean warms, climate change is fueling Hurricane Melissa's ferocity
apnews.com/article/vacc... bills hit statehouses, stripping away public health protections built over a century
Anti-science bills hit statehouses, stripping away public health protections built over a century
More than 420 anti-science bills attacking longstanding public health protections – vaccines, milk safety and fluoride – have been introduced in statehouses across the U.S. this year.
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October 21, 2025 at 3:08 PM
apnews.com/article/vacc... bills hit statehouses, stripping away public health protections built over a century
apnews.com/article/mexi... gold mining is fueling a 'mercury boom' in Mexico, poisoning people and the environment
Illegal gold mining is fueling a 'mercury boom' in Mexico, poisoning people and the environment
The soaring price of gold is fueling a "mercury boom" in central Mexico. A surge in the demand for the toxic metal, which is key in illegal gold mining, is benefiting Mexican miners but also exposing ...
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September 29, 2025 at 1:20 PM
apnews.com/article/mexi... gold mining is fueling a 'mercury boom' in Mexico, poisoning people and the environment
apnews.com/article/eco-... LA port, bobbing blue floats are turning wave power into clean energy
In LA port, bobbing blue floats are turning wave power into clean energy
At the Port of Los Angeles on a site that once housed oil tanks, seven steel structures that look like small blue boats are lowered into the ocean, where they gently bob up and down with the waves to ...
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September 8, 2025 at 1:08 PM
apnews.com/article/eco-... LA port, bobbing blue floats are turning wave power into clean energy
apnews.com/article/clim... give harsh grades to Trump administration work aimed at undoing a key climate finding
Scientists give harsh grades to Trump administration work aimed at undoing a key climate finding
Scientists are criticizing two key documents from the Trump administration that challenge the idea that climate change endangers the public.
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August 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
apnews.com/article/clim... give harsh grades to Trump administration work aimed at undoing a key climate finding
apnews.com/article/grea... white sharks head north, following seals and alarming beachgoers
Great white sharks head north, following seals and alarming beachgoers
Boaters, beachgoers and fishermen who spend time in the chilly waters of New England and Canada are learning to live with great white sharks.
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August 24, 2025 at 2:19 PM
apnews.com/article/grea... white sharks head north, following seals and alarming beachgoers
apnews.com/article/cana... Canada wildfires choke US with smoke, Republicans demand action. But not on climate change
As Canada wildfires choke US with smoke, Republicans demand action. But not on climate change
Republican lawmakers are blaming Canada for not preventing and containing wildfires, whose smoke has fouled the air in several states this year.
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August 15, 2025 at 1:15 PM
apnews.com/article/cana... Canada wildfires choke US with smoke, Republicans demand action. But not on climate change
apnews.com/article/gaza... and thirst drive families in Gaza to drink water that makes them sick
Heat and thirst drive families in Gaza to drink water that makes them sick
People in Gaza are struggling to secure enough water for drinking and sanitation, with experts warning that far less than the minimum needed to sustain life is reaching the territory.
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August 15, 2025 at 12:34 PM
apnews.com/article/gaza... and thirst drive families in Gaza to drink water that makes them sick
Reposted by Tammy Webber
Afghanistan and Pakistan are the world’s toughest holdouts for the polio virus, even as most countries have stopped its spread. An AP investigation reveals how mistrust, mismanagement and even some falsified vaccine records are hindering efforts to wipe out the virus.
The world nearly beat polio. But fake records, an imperfect vaccine and missteps aided its comeback
The World Health Organization has closed in on its bold goal of eradicating polio several times, but the paralytic virus is entrenched in parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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August 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Afghanistan and Pakistan are the world’s toughest holdouts for the polio virus, even as most countries have stopped its spread. An AP investigation reveals how mistrust, mismanagement and even some falsified vaccine records are hindering efforts to wipe out the virus.
apnews.com/article/nepa... disasters expose climate risks to infrastructure in South Asia
Frequent disasters expose climate risks to infrastructure in South Asia
Last month, floods along the Nepal-China border that killed nine people also destroyed important infrastructure, washing out the primary bridge connecting the two nations and halting trade.
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August 5, 2025 at 12:45 PM
apnews.com/article/nepa... disasters expose climate risks to infrastructure in South Asia
apnews.com/article/colo... deforestation surges in Colombia, reversing historic gains
Amazon deforestation surges in Colombia, reversing historic gains
Colombia’s government has reported a sharp overall rise in deforestation in the country’s Amazon rainforest for last year, reversing much of the progress made during a historic low in 2023.
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August 1, 2025 at 12:54 PM
apnews.com/article/colo... deforestation surges in Colombia, reversing historic gains
apnews.com/article/mobi... millions in US mobile home parks, clean and safe tap water isn’t a given
For millions in US mobile home parks, clean and safe tap water isn’t a given
Millions of people living in mobile home parks don't enjoy the same drinking water protections that Americans are accustomed to.
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July 25, 2025 at 2:01 PM
apnews.com/article/mobi... millions in US mobile home parks, clean and safe tap water isn’t a given
Many Californians lack safe tap water and don't trust cleanup efforts apnews.com/photo-essay/...
PHOTO ESSAY: Many Californians lack safe tap water and don't trust cleanup efforts
THERMAL, Calif. (AP) — Agustin and Ricarda Toledo loaded eight empty 5-gallon jugs onto their truck and drove to a water store some 14 miles from their Southern California home, just as they've done a...
