The Trump administration wants to abolish FEMA and hand disaster recovery over to states. But local officials are best positioned to help local people in a crisis.
April 22, 2025
These aren’t abstract problems. They’re happening right now, in real communities, to real people.
April 22, 2025
24 of the world’s most unusual landscapes
April 22, 2025
The board of Norway's Equinor must explain how the company's plan to raise oil and gas production aligns with its stated commitment to the Paris agreement on curbing climate change, a
April 22, 2025
Plastic is everywhere — and yet some people may be surprised at how much they actually wear
April 22, 2025
In his landmark 2015 encyclical “Praised Be,” Pope Francis cast care for the planet as an urgent and existential moral concern
April 22, 2025
One small thing you can do to help reduce your role in the climate crisis
April 22, 2025
U.S. environmental groups say they are hiring lawyers and preparing for a major legal showdown with President Donald Trump's administration over its
April 22, 2025
Two lawsuits filed in Los Angeles accuse the major home insurers of colluding to limit coverage in high-risk areas across California
April 21, 2025
Puerto Rico’s governor is urging people to moderate their energy consumption and warns the island has no additional power generation capability to fall back on days after a massive blackout hit the U.S. territory
April 21, 2025
Bull elk illegally killed, DNR says; investigation underway
April 21, 2025
Search and rescue underway in Oklahoma after mother and daughter swept away by floodwaters
April 21, 2025
At least 5 dead after dangerous flooding and storms hit Oklahoma
April 20, 2025
AZ Wilderness serving up sustainable beer for Earth Month and year-round
April 21, 2025
The Trump administration may withhold environmental approvals for Manhattan transportation projects if New York state does not end congestion pricing, U.S.
April 21, 2025
Pope Francis has died at age 88
April 21, 2025
Grist reports that rising temperatures, erratic rainfall, and other climate impacts are throttling cocoa production and driving up chocolate prices.
April 16, 2025
Trump and Francis, both elected as outsiders, sparred from afar on policy and diverged on leadership style
April 21, 2025
How and when to watch the Lyrid meteor shower
April 21, 2025
Saudi oil giant Aramco signed a joint development agreement with Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer BYD to explore collaboration in the development of new
April 21, 2025
It’s the world’s northernmost airport. And its runway is melting
April 21, 2025
Sam Davis Road Fire blazes through 350 acres in North Carolina, prompting state of emergency
April 21, 2025
An analysis of surveys about people’s level of climate concern suggests it isn’t just education alone that shapes views – it’s experiencing rising temperatures that makes the difference.
April 21, 2025
Some restrictions prevent loosening of existing environmental standards for clean air and water. Other rules can be changed – though only through a challenging and multistep democratic process.
April 21, 2025
U.S. non-profit organizations that focus on climate change are getting ready to fight a possible move by the Trump administration to
April 21, 2025
Republican lawmakers working to extend U.S.
April 21, 2025
Francis: The ‘outsider’ pope who faced fierce resistance to his reforms
April 21, 2025
Below are some memorable quotes from Pope Francis, whose death at the age of 88 was announced by the Vatican on Monday.
April 21, 2025
Pope Francis was the first pope from the Americas, the first Jesuit pontiff and the first to take the name of Francis, after St. Francis of Assisi
April 21, 2025
Here are some facts about Pope Francis, who has died at the age of 88. - Jorge Mario Bergoglio was born on December 17, 1936, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, of Italian immigrant
April 21, 2025
The European Union is looking at ways to make it easier for U.S. gas exports to comply with its methane emissions rules, as the bloc attempts
April 21, 2025
Two-year-old Sumaiya Ansari, a resident of India's Byrnihat town which is ranked the world's most polluted metropolitan area by Swiss Group IQAir, was
April 21, 2025
A slow-moving, active storm system has brought heavy rain, large hail and tornadoes to parts of Texas and Oklahoma and left three people dead
April 20, 2025
Fifteen years after the Deepwater Horizon disaster off the Gulf Coast, the effects of the largest oil spill in U.S. history are still being felt
April 20, 2025
The Zurich Zoo says a 19-year-old Asian elephant has given birth to a male calf
April 20, 2025
Scientists working with the Schmidt Ocean Institute reveal the first footage of two elusive sea animals: the colossal squid and a type of glass squid.
