The Trump administration says it’s buying back another energy company’s U.S. offshore wind leases for four more wind projects, bringing the total amount spent on these agreements to nearly $2.6 billion.

Tropical Storm Arthur is the first of the Atlantic season and threatens the southern United States with dangerous flash flooding.

President Donald Trump's remodeled Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has turned chartreuse from an algal bloom.

The Trump administration is helping one of Elon Musk’s companies fight a civil rights lawsuit that alleges it is illegally running dozens of natural gas turbines to power a $20 billion data center in Mississippi.

A cluster of storms along the Gulf Coast of Texas could become the first tropical storm of the Atlantic hurricane season.

African and Commonwealth nations have called for a swift implementation of a landmark treaty protecting the high seas.

The International Energy Agency says Southeast Asia’s power sector is too open to risks from its dependence on imports of oil and gas from a limited number of suppliers.

Lawmakers are demanding the National Science Foundation stop dismantling the Ocean Observatories Initiative, a $386 million ocean monitoring network being wound down under President Donald Trump's administration.

The use of advanced sonar to catch fish has some anglers divided about the point of heading out onto the lake.

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore sites changed under an executive order that sought to eliminate “inappropriate content” at national museums, parks and landmarks.

The New World screwworm poses a multibillion-dollar threat to the state’s cattle industry. We’re keeping track of where these cases are reported.

Residents in tornado-ravaged areas in Illinois and Indiana are grappling with damage to their homes and neighborhoods after a strong line of storms barreled through communities south of Chicago.

The state’s environmental regulator will hold a public hearing June 15 on its proposed rules for how the toxic wastewater can be reused. Here’s what you should know.

A proposed wastewater treatment plant tied to a new housing development in Wilson County could discharge sewage into a neighborhood’s main creek.

The groups suing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife want to preserve land that holds an endangered ocelot. They also argue SpaceX's test launches send rocket debris into the refuge lands.

The return of the screwworm parasite to the U.S. has some politicians trying to figure out who to blame.

Frustrated by a lack of progress, Gov. Greg Abbott threatened state action. Gina Hinojosa, his Democratic opponent, accused him of backing industry over people.

U.S. meteorologists say an El Nino has formed.

Experts say not to panic. These are the signs to look for to protect your fur babies.

The Trump administration is bypassing federal environmental laws to speed up border barrier projects in West Texas.

A reactor at the world’s largest nuclear power plant in Japan has resumed operations.

A new report by the National Park Service says construction of the 250-foot-high triumphal arch that President Donald Trump wants built near the Lincoln Memorial could occur 20 hours per day, year-round, as officials push to complete the project within three years.

New research shows that extreme floods in coastal areas are becoming more common as climate change causes sea levels to rise.

The recommendations for legislative action amount to a striking call for industry regulation by the Republican governor in a state that has long prided itself on being a favorable environment for business.

Even as President Donald Trump boosts coal over clean energy, solar power is hitting new milestones in the U.S. and remains the leading source of new power.

A city-county committee approved additional acres for a proposed development on Guajolote Ranch in northwest Bexar County. This decision moves the controversial project closer to construction despite concerns from residents about wildlife, water resources and environmental review processes.

The case in Andrews County included an infested dog. Another case included a goat in Gillespie County.

Three more cases of the New World screwworm have been confirmed, including one outside Texas, demonstrating the difficulty of stopping a pest that could potentially devastate the nation’s cattle industry.

Make sure to take precautions when traveling during extreme summer heat.

Conservation groups purchased nearly 300 acres in Burnet County after adding a similar-sized tract last year, giving the golden-cheeked warbler more protected habitat.

Tropical Storm Boris has formed and is expected to bring heavy rain to parts of southern Mexico's Pacific coast.

Colombia’s presidential runoff between Iván Cepeda, an ally of President Gustavo Petro, and lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella, who has been endorsed by U.S. President Donald Trump, could have major implications for the Amazon rainforest, fossil fuel development and Indigenous communities.

The Energy Department says a small nuclear reactor under development at a national lab has reached a crucial milestone that could allow it to produce electricity in the next few years.

A federal judge in Washington has blocked a plan to loosen rules for fishing red snapper in the Atlantic, halting what was expected to be the longest recreational snapper season in years.

Two corporations bid on a handful of leases during the latest oil and gas lease sale in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

Popping a cold beer — or two or three — while watching sports at home, at a bar or during a live game is an age-old tradition.

A new study finds that smoke from larger wildfires is reversing more than a decade of American improvements in smog.

President Donald Trump is again seeking to boost the struggling U.S. coal industry.

The National Hurricane Center says the first tropical storm of the Pacific season has formed.

Scientists have identified a group of worker honeybees that are specially adapted to build their queen’s home within the hive.

According to a United Nations University report, the environmental footprint of data centers already rivals some of the world’s largest countries.

The City Council rejected the treatment plant last year over cost and environmental concerns, but plans resurfaced as the city’s water woes continued.

On Monday, state Rep. Don McLaughlin said the parasitic fly that threatens the state’s cattle industry was 1 mile away. U.S. officials said that was not yet true.

New York’s attorney general is suing the Trump administration over one of its deals to end an offshore wind project.

A bear has injured four people in a Japanese residential area in the latest case of attacks by the animals in the region.

The almost billion-dollar plant, praised as a drought-resistant option, wouldn’t provide water until 2029. Opponents cite cost and environmental concerns.

Flamingos are flocking to the Venetian Lagoon in record numbers as ecological efforts restore damaged wetlands.

In the latest action to undo Biden-era regulations on climate change, the Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed repealing a rule that requires some public companies to report their greenhouse gas emissions and the risks they face from global warming.

With one main reservoir almost at capacity, the city may be on pace to delay an emergency declaration from December to early 2027.