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July 25, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Many Californians lack safe tap water and don't trust cleanup efforts apnews.com/photo-essay/...
apnews.com/article/hone... have some ways to cope with a warming Earth, but researchers fear for their future
Bees have some ways to cope with a warming Earth, but researchers fear for their future
As global temperatures rise under climate change, the bees responsible for pollinating many crops are under increasing stress and scientists are trying to understand how they are affected.
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July 21, 2025 at 2:15 PM
apnews.com/article/hone... have some ways to cope with a warming Earth, but researchers fear for their future
apnews.com/article/syri... sanctions lifted, Syria looks to solar power as more than a patchwork fix to its energy crisis
With sanctions lifted, Syria looks to solar power as more than a patchwork fix to its energy crisis
Syria is working to rebuild its energy sector after years of civil war and crippling sanctions. The country has suffered severe electricity shortages, with only those who can afford them using costly ...
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July 10, 2025 at 1:59 PM
apnews.com/article/syri... sanctions lifted, Syria looks to solar power as more than a patchwork fix to its energy crisis
apnews.com/article/heat... of fossil fuels caused 1,500 deaths in recent European heat wave, study estimates
Burning of fossil fuels caused 1,500 deaths in recent European heat wave, study estimates
Scientists have linked last week’s European heat wave to human-caused climate change and estimate that climate change was responsible for 1,500 deaths.
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July 9, 2025 at 4:27 PM
apnews.com/article/heat... of fossil fuels caused 1,500 deaths in recent European heat wave, study estimates
apnews.com/article/loui... is latest state to redefine natural gas -- a planet-warming fossil fuel -- as green energy
Louisiana is latest state to redefine natural gas -- a planet-warming fossil fuel -- as green energy
Louisiana is the latest state to redefine natural gas as green energy, even though it’s a fossil fuel that emits planet-warming greenhouse gases.
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June 26, 2025 at 8:20 PM
apnews.com/article/loui... is latest state to redefine natural gas -- a planet-warming fossil fuel -- as green energy
apnews.com/article/icel... and Iceland saw record heat in May. What does that mean for the world?
Greenland and Iceland saw record heat in May. What does that mean for the world?
A new analysis says human-caused climate change had a key role in the record-breaking heat wave in Iceland and Greenland in May.
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June 11, 2025 at 6:05 PM
apnews.com/article/icel... and Iceland saw record heat in May. What does that mean for the world?
apnews.com/article/fema... groups weigh how much more they can help if FEMA reduces its disaster response
Aid groups weigh how much more they can help if FEMA reduces its disaster response
With concern and confusion over how the federal government will respond to disasters this summer, aid groups are readying to expand the ways they help communities after hurricanes, fires and other sto...
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June 11, 2025 at 12:06 PM
apnews.com/article/fema... groups weigh how much more they can help if FEMA reduces its disaster response
apnews.com/article/heat... India on the boil with heat waves disrupting normal lives and raising health concerns
Northern India on the boil with heat waves disrupting normal lives and raising health concerns
Northern India is grappling with a heat wave, with the desert state of Rajasthan recording one of the season’s highest temperatures of 117 F on Monday.
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June 10, 2025 at 12:34 PM
apnews.com/article/heat... India on the boil with heat waves disrupting normal lives and raising health concerns
apnews.com/article/drag... surreal trees survived for centuries. Scientists worry for their future
These surreal trees survived for centuries. Scientists worry for their future
Increasingly severe cyclones, grazing by invasive goats, and persistent turmoil in Yemen have threatened the survival of the country's iconic dragon’s blood tree.
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June 2, 2025 at 12:29 PM
apnews.com/article/drag... surreal trees survived for centuries. Scientists worry for their future
apnews.com/article/maln... main hospital is overwhelmed with children in pain from malnutrition
Gaza's main hospital is overwhelmed with children in pain from malnutrition
The U.N. children’s agency says more than 9,000 children have been treated for malnutrition in Gaza this year, and food security experts say tens of thousands of cases are expected in the coming year.
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May 22, 2025 at 2:42 PM
apnews.com/article/maln... main hospital is overwhelmed with children in pain from malnutrition
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In West Africa, the potent neurotoxin is used to extract gold from ore in the often-illegal and unregulated informal mining sector. In Senegal’s Kedougou region, women use mercury regularly, often without protective gloves and masks, to make a living.
In West Africa, the potent neurotoxin is used to extract gold from ore in the often-illegal and unregulated informal mining sector. In Senegal’s Kedougou region, women use mercury regularly, often without protective gloves and masks, to make a living.
Mercury fuels gold mining in Senegal. And it’s poisoning the people who use it
In Senegal’s gold-rich Kedougou region, women and children face serious health risks from mercury exposure used in gold processing.
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May 13, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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In West Africa, the potent neurotoxin is used to extract gold from ore in the often-illegal and unregulated informal mining sector. In Senegal’s Kedougou region, women use mercury regularly, often without protective gloves and masks, to make a living.
In West Africa, the potent neurotoxin is used to extract gold from ore in the often-illegal and unregulated informal mining sector. In Senegal’s Kedougou region, women use mercury regularly, often without protective gloves and masks, to make a living.