April 19, 2025
New Jersey Forest Fire Service crews battle wildfire in Vineland
April 19, 2025
New stretch of Highway 9 opens, connecting Bat Cave and Chimney Rock
April 19, 2025
Nobody knows where whale sharks, the biggest fish in the sea, are mating
April 18, 2025
Family escapes house fire after multiple explosions rock neighborhood
April 19, 2025
Brazil should not explore oil reserves in the Amazon region, because of the dangerous impact on local communities, Indigenous leader Raoni Metuktire, of the Kayapo
April 19, 2025
The Community United Methodist Church in Pacific Palisades burned down in wildfires that devastated much of Los Angeles in January
April 19, 2025
Allergy season can be miserable for tens of millions of Americans each year
April 18, 2025
Pupy the elephant has arrived at her new home in a sanctuary in Mato Grosso, Brazil, following a 2,700-kilometer journey from a zoo converted into an ecological park in Argentina’s capital where she had spent 30 years in conditions criticized by activists
April 19, 2025
Pasijah, a 55-year-old housewife in Indonesia's Central Java province, wakes up every morning to the sound of the sea.
April 18, 2025
As a neighborhood tries to deter turkey vultures, a look at why the bird is federally protected
April 18, 2025
County will pay to remove abandoned boat, 'go after' owners for costs
April 18, 2025
Man with autism says RFK Jr.'s comments don't reflect his reality
April 18, 2025
Alabama House approves 'Lulu's Law': shark alert system inspired by Mountain Brook teen
April 18, 2025
A new comet appeared in the sky, then likely disintegrated. But it can still be seen
April 18, 2025
President Donald Trump’s executive order to boost the U.S. commercial fishing industry drew praise from commercial fishing groups and condemnation from environmental organizations
April 18, 2025
The U.S.
April 18, 2025
Firefighters from Montana, Oregon join as Bee Rock Creek Fire exceeds 500 acres
April 18, 2025
In the battle to slow climate change, local and state governments, as well as citizens, have taken to the courts. Their results have varied, but the cases keep coming.
April 18, 2025
Spring's first meteor shower is reaching its peak
April 18, 2025
Nearly six months after the Mountain Fire displaced 750 people and destroyed 182 homes and other structures in Ventura County, survivors say recovery is more difficult without FEMA support and in the shadow of the LA fires
April 18, 2025
Officials in Puerto Rico say power has been restored to more than 98% of customers after an island-wide blackout hit the U.S. territory earlier this week
April 18, 2025
Scientists stumble across rare evidence that Earth is peeling underneath the Sierra Nevada
April 18, 2025
This notorious West Coast phenomenon fueled historic floods in the East. Another one is on the way
April 18, 2025
First, the nation’s top law firms
April 18, 2025
This remote Pacific island nation just got its first ATMs
April 18, 2025
The Trump administration said on Thursday it would approve a land swap needed for Rio Tinto and BHP to build one of the world's largest copper mines, despite concerns
April 17, 2025
Lighting strike caused large fire at Evergreen Recycle in Park City
April 17, 2025
Norfolk Southern reached an agreement with one of the two companies it has been trying to force to help pay for the $600 million class-action settlement it agreed to over its disastrous 2023 train derailment near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border and the toxic chemicals that were released and burned
April 17, 2025
Farming couple builds a 'passive house', one of Wisconsin's most eco-friendly and efficient homes
April 17, 2025
A mineral called siderite found abundantly in rock drilled by a NASA rover on the surface of Mars is providing fresh evidence of the planet's warmer and wetter
April 17, 2025
The Trump administration's decision to halt construction of Equinor's Empire Wind 1 farm off the coast of New York late on Wednesday sent shockwaves through the offshore
April 17, 2025
Los Angeles Rams honor first responders by conducting 2025 NFL draft from Los Angeles Fire Department
April 17, 2025
The Los Angeles Rams will make their selections in the upcoming NFL draft from the Los Angeles Fire Department’s Air Operations base in Van Nuys to honor the first responders who stopped the deadly wildfires that blazed across Southern California earlier this year
April 17, 2025
'Another nail in the coffin': Salmon fishing restrictions, golden mussel closures hurting bait shop
April 17, 2025
A new global survey finds that endangered sea turtles show signs of recovery in a majority of places where they’re found worldwide
April 17, 2025
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April 17, 2025
It happens every spring along a section of road north of Russia’s second-largest city of St. Petersburg: Volunteers, some in yellow vests, patrol near the Sestroretsk Bog natural reserve, and become crossing guards for thousands of toads and frogs
April 17, 2025
Restaurant chain faces outrage after carving up 500-year-old oak tree
April 17, 2025
President Donald Trump's escalating trade war with China means hopeful solar buyers may have a much harder time getting systems installed in the U.S. in coming months
April 17, 2025
About 40% of total US energy consumption is used by household and industrial appliances, such as heating and cooling systems, refrigerators and lighting.
