natural resources

Botswana Diamond

The biggest diamond in over a century is found in Botswana — a whopping 2,492 carats

1:23am August 23, 2024

The Botswana government says the huge 2,492-carat diamond is the second-biggest ever discovered in a mine. It's the biggest diamond found since 1905. It weighs approximately half a kilogram.

A green sea turtle swims near coral in a bay on the west coast of the Big Island near Captain Cook, Hawaii, on Sept. 11, 2019.

Hawaii's lawmakers mull imposing fees to pay for ecotourism crush

10:15am April 05, 2023

by The Associated Press

Hawaii lawmakers are considering legislation that would require tourists to pay for a yearlong license or pass to visit state parks and trails. They're still debating how much they would charge.

In this photo provided by the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, swimmers swim after spinner dolphins in Honanau Bay, Hawaii, March 26, 2023. Hawaii authorities say they have referred 33 people to U.S. law enforcement after the group allegedly harassed a pod of wild dolphins in waters off the Big Island.

Authorities are investigating 33 swimmers for allegedly harassing dolphins in Hawaii

3:13am March 31, 2023

by Ayana Archie

The Marine Mammal Protection Act was amended in 2021 to prohibit people from being within 50 feet of spinner dolphins in Hawaii.

Narsaq, a town of 1,200 in southern Greenland, sits near the Kvanefjeld project, one of two major rare earth mineral deposits in Greenland. The Arctic island has a wealth of rare earth resources that the U.S. has labeled as essential to national defense.

World News

Greenland Is Not For Sale. But It Has Rare Earth Minerals America Wants

4:43pm November 27, 2019

by Jackie Northam

The Arctic island has a wealth of rare earth resources that the U.S. has labeled as essential to national defense.

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Environment

How Coyotes Got To the Carolinas, And How To Coexist With Them

5:30am April 02, 2018

by Sean Bueter

The story of the coyote is one of adaptability and survivability. And these days, you can find them in every county in North Carolina.

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