
US diplomats told to say ‘super intelligence’ — not ‘artificial intelligence' — after Trump's call
Read full article: US diplomats told to say ‘super intelligence’ — not ‘artificial intelligence' — after Trump's callThe State Department is ordering diplomats in its international organizations bureau to use the term “super intelligence” instead of “artificial intelligence” in all communications following President Donald Trump’s attempt to rebrand the technology.

Newsom talks climate with world leaders in New York, accuses Trump of abdicating that responsibility
Read full article: Newsom talks climate with world leaders in New York, accuses Trump of abdicating that responsibilityCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom has met with world and business leaders to advance climate action and clean energy in New York.

Hurricane Polo fuels fears of landslides in Mexico's southwest as Nolo closes in on Hawaii
Read full article: Hurricane Polo fuels fears of landslides in Mexico's southwest as Nolo closes in on HawaiiSouthwestern Mexico is bracing for heavy rain and mudslides after Polo became a major hurricane in the Pacific.

This year's El Nino-driven heat could cause nearly half a million more deaths, group says
Read full article: This year's El Nino-driven heat could cause nearly half a million more deaths, group saysThis year's powerful El Nino and the record heat it's driving could lead to nearly half a million more heat-related deaths worldwide by the end of February.
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Is it 'killer robots' or 'super intelligence'? At the UN, leaders see both
Read full article: Is it 'killer robots' or 'super intelligence'? At the UN, leaders see bothWorld leaders are painting quite different views of the future of artificial intelligence at the United Nations, with colorful phrases such as killer robots and super intelligence.

New York, California sue to block Trump administration deals canceling offshore wind projects
Read full article: New York, California sue to block Trump administration deals canceling offshore wind projectsDemocratic attorneys general from California and New York are suing the Trump administration over its plans to buy back offshore wind leases as it seeks to discourage expansion of wind energy in favor of fossil fuels.

Fat Bear Week opens for Alaska’s heavyweight crown. Can Chunk, the 1,200-pound champ, win again?
Read full article: Fat Bear Week opens for Alaska’s heavyweight crown. Can Chunk, the 1,200-pound champ, win again?After a summer spent packing away sockeye salmon, Alaska’s heftiest brown bears are ready to throw their weight around.

Climate Week talks balance hope for clean energy against uncertainty over artificial intelligence
Read full article: Climate Week talks balance hope for clean energy against uncertainty over artificial intelligenceWorld and business leaders this week will grapple with the urgent costs of climate change.

Italy sees mosquitos spread the West Nile virus farther and longer as Europe warms
Read full article: Italy sees mosquitos spread the West Nile virus farther and longer as Europe warmsItalian health authorities are seeing evidence that rising temperatures and longer warm seasons are helping mosquitoes spread West Nile virus across a wider area, during more months of the year.

Judge rules EPA illegally terminated $7 billion solar program intended to help poorer Americans
Read full article: Judge rules EPA illegally terminated $7 billion solar program intended to help poorer AmericansA federal judge in Rhode Island has ruled that the Trump administration illegally terminated a $7 billion Solar for All program intended to make solar power accessible to more than 900,000 lower-income Americans.

Scientists hope deeper-rooted soybeans can withstand climate extremes and store more carbon
Read full article: Scientists hope deeper-rooted soybeans can withstand climate extremes and store more carbonFor years, scientists have explored ways to remove carbon from the atmosphere, including through direct air capture, changes to ocean chemistry so seawater can absorb more carbon and reforestation.

Kauai small businesses ask tourists to return after Hurricane Lowell, with aloha and some patience
Read full article: Kauai small businesses ask tourists to return after Hurricane Lowell, with aloha and some patienceIn the days after Hurricane Lowell, officials asked tourists to stay away from Kauai to let island residents recover and responders clean up.

Killing endangered wildlife is legal if they aren't the target, new Trump rule says
Read full article: Killing endangered wildlife is legal if they aren't the target, new Trump rule saysKilling endangered animals while logging a forest or building a dam would not be considered illegal unless the animals were specifically targeted, under a new interpretation of the Endangered Species Act.

