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%.
EPA eliminates research and development office, begins layoffs
Read full article: EPA eliminates research and development office, begins layoffsThe Environmental Protection Agency said Friday it is eliminating its research and development arm and reducing agency staff by thousands of employees.
The owner of the Tennessee factory where workers drowned after Hurricane Helene won't face charges
Read full article: The owner of the Tennessee factory where workers drowned after Hurricane Helene won't face chargesThe owner of a factory where six workers died last year in flooding from Hurricane Helene won’t face charges after a Tennessee Bureau of Investigation found no criminal wrongdoing.
LA fires charred homes into piles of metal and concrete. By recycling them, they're given new life
Read full article: LA fires charred homes into piles of metal and concrete. By recycling them, they're given new lifeAfter the Palisades and Eaton fires scorched entire neighborhoods, the Army Corps of Engineers set up operations to recycle concrete and metal from mostly fire-damaged homes.
Trump’s tariff pressure pushes Asia toward American LNG, but at the cost of climate goals
Read full article: Trump’s tariff pressure pushes Asia toward American LNG, but at the cost of climate goalsAsian countries are offering to buy more U.S. liquefied natural gas to ease trade tensions with the Trump administration.
Trump offers regulatory relief for coal, iron ore and chemical industries
Read full article: Trump offers regulatory relief for coal, iron ore and chemical industriesPresident Donald Trump is granting two years of regulatory relief to coal-fired power plants, chemical manufacturers and other industries as he seeks to reverse Biden-era regulations he considers overly burdensome.
Louisiana cancels $3 billion coastal restoration project funded by oil spill settlement
Read full article: Louisiana cancels $3 billion coastal restoration project funded by oil spill settlementLouisiana is officially canceling a $3 billion coastal restoration project funded by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlement.
Alaska is the most earthquake-prone state. Here is why Wednesday's earthquake was notable
Read full article: Alaska is the most earthquake-prone state. Here is why Wednesday's earthquake was notableWednesday’s magnitude 7.3 earthquake off Alaska’s Aleutian Islands chain struck in a region that has experienced a handful of powerful quakes within the last five years.
Interior Secretary Burgum must personally approve all wind and solar projects, a new order says
Read full article: Interior Secretary Burgum must personally approve all wind and solar projects, a new order saysAll solar and wind energy projects on federal lands and waters must be personally approved by Interior Secretary Doug Burgum.
Severe weather in tropical storm's wake triggers North Carolina state of emergency
Read full article: Severe weather in tropical storm's wake triggers North Carolina state of emergencyNorth Carolina has declared a state of emergency after Tropical Storm Chantal caused severe flooding and at least six deaths.
The grueling 135-mile journey of a 66-year-old runner through one of the hottest places on Earth
Read full article: The grueling 135-mile journey of a 66-year-old runner through one of the hottest places on EarthFor 37 years in a searing California desert, runners from across the globe have embarked on a 135-mile race through one of the hottest places on Earth.
Keeping animals of all sizes, from cats to horses, cool during record heat
Read full article: Keeping animals of all sizes, from cats to horses, cool during record heatWith record temperatures hitting the U.S., pet owners have to protect their four-legged family members from dangers like heat stroke and dehydration.
A tsunami warning is in effect along parts of Alaska’s southern coast after 7.3 magnitude earthquake
Read full article: A tsunami warning is in effect along parts of Alaska’s southern coast after 7.3 magnitude earthquakeCommunities along a 700-mile stretch of Alaska’s southern coast ordered their residents to higher ground after a powerful earthquake, but officials quickly downgraded and then canceled a tsunami warning in the area.
Camp Mystic leader may not have seen urgent alert before Texas flood, family spokesman says
Read full article: Camp Mystic leader may not have seen urgent alert before Texas flood, family spokesman saysA spokesman for Camp Mystic, the Texas enclave devastated by a July 4 flash flood, is raising concerns about communication failures during the disaster.