April 17, 2025
Daffodil field in Massachusetts started during World War II no longer a hidden secret
April 17, 2025
Four people, including a Chinese national, have died and seven others are still missing off a western Philippine province after a dredging vessel carrying 25 people capsized two
April 17, 2025
United Airlines plane engine shoots out fire after hitting an animal on takeoff
April 17, 2025
The Gaza Strip is strewn with undetonated explosives from tens of thousands of Israeli air strikes,
April 17, 2025
The Himalayan nation of Bhutan is exploring ways to mine and leverage green cryptocurrencies using hydropower to boost its economy and create jobs to reduce brain
April 17, 2025
Valero Energy Corp said on Wednesday it was taking a $1.1 billion pre-tax impairment related to its California refineries and told state regulators it would permanently shut or restructure
April 16, 2025
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April 16, 2025
The Trump administration has issued an order to stop construction on a major offshore wind project to power more than 500,000 New York homes, the latest in a series of moves targeting the industry
April 16, 2025
Despite billions in federal investment and growing consumer interest, electric vehicles still face slow adoption rates in the U.S. While widely promoted as an environmentally friendly alternative to gas-powered cars, EVs have high upfront prices and a lack of access to charging infrastructure, especially in rural and underserved communities. EVs are highly efficient compared to gasoline-powered cars. Electric drivetrains convert over 77% of energy from the grid into actual movement at the wheels, while gas-powered engines manage just 12% to 30%, according to the Environmental and Energy Study Institute. EVs also produce zero tailpipe emissions, helping to cut smog and
April 16, 2025
The Trump administration plans to rewrite part of the Endangered Species Act that prohibits harming the habitats of endangered and threatened species
April 16, 2025
Young volunteers who respond to natural disasters and help with community projects across the U.S. have been discharged
April 16, 2025
Teen working against animal-tested cosmetics sales
April 16, 2025
'Nobody stays behind,' cat sanctuary shares new fire safety plan
April 16, 2025
Middle schoolers plant new life in Black Forest burn scar
April 16, 2025
Bill would promote grazing on Wisconsin farms, a practice advocates say is better for cows and the environment
April 16, 2025
The Trump administration on Wednesday proposed a major change to how threatened species are considered in agency actions by removing regulatory language that seeks to prevent their habitats
April 16, 2025
Environmental contributors to autism are behind its rising prevalence, U.S. Health Secretary Robert F.
April 16, 2025
Colossal squid resembles a ‘glass sculpture’ in first footage taken from the deep sea
April 16, 2025
157,000 potholes filled so far this year, working on thousands more reports
April 16, 2025
Judge rules against Trump admin after it couldn’t find evidence of fraud in clean energy program
April 16, 2025
Not all plastic is the same. Old yogurt cups and milk jugs, for example, don’t play well together when being turned into new materials. However, there are solutions.
April 16, 2025
Neighborhood ready for vultures to migrate elsewhere after birds cause property damage
April 16, 2025
Strangers help rescue raccoon stuck in tree above Kinnickinnic River
April 16, 2025
'Sitting ducks': Third home in danger of falling into Harrods Creek as landslide continues
April 16, 2025
The U.S.
April 16, 2025
Solar storm could bring auroras farther south over the US than they typically appear
April 16, 2025
A federal judge says some nonprofits awarded billions for a so-called green bank to finance clean energy and climate-friendly projects cannot have their contracts scrapped and must have access to some of the frozen money
April 16, 2025
Salmon migration affected by drug pollution in water from antianxiety medication
April 16, 2025
BIOCAP tiles reimagine seawalls as dynamic, ecologically active systems that have the potential to enhance coastal resilience.
April 16, 2025
Waste from coal plants was one of the Trump administration's recent deregulatory targets
April 16, 2025
Effective conservation of old-growth ecosystems will work best if it considers their varied ecology.
