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%.
Africa’s cellphone towers turn to solar as diesel costs surge
Read full article: Africa’s cellphone towers turn to solar as diesel costs surgeCellphone tower operators across Africa are increasingly turning to solar power to reduce reliance on costly diesel fuel and expand connectivity in off-grid areas.
Apple leads Wall Street to more records as oil prices pull back
Read full article: Apple leads Wall Street to more records as oil prices pull backThe U.S. stock market set more records after Apple, Estee Lauder and others joined the list of companies delivering fatter profits for the start of the year than analysts expected.
Nations preserve a plan to adopt a global fee on shipping emissions, but keep their options open
Read full article: Nations preserve a plan to adopt a global fee on shipping emissions, but keep their options openThe world’s maritime nations preserved a plan to adopt the first global carbon fee on shipping, as they agreed to keep working on it in the fall and adjourned their meeting.
A citizen campaign returns iconic kiwi birds to New Zealand's capital after a century-long absence
Read full article: A citizen campaign returns iconic kiwi birds to New Zealand's capital after a century-long absenceNew Zealanders are working to bring the kiwi back to the hills around Wellington.
Trump gives go-ahead to major new Canada-US oil pipeline
Read full article: Trump gives go-ahead to major new Canada-US oil pipelinePresident Donald Trump has granted a key approval to a major new pipeline that would move oil from Canada into the central U.S. The three-foot-wide Bridger Pipeline Expansion would carry up to 550,000 barrels of oil a day from the Canadian border with Montana down through eastern Montana and Wyoming, where it would link up with another pipeline.
Solar ranch in Tennessee aims to prove grazing cattle under the panels is a farmland win-win
Read full article: Solar ranch in Tennessee aims to prove grazing cattle under the panels is a farmland win-winA Tennessee solar developer is betting that cattle-grazing and solar panels can coexist — and benefit farmers as well as the electric grid.
Environmental Protection Agency boss backs big budget cuts but Congress will get the final say
Read full article: Environmental Protection Agency boss backs big budget cuts but Congress will get the final sayThe head of the Environmental Protection Agency is back on Capitol Hill defending the administration's plan to cut in half the EPA's budget.
One of America’s oldest weather observatories shows people the science behind our climate
Read full article: One of America’s oldest weather observatories shows people the science behind our climateAt Blue Hill Observatory and Science Center, a weather station 15 miles south of Boston, staff and volunteers have been using many of the same tools to monitor the weather since it opened in 1885.
Democrats investigate as Trump OKs almost $2 billion in taxpayer money to end offshore wind projects
Read full article: Democrats investigate as Trump OKs almost $2 billion in taxpayer money to end offshore wind projectsThe Trump administration is spending nearly $2 billion to get energy companies to walk away from U.S. offshore wind projects.
Billionaire Tom Steyer wants to take on the rich in run for California governor
Read full article: Billionaire Tom Steyer wants to take on the rich in run for California governorBillionaire climate activist Tom Steyer is selling himself as a class traitor in his bid for California governor.
This year's World Cup games could be sizzling. Here's what's being done to prepare for extreme heat
Read full article: This year's World Cup games could be sizzling. Here's what's being done to prepare for extreme heatThe 2022 World Cup tournament in Qatar was moved from summer to winter because of the threat of extreme heat.
Critically endangered antelopes return to Kenya from Czech zoo
Read full article: Critically endangered antelopes return to Kenya from Czech zooFour critically endangered mountain bongos arrived in Kenya on their way to their native forests after years in the care of a zoo in the Czech Republic.
Georgia officials warn wildfires are still a threat as firefighters report progress
Read full article: Georgia officials warn wildfires are still a threat as firefighters report progressOfficials battling two large wildfires in southern Georgia say firefighters are bracing for a long battle even after weekend rains boosted their containment efforts.
High-level talks begin on moving away from fossil fuels at Colombia conference
Read full article: High-level talks begin on moving away from fossil fuels at Colombia conferenceMinisters and officials are gathered in Colombia for a high-level conference aimed at accelerating the shift away from fossil fuels, with financing emerging as a key challenge.
Trump lifts ban on mining near Boundary Waters, clearing way for Chilean company to seek permits
Read full article: Trump lifts ban on mining near Boundary Waters, clearing way for Chilean company to seek permitsPresident Donald Trump has lifted a federal ban on mining near Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, clearing the way for a Chilean company eying the region's precious metals to begin applying for permits.
White House withdraws hospitality executive as nominee to lead the National Park Service
Read full article: White House withdraws hospitality executive as nominee to lead the National Park ServicePresident Donald Trump is withdrawing his nomination of a hospitality company executive to lead the National Park Service.
Camera shows Sumatra orangutan using a canopy bridge to cross a road in Indonesia
Read full article: Camera shows Sumatra orangutan using a canopy bridge to cross a road in IndonesiaConservations say a Sumatran orangutan has been filmed for the first time using a human-made canopy bridge to cross a public road on the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
Heavy weekend rain slows 2 sprawling Georgia wildfires, even as new blazes start
Read full article: Heavy weekend rain slows 2 sprawling Georgia wildfires, even as new blazes startHeavy rain slowed the progress of two sprawling southern Georgia wildfires over the weekend, allowing crews to make some progress in containing the blazes that have destroyed more than 100 homes.
Trump administration to pay 2 more companies to walk away from US offshore wind leases
Read full article: Trump administration to pay 2 more companies to walk away from US offshore wind leasesThe Trump administration has announced two more payouts for energy companies to walk away from U.S. offshore wind projects under development.
Supreme Court grapples with multibillion-dollar wave of lawsuits over Roundup cancer claims
Read full article: Supreme Court grapples with multibillion-dollar wave of lawsuits over Roundup cancer claimsThe Supreme Court seems divided over whether to block thousands of lawsuits alleging the maker of the weedkiller Roundup failed to warn people it could cause cancer.
Rare two-colored lobster caught by fishermen off Cape Cod donated to aquarium
Read full article: Rare two-colored lobster caught by fishermen off Cape Cod donated to aquariumA Cape Cod seafood company has donated a rare two-colored lobster to a science center, sparing the critter from the kettle because of its remarkable coloration.
