Images highlight just how drastic change in Great Lakes ice coverage has been in recent years
Read full article: Images highlight just how drastic change in Great Lakes ice coverage has been in recent yearsIce coverage for all the Great Lakes was at historical lows, with the coldest of the lakes — Lake Superior — having just 1% ice coverage as of Tuesday. The historical average is 40%.
Colombia's presidential runoff could impact the future of the Amazon rainforest and fossil fuels
Read full article: Colombia's presidential runoff could impact the future of the Amazon rainforest and fossil fuelsColombia’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.
Limited interest in latest oil and gas lease sale for Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Read full article: Limited interest in latest oil and gas lease sale for Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife RefugeTwo corporations bid on a handful of leases during the latest oil and gas lease sale in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Energy Department says advanced nuclear reactor first to reach critical milestone
Read full article: Energy Department says advanced nuclear reactor first to reach critical milestoneThe 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.
Fishermen prepared for the longest red snapper season in recent memory. A court order stopped it
Read full article: Fishermen prepared for the longest red snapper season in recent memory. A court order stopped itA 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.
Many soccer fans will be drinking alcohol and watching the World Cup. In heat, doing that is risky
Read full article: Many soccer fans will be drinking alcohol and watching the World Cup. In heat, doing that is riskyPopping 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.
Wildfires are making the US smoggy again, reversing progress on cleaner air, study finds
Read full article: Wildfires are making the US smoggy again, reversing progress on cleaner air, study findsA new study finds that smoke from larger wildfires is reversing more than a decade of American improvements in smog.
Energy, water use and pollution of AI and data centers rival most countries
Read full article: Energy, water use and pollution of AI and data centers rival most countriesAccording to a United Nations University report, the environmental footprint of data centers already rivals some of the world’s largest countries.
Scientists lose critical climate record as ocean observatory will go dark under Trump funding cuts
Read full article: Scientists lose critical climate record as ocean observatory will go dark under Trump funding cutsThe Trump administration is dismantling a $386 million network of more than 900 ocean sensors funded by the National Science Foundation.
Wyoming’s ‘Path of the Pronghorn’ is a signature away from protections sought for a quarter century
Read full article: Wyoming’s ‘Path of the Pronghorn’ is a signature away from protections sought for a quarter centuryWyoming is close to designating a migration corridor for pronghorn, a move conservation biologist Joel Berger has long supported.
SEC moves to repeal rule that requires companies to report greenhouse gas emissions and climate risk
Read full article: SEC moves to repeal rule that requires companies to report greenhouse gas emissions and climate riskIn 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.
Rescuers evacuate the first of 5 villagers found trapped in a cave in Laos; 2 still missing
Read full article: Rescuers evacuate the first of 5 villagers found trapped in a cave in Laos; 2 still missingRescue divers in Laos have safely evacuated the first of five villagers trapped in a cave for over a week due to floodwaters.
Indonesians mark 20 years since mud volcano eruption swallowed up entire communities in East Java
Read full article: Indonesians mark 20 years since mud volcano eruption swallowed up entire communities in East JavaResidents in the East Java province of Indonesia have scattered flowers and paid their respects and prayed at the edge of a mud lake.
Crews recover the remains of 6 of the 9 workers missing after Washington chemical tank rupture
Read full article: Crews recover the remains of 6 of the 9 workers missing after Washington chemical tank ruptureCrews 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.
Think it's hot now? The next five years will smash records, UN says
Read full article: Think it's hot now? The next five years will smash records, UN saysA 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.
Some brands say their jeans are eco-friendly. Here's how to find a pair that's actually sustainable
Read full article: Some brands say their jeans are eco-friendly. Here's how to find a pair that's actually sustainableYour jeans have probably passed through cotton farms, dye houses and wash facilities before reaching your closet.
West Coast chemical emergencies raise questions about the safety of massive industrial tanks
Read full article: West Coast chemical emergencies raise questions about the safety of massive industrial tanksThere are millions of chemical tanks around the U.S., and experts say it is exceedingly rare for them to fail.
9 missing after Washington paper mill tank rupture and officials say there's no hope of survivors
Read full article: 9 missing after Washington paper mill tank rupture and officials say there's no hope of survivorsCrews are resuming the search for nine people presumed killed at a Washington state paper mill where a chemical tank ruptured.
Southern California officials lift all evacuation orders for residents near damaged chemical tank
Read full article: Southern California officials lift all evacuation orders for residents near damaged chemical tankOfficials have lifted evacuation orders for final 16,000 residents near a damaged chemical tank in California.