Body found in Grand Canyon was missing hiker, wife says, bringing flood death toll to 3
Read full article: Body found in Grand Canyon was missing hiker, wife says, bringing flood death toll to 3Human remains found in the Grand Canyon this week have been identified as Timothy Allen Smith, the last person missing after the deadly flash flooding in late August.

The Iran war is driving clean energy development. It's not enough to help the planet, yet
Read full article: The Iran war is driving clean energy development. It's not enough to help the planet, yetCountries are embracing clean power and taking steps to use less energy because of the war against Iran.

Climate change made deadly Nepal glacier and rock collapse more likely, according to analysis
Read full article: Climate change made deadly Nepal glacier and rock collapse more likely, according to analysisHuman-caused global warming resulting in the Himalayan permafrost thawing was, in part, responsible for the catastrophic glacier and boulder collapse last month.

Park Service quietly awards contracts to work on Trump’s takeover of East Potomac golf course
Read full article: Park Service quietly awards contracts to work on Trump’s takeover of East Potomac golf courseDemocrats on the House Natural Resources Committee say the Trump administration has awarded contracts to begin work on President Donald Trump’s planned takeover of the East Potomac Golf Course in Washington.

There's one issue where Republicans and Democrats are unified before the midterms, a new poll finds
Read full article: There's one issue where Republicans and Democrats are unified before the midterms, a new poll findsA new AP-NORC poll shows Americans are growing more concerned about the environmental impacts of AI.

Satellites show Earth lost more than 12 trillion tons of ice from Greenland, Antarctica in 47 years
Read full article: Satellites show Earth lost more than 12 trillion tons of ice from Greenland, Antarctica in 47 yearsA major report has found that 12.5 trillion tons of ice from Greenland and Antarctica have melted since 1979.

An artist captures how summer's heat waves hit Paris and its homeless so hard
Read full article: An artist captures how summer's heat waves hit Paris and its homeless so hardParis has been grappling with intense heat and illustrator Marina Antonova captures this in her series “Chronicles of a Heating Planet.”.

Indigenous leader Raoni receives palliative care in Brazil after cancer diagnosis
Read full article: Indigenous leader Raoni receives palliative care in Brazil after cancer diagnosisRenowned Indigenous Chief Raoni Metuktire is receiving palliative care at home in the Brazilian heartland after being diagnosed with cancer at age 94, his institute says.

EPA eliminates rule that limits planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants
Read full article: EPA eliminates rule that limits planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plantsThe Environmental Protection Agency is repealing rules that limit planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants fueled by coal and natural gas, an action the agency said would save industry more than $300 billion in costs and help “unleash” American energy.

Where have all the Atlantic hurricanes gone? El Nino might bring record slow storm season
Read full article: Where have all the Atlantic hurricanes gone? El Nino might bring record slow storm seasonThe Atlantic hurricane season is unusually quiet this year due to a strong El Nino, which disrupts storm formation over that ocean.

Federal court rejects Trump order keeping Michigan coal plant open
Read full article: Federal court rejects Trump order keeping Michigan coal plant openA federal court has declared that the Energy Department exceeded its authority by forcing a Michigan coal-fired power plant to remain open past its scheduled retirement date last year.

Tourists should skip Kauai for now as it recovers from Hurricane Lowell, officials say
Read full article: Tourists should skip Kauai for now as it recovers from Hurricane Lowell, officials sayTourism officials are asking visitors to steer clear of one of Hawaii’s most picturesque islands during recovery from the latest tropical storm to thrash the state.

Hurricane Lowell knocks out a port in Hawaii that is one island's main source for food and fuel
Read full article: Hurricane Lowell knocks out a port in Hawaii that is one island's main source for food and fuelHurricane Lowell is being linked to at least two deaths in Hawaii after battering its western islands with intense winds and a heavy storm surge.

The push to remove lead pipes is on. Thousands of water systems still don’t know where theirs are
Read full article: The push to remove lead pipes is on. Thousands of water systems still don’t know where theirs areThousands of water systems nationwide still have not accounted for potentially dangerous lead pipes supplying homes and businesses with drinking water.










