A storm system sweeps across the Southeast triggering tornado watches and damaging winds
Read full article: A storm system sweeps across the Southeast triggering tornado watches and damaging windsA strong storm system has brought tornado watches and damage in parts of the Southeast just as the Northeast starts to warm up.
States reliant on Colorado River fail to meet the latest deadline to find consensus
Read full article: States reliant on Colorado River fail to meet the latest deadline to find consensusThe seven Western states that depend on the Colorado River have missed a deadline for the second time to agree on a plan addressing record drought and water shortages.
A California photographer is on a quest to photograph hundreds of native bees
Read full article: A California photographer is on a quest to photograph hundreds of native beesCalifornia photographer and conservationist Krystle Hickman is on a quest to document hundreds of species of native bees, which are under threat by climate change and habitat loss, some of it caused by the more recognizable and agriculturally valued honey bee.
What can toughen Louisiana coast against worsening storms? 4 years and 30,000 trees
Read full article: What can toughen Louisiana coast against worsening storms? 4 years and 30,000 treesIn the wetlands of coastal southeast Louisiana, conservation groups are wrapping up a four-year project to plant 30,000 trees.
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Trump nominates a hospitality executive to lead the National Park Service
Read full article: Trump nominates a hospitality executive to lead the National Park ServicePresident Donald Trump has nominated for director of the National Park Service an executive from a hospitality company that has extensive contracts with the agency he would lead.
Trump’s EPA revokes scientific finding that underpinned US fight against climate change
Read full article: Trump’s EPA revokes scientific finding that underpinned US fight against climate changeThe Environmental Protection Agency has revoked a key scientific finding that supported U.S. regulations on greenhouse gas emissions.
Thailand uses a birth control vaccine to curb its elephant population near expanding farms
Read full article: Thailand uses a birth control vaccine to curb its elephant population near expanding farmsThailand has begun using a birth control vaccine on elephants in the wild to try curb a growing problem where human and animal populations encroach on each other.
California announces investigation into delayed evacuation orders during LA-area wildfire
Read full article: California announces investigation into delayed evacuation orders during LA-area wildfireCalifornia’s top prosecutor is opening a civil rights investigation into how delayed evacuations impacted a historically Black community ravaged by one of the January 2025 Los Angeles-area wildfires.
Scientific studies calculate climate change as health danger, while Trump calls it a 'scam'
Read full article: Scientific studies calculate climate change as health danger, while Trump calls it a 'scam'The Trump administration has revoked a scientific finding that climate change is a danger to public health, an idea that President Donald Trump called “a scam.”.
Takeaways from AP and Public Source's report on pollution and safety issues at Pittsburgh coke plant
Read full article: Takeaways from AP and Public Source's report on pollution and safety issues at Pittsburgh coke plantLast year, an explosion at U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works outside Pittsburgh killed two U.S. Steel workers and injured 11 others, including contractors.
EPA ends credits for automatic start-stop vehicle ignition, a feature Zeldin says 'everyone hates'
Read full article: EPA ends credits for automatic start-stop vehicle ignition, a feature Zeldin says 'everyone hates'The Environmental Protection Agency says it is ending credits to automakers who install automatic start-stop ignition systems in their vehicles.
Scientists say genetic analysis could greatly speed restoration of iconic American chestnut
Read full article: Scientists say genetic analysis could greatly speed restoration of iconic American chestnutA new study says genetic testing can speed the return of the American chestnut tree that once dominated Eastern U.S. forests.
Portugal's interior minister steps down in response to growing criticism over storm response
Read full article: Portugal's interior minister steps down in response to growing criticism over storm responsePortuguese Interior Minister Maria Lúcia Amaral has resigned amid criticism of her government's response to recent winter storms.
EV charging build-out has stayed hot, but the Trump administration is throwing up new roadblocks
Read full article: EV charging build-out has stayed hot, but the Trump administration is throwing up new roadblocksThe build-out of electric vehicle charging in the U.S. has not stopped since President Donald Trump returned to office.