A Brazilian court has ruled that officials must restore and preserve Fordlandia.

The city is looking into emergency conservation measures as most options for additional water have been tapped or are years from completion.

Residents in the East Java province of Indonesia have scattered flowers and paid their respects and prayed at the edge of a mud lake.

Rescue divers in Laos have safely evacuated the first of five villagers trapped in a cave for over a week due to floodwaters.

Crews have recovered the remains of six of nine workers who were missing after a chemical tank ruptured at at paper mill in Washington state, officials said Thursday.

A new report from the United Nations weather agency gives a three-out-of-four chance that the next five years will average more than 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial temperatures.

Your jeans have probably passed through cotton farms, dye houses and wash facilities before reaching your closet.

The 54,000-acre Silver Lake Ranch, straddling Kinney and Edwards counties, has a 30-acre spring-fed lake. An opening date hasn’t been determined.

Crews are resuming the search for nine people presumed killed at a Washington state paper mill where a chemical tank ruptured.

Federal officials are considering cool water releases for the third consecutive year at Glen Canyon Dam in Northern Arizona this summer to safeguard the humpback chub, a federally protected fish.

A spring heat wave is scorching parts of Western Europe, breaking temperature records and triggering government warnings.

Officials have lifted evacuation orders for final 16,000 residents near a damaged chemical tank in California.

Europe is baking under unseasonal heat that is shattering temperature records and prompting government warnings after deaths were reported at amateur sports events in France.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office is warning people to avoid buying gas from Chevron stations over Memorial Day weekend because of the high price at the pump.

A strong El Niño weather pattern is expected to develop and intensify during the 2026 hurricane season, which could suppress the formation of tropical storms and hurricanes.

Facing limited options, oil industry turns to AI to handle wastewater from oil production. Producers discovered other uses to streamline the process.

Meteorologists predict a developing El Nino could dampen the upcoming Atlantic hurricane season, but it won't eliminate storms.

The Trump administration is loosening a federal rule that requires grocery stores and air-conditioning companies to reduce greenhouse gases used in cooling equipment.

A heat wave has gripped large parts of India with roads and markets emptying during afternoons.

The U.N. General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to support strong action to prevent climate change despite recent diplomatic efforts by the United States to have the measure withdrawn.

Amid a punishing drought, tariffs and the high cost of fertilizers, farming wheat has become more uncertain as farmers in western Kansas are feeling the impact in their major wheat-producing region.

Climate change is pushing starving gray whales into the San Francisco Bay in unusual numbers, where ship strikes killed at least 40% of the 21 whales found dead last year.

Without additional rain, the coastal city expects to impose mandatory water restrictions around December, new data shows.

More than 17,000 people are under evacuation orders as a wildfire continues to threaten suburban homes in Southern California.

Both the old best and worst case future scenarios in the fight against climate change are being jettisoned by the world’s top scientists as they prepare the next series of huge United Nations reports.

A biotech company that aims to resurrect lost creatures says it has hatched live chicks in an artificial environment.

Divers have recovered the bodies of two Italian divers from an underwater cave in the Maldives.

A wildfire sparked by the fatal crash of a small medical plane in New Mexico has triggered evacuations for a rural area north of the Capitan Mountains and closures in the Lincoln National Forest.

Authorities have ordered thousands of people to evacuate as a wind-driven wildfire threatens suburban homes in Southern California.

Indigenous leaders say that federal contractors are desecrating sacred Native American places and cultural sites at an unprecedented pace in the rush to build more walls on the U.S.-Mexico border.

Hawaii's recent catastrophic flooding has devastated local farms, leaving many farmers struggling.

Sunset Resort at Medina Lake, a lakefront property with water access, is set to open Saturday.

A great horned owl found stuck in a concrete mixer in Utah is now flying free after recovering at an animal sanctuary.

Global warming is causing rivers to slowly lose oxygen, threatening fish and other lives.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency wants to relax limits that require coal-fired power plants to prevent the release of toxic heavy metals into streams and rivers.

Dust storms, heavy rain, and lightning have damaged homes and killed at least 96 people in northern India.

Two bald eagle hatchlings have been spotted in a Chicago park in what experts believe is a first for the Windy City in more than a century.

Final approval of the curtailment plan is expected at a future City Council meeting. Experts predict that, without significant rainfall, a water emergency could arrive by September.

The Interior Department is canceling a rule that put public lands conservation on equal footing with development.

President Donald Trump is moving to suspend the federal tax on gasoline to help Americans shoulder surging fuel prices caused by the Iran war.

Use of electric vehicles in Africa is surging, led by Ethiopia, as soaring prices and fuel shortages compel countries to opt for cleaner and cheaper transport.

Texans across the political spectrum opposed wall construction in the national park. Now the agency’s plans include roadways and digital surveillance to monitor the rugged region.

Ten water projects received initial approval to split $1.28 billion in state money this year, but 13 others didn’t make the cut — including one that may supply drought-stricken Corpus Christi.

David Attenborough, the world’s most famous wildlife presenter, is celebrating his 100th birthday on Friday.

Global warming extinctions usually have people picturing the last polar bears or other furry critters disappearing.

Powerful storms that spawned at least three tornadoes tore through several Mississippi counties.

Data centers are largely driving the sudden rise in natural gas power projects on the waiting list to connect to Texas' grid.

A new report reveals European companies have taken a third of the Indian Ocean's tropical tuna catch.

Officials and experts in Argentina are scrambling to figure out if their country is the source of a deadly hantavirus outbreak that has gripped an Atlantic cruise.

Venezuela insists that a mineral-rich region of Guyana was fraudulently taken in the 19th century.

A late spring snowstorm has started to taper off in Colorado after closing schools, delaying flights and creating slushy conditions for commuters.