April 16, 2025
Insurance bellwether Travelers' first-quarter profit exceeded analysts' expectations on Wednesday, as strong underwriting gains helped soften the hit from over $2 billion
April 16, 2025
Greece has submitted plans to the EU setting out how it will organise maritime activities such as fishing, tourism and offshore energy after years of delays that drew rebuke from
April 16, 2025
Woman calls for awareness after massive pothole wrecks her car on Chicago's South Side
April 16, 2025
Two Belgian teenagers have been charged in Kenya with wildlife piracy after they were found with thousands of ants packed in test tubes in what Kenyan authorities said was part of a trend in trafficking smaller and lesser known species
April 15, 2025
An unusual convoy is nearing Argentina’s lush border with Brazil, after snaking through traffic-snarled roads for hours
April 15, 2025
A U.S. judge blocked President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday from freezing billions of dollars in grants Congress authorized under climate investment and
April 15, 2025
The Trump administration has granted nearly 70 coal-fired power plants a two-year exemption from federal requirements to reduce emissions of toxic chemicals such as mercury, arsenic and benzene
April 15, 2025
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to release billions of dollars meant to finance climate and infrastructure projects across the country
April 15, 2025
Couple rescues bee colonies during spring swarm season
April 15, 2025
Residents hope to save 250-year-old tree from being cut down
April 15, 2025
By Sybille de La Hamaide PARIS - Global wine production and consumption fell in 2024 to their lowest in decades, as extreme weather and high prices weighed on the sector, the International
April 15, 2025
The Trump administration has exempted 47 companies from regulations to curb mercury and air toxics for their coal-fired power plants for two years, according
April 15, 2025
A strong solar storm is headed to Earth and this could cause colorful aurora displays in parts of the United States
April 15, 2025
Downed power line sparks fire and gas leak, forces evacuations
April 15, 2025
Mexico's federal government is negotiating with its northern states to send more water to the United States, the country's president said on Tuesday, after its historic
April 15, 2025
Florida lawmakers consider ending mockingbird’s 97-year run as state bird
April 15, 2025
Chicago's Working Bikes gets bicycles to people in need at home and worldwide
April 15, 2025
A recent amendment to Peru’s Forestry and Wildlife Law has sparked intense backlash from environmental groups and Indigenous organizations
April 15, 2025
Changes to the landscape and pollution have harmed this vital ecosystem known as the ‘river of grass.’
April 15, 2025
When volcanoes like Alaska’s Mount Spurr erupt, the ash can damage people’s lungs, smother crops and kill animals, and the harm can continue to spread long afterward.
April 15, 2025
Four smugglers caught trying to transport thousands of live ants out of Kenya for sale on exotic pet markets in Europe and Asia will be sentenced
April 15, 2025
India is likely to see above-average monsoon rains for the second straight year in 2025, the government said on Tuesday, raising
April 15, 2025
Ras Hankorab Beach, a pristine spot on southern Egypt's Red Sea coast with crystal clear waters and flat white sands, is the jewel of Egypt's Wadi el-Gemal
April 15, 2025
Microsoft said on Tuesday it signed a contract for a project in Louisiana that would remove 6.75 million metric tons of carbon dioxide over 15 years, which
April 15, 2025
Extended heatwave in India, Pakistan to test survivability limits, with temperatures reaching Death Valley levels
April 15, 2025
Europe faced its most widespread flooding last year since 2013, with 30% of the continent's river network hit by significant floods, scientists said on Tuesday, as
April 15, 2025
Brain-harming chemicals released from mattresses while children sleep, study says
April 15, 2025
New Zealand’s partnership with the United States remains one of its most important, particularly when seen in the light of joint interests in the Pacific and the evolving
April 15, 2025
This ‘Poo Zoo’ is harvesting living cells from animal dung
April 15, 2025
At the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, a herd of African elephants was caught on video running over to protect their young by encircling them during a 5.2 magnitude earthquake
April 14, 2025
A 5.2-magnitude earthquake shook Southern California, swaying lights and rattling cups off shelves
April 14, 2025
The U.S.
April 14, 2025
CDC can't help MPS and Milwaukee Health Department with lead crisis
April 14, 2025
Shrimp boat washes ashore without crew, FBFD says
April 14, 2025
To really compare different electricity sources, you also have to look at the roles they play in keeping the lights on and their drawbacks.
April 14, 2025
The decades-long struggle to find a permanent place to dispose of nuclear waste will continue, probably for many years to come.