Death toll rises to 31 after Tropical Cyclone Gezani hits Madagascar and crushes houses
Read full article: Death toll rises to 31 after Tropical Cyclone Gezani hits Madagascar and crushes housesAuthorities in Madagascar say at least 31 people have died after Tropical Cyclone Gezani hit the large Indian Ocean island.
Trump set to gut US climate change policy and environmental regulations: White House official
Read full article: Trump set to gut US climate change policy and environmental regulations: White House officialThe White House says the Trump administration will revoke a scientific finding that long has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change.
Record snow drought in Western US raises concern for a spring of water shortages and wildfires
Read full article: Record snow drought in Western US raises concern for a spring of water shortages and wildfiresExcept for California, most Western states are experiencing the worst snow drought in decades, not because of dry conditions but really warm temperatures that change snow to rain.
In the Arctic, the major climate threat of black carbon is overshadowed by geopolitical tensions
Read full article: In the Arctic, the major climate threat of black carbon is overshadowed by geopolitical tensionsA coalition of nations and environmental groups is lobbying the International Maritime Organization to create regulations around black carbon, or soot, that spews from ships and blankets parts of glaciers and snow.
Valentine flower imports increase at Miami airport, despite tariffs and higher costs, officials say
Read full article: Valentine flower imports increase at Miami airport, despite tariffs and higher costs, officials sayThe magic behind millions of romantic Valentines Day bouquets happens in a cargo warehouse at a South Florida airport.
Trump ends Obama-era restrictions on commercial fishing in protected area off New England
Read full article: Trump ends Obama-era restrictions on commercial fishing in protected area off New EnglandPresident Donald Trump issued a proclamation reopening a huge swath of the Atlantic to commercial fishing.
FEMA will resume staff reductions that were paused during winter storm, managers say
Read full article: FEMA will resume staff reductions that were paused during winter storm, managers sayThe Federal Emergency Management Agency is resuming staff cuts that were paused during January's severe winter storm, according to two FEMA managers.
Energy chief Wright says orders empowering coal plants helped keep lights on during winter storm
Read full article: Energy chief Wright says orders empowering coal plants helped keep lights on during winter stormThe Trump administration says its emergency orders keeping coal-fired plants running helped prevent blackouts during the recent cold snap.
EPA administrator outlines Trump's plan to speed up rebuilding of homes destroyed by LA wildfires
Read full article: EPA administrator outlines Trump's plan to speed up rebuilding of homes destroyed by LA wildfiresTrump administration officials traveled to Los Angeles to outline the president’s plan to override state and local rules and speed up the permitting process for reconstruction of tens of thousands of homes destroyed by last year’s wildfires.
IOC open to earlier dates for future Winter Olympics and Paralympics because of warmer temperatures
Read full article: IOC open to earlier dates for future Winter Olympics and Paralympics because of warmer temperaturesStaging future Winter Games as early as January and the Paralympic Winter Games in February is a possibility because of warmer temperatures, the International Olympic Committee says.
Study ties particle pollution from wildfire smoke to 24,100 US deaths per year
Read full article: Study ties particle pollution from wildfire smoke to 24,100 US deaths per yearA new study out in the journal Science Advances finds that chronic exposure to wildfire smoke has contributed to tens of thousands of deaths each year in the United States.
MAHA has reshaped health policy. Now it's working on environmental rules
Read full article: MAHA has reshaped health policy. Now it's working on environmental rulesMAHA activists who want to hold corporations accountable for harming Americans’ health have found an unlikely ally in a Republican-led Environmental Protection Agency that has traditionally supported big businesses and less regulation.
Collar cams offer a bear's eye view into the lives of grizzlies on Alaska's desolate North Slope
Read full article: Collar cams offer a bear's eye view into the lives of grizzlies on Alaska's desolate North SlopeResearchers at Washington State University and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game are using collar cams to study a remote population of grizzly bears on Alaska's North Slope.
Southern US enters a second week of biting cold and prolonged outages
Read full article: Southern US enters a second week of biting cold and prolonged outagesPeople in North Carolina are digging out from a foot or more of snow and Florida farmers need their frozen plants to thaw before they can assess the damage.