Federal utility backs off Tennessee gas plant site after John Rich says he enlisted Trump's help
Read full article: Federal utility backs off Tennessee gas plant site after John Rich says he enlisted Trump's helpThe nation’s largest public utility says it is looking at other sites for a new natural gas power plant after its preferred location in Tennessee drew heavy public scrutiny, including from country musician John Rich.
20 states sue FEMA for canceling grant program that guards against natural disasters
Read full article: 20 states sue FEMA for canceling grant program that guards against natural disastersTwenty Democratic-led states have filed a lawsuit against the Federal Emergency Management Agency over the cancellation of a disaster mitigation grant program.
A look inside a lab making the advanced fuel to power growing US nuclear energy ambitions
Read full article: A look inside a lab making the advanced fuel to power growing US nuclear energy ambitionsAt Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, a half-dozen workers are making what appear to be gray billiard balls.
National Park Service defends the handling of lightning-sparked blaze that destroyed historic lodge
Read full article: National Park Service defends the handling of lightning-sparked blaze that destroyed historic lodgeThe National Park Service is defending its handling of a lightning-sparked wildfire that destroyed the Grand Canyon Lodge.
America's only rare earth producer gets a boost from Apple and Pentagon agreements
Read full article: America's only rare earth producer gets a boost from Apple and Pentagon agreementsMP Materials, the operator of the only rare earths mine in the United States, has signed a $500 million deal with Apple.
System over Florida has potential to develop into tropical depression, weather service says
Read full article: System over Florida has potential to develop into tropical depression, weather service saysA weather system moving across Florida wasn’t even a tropical something but it has the potential to develop into a tropical depression as it moves across the Gulf later in the week.
Native American teens kayak major US river to celebrate removal of dams and return of salmon
Read full article: Native American teens kayak major US river to celebrate removal of dams and return of salmonA group of several dozen Indigenous youth from across the Klamath Basin recently emerged victorious after a month-long journey paddling the Klamath River.
A designer dressed Chappell Roan with seaweed. But don't expect to find the approach in stores — yet
Read full article: A designer dressed Chappell Roan with seaweed. But don't expect to find the approach in stores — yetFast fashion relies heavily on synthetic fibers that are made from oil and gas, fossil fuels that cause climate change.
Trump administration says it won't publish major climate change reports on NASA website as promised
Read full article: Trump administration says it won't publish major climate change reports on NASA website as promisedThe Trump administration has made it harder for people, local and state governments to find critical climate change reports.
India wants air conditioners to be made with milder temperature settings to save energy
Read full article: India wants air conditioners to be made with milder temperature settings to save energyThe Indian government has proposed requiring the lowest temperature setting on all new air conditioners to be 20 Celsius, or 68 Fahrenheit.
Search ends for those missing after Yemen's Houthi rebels sink ship in Red Sea
Read full article: Search ends for those missing after Yemen's Houthi rebels sink ship in Red SeaThe search for those missing after Yemen’s Houthi rebels sank a ship in the Red Sea has ended as at least four people are presumed dead and 11 others remain unaccounted for.
New tax break for auto loans could save some buyers thousands of dollars. But will it boost sales?
Read full article: New tax break for auto loans could save some buyers thousands of dollars. But will it boost sales?The new tax law signed by President Donald Trump creates a federal tax deduction for interest on auto loans.
Unhealthy smoke from Canadian wildfires blankets the Upper Midwest when people want to be outside
Read full article: Unhealthy smoke from Canadian wildfires blankets the Upper Midwest when people want to be outsideWildfire smoke from Canada has made for bad air quality over parts of the Upper Midwest.
Osprey came back from the brink once. Now chicks are dying in nests, and some blame overfishing
Read full article: Osprey came back from the brink once. Now chicks are dying in nests, and some blame overfishingThe osprey is in decline in one of its key territories and some scientists blame overfishing of menhaden, an important food for the birds.