April 14, 2025
The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended the search for five people missing after a boat capsized off Florida's Atlantic Coast during what was suspected of being a failed smuggling attempt
April 14, 2025
If your life has been upended by a wildfire, hurricane, flood, tornado, or another disaster this past year, the IRS recognizes you may need more time to file your taxes and grants you an automatic extension
April 14, 2025
Australia's competition regulator said on Monday Clorox's local unit had been fined A$8.25 million ($5.19 million) by the Federal Court over falsely claiming its GLAD kitchen and garbage
April 14, 2025
A beloved pet tortoise named Myrtle has been reunited with its family in Mississippi weeks after disappearing during a deadly tornado outbreak
April 13, 2025
After years of a shortened crab fishing season aimed at preventing whale entanglements off the West Coast, California crabbers are experimenting with a new fishing method that allows them to stay on the water longer while keeping the marine mammals safe
April 13, 2025
Ukraine is seeking solutions to repair the damage caused by a Russian drone attack to the confinement vessel at the stricken Chornobyl nuclear power
April 12, 2025
Gray wolf who was brought to Colorado from Canada dies in Wyoming
April 12, 2025
Signs of renewal are underway at the Buffalo Trace Distillery in Kentucky since the floodwaters have receded
April 12, 2025
Federal regulators have ordered the operator of the Keystone Pipeline to take several corrective actions after a rupture caused 147,000 gallons of oil to spill onto farmland in North Dakota
April 12, 2025
Video shows police officers rescue 3 fishermen from sinking boat in Boston Harbor
April 12, 2025
The reason for an outburst of deadly storms early in the year could be lurking in the ocean
April 12, 2025
A mysterious ocean glow reported for over 400 years has stumped scientists. A new study could offer clues
April 12, 2025
Vultures have an image problem and are among the least loved animals in the world
April 12, 2025
China's capital hunkered down on Saturday as rare typhoon-like gales swept northern regions, forcing the closure of historic sites and disrupting travel while bringing late
April 12, 2025
High winds and the threat of sandstorms have prompted China's capital Beijing to cancel hundreds of flights and close public parks to avoid injuries
April 12, 2025
The administration of President Donald Trump aims to eliminate the arm of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that oversees research on climate change
April 11, 2025
Southern California Edison (SCE), a subsidiary of utility Edison International, said on Friday it had submitted an initial plan to rebuild the areas within its service territory that were
April 11, 2025
Greenland appointed its first Arctic ambassador on Friday, pledging to promote sustainable economic development for indigenous people and advance
April 11, 2025
CDC denies Milwaukee’s request for help with unsafe lead levels in public schools
April 11, 2025
Drenched Argentine fields due to heavy rains in the country's farm heartland are raising fears of soybean losses and delayed sales of the 2024/25 crop,
April 11, 2025
In the Kinshasa Botanical Garden, a troupe of cardboard animals — monkeys, a gorilla, leopards, a giraffe — stand at attention in a clearing
April 11, 2025
Crumbling wall in park causing concerns for drivers
April 11, 2025
Arrest made after 500 pounds of trash dumped in neighborhood
April 11, 2025
Many of the world’s largest shipping nations have agreed to impose a minimum fee on every ton of greenhouse gases emitted by ships above certain thresholds in what's effectively the first global tax on greenhouse gas emissions
April 11, 2025
Armed with robots, lasers, and specialized drones, Pete Kelsey and his team 3D-mapped all of Alcatraz Island, gaining access to areas previously off limits. Over the course of 13 months, the team unveiled details around the famous 1962 prison escape and created new models that could help strengthen the island against threats from climate change.
April 11, 2025
Trump’s budget plan eviscerates weather and climate research, and it could be enacted immediately
April 11, 2025
President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs could cause planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions to drop temporarily, but that won’t help the climate long-term
April 11, 2025
Grist reports on a new study showing that exposure to high temperatures adds up to 14 months to older adults' cellular age.
April 04, 2025
VNutrition analyzed the rise of plant-based alternatives, based on data from the USDA ERS and the CFDAS at Purdue University.
April 08, 2025
Colombia’s capital has always seemed immune to water scarcity, nestled among cloud-kissed Andean peaks and known for steady rainfall
April 11, 2025
Hundreds of thousands of Gaza City residents have lost their main source of clean water in the past week after supplies from Israel's water
April 11, 2025
Trump has begun another trade war. Here's a timeline of how we got here
Canada's leader laments lost friendship with US in town that sheltered stranded Americans after 9/11
Chinese EV giant BYD's fourth-quarter profit leaps 73%
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