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Solutions In Your Community

Watch ‘Solutionaries’ to see solutions to rising sea levels, transit and in the courtroom

Read full article: Watch ‘Solutionaries’ to see solutions to rising sea levels, transit and in the courtroom

We're sharing the latest solutions-based stories from our series.

(AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

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 years

Ice 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%.

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs looks out of a helicopter window during her aerial tour of wildfire damage along the Grand Canyon's North Rim, Ariz., Saturday, July 19, 2025. (Joe Rondone/The Arizona Republic via AP, Pool)
3 hours ago

Arizona governor tours wildfire destruction along Grand Canyon's North Rim

Read full article: Arizona governor tours wildfire destruction along Grand Canyon's North Rim

Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs has toured the destruction left by a wildfire along the Grand Canyon’s North Rim.

FILE - EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin attends a Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission Event in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, May 22, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
20 hours ago

EPA eliminates research and development office, begins layoffs

Read full article: EPA eliminates research and development office, begins layoffs

The Environmental Protection Agency said Friday it is eliminating its research and development arm and reducing agency staff by thousands of employees.

FILE - Debris lays in front of Impact Plastics Inc. in Erwin, Tenn., Nov. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)
1 day ago

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 charges

The 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.

Debris from January wildfires is processed at a recycling facility set up on a golf course in Altadena, Calif., Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
1 day ago

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 life

After 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.

FILEL - Energy Secretary Chris Wright holds a report concerning U.S. exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as he speaks to reporters at the White House in Washington, on March 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)
2 days ago

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 goals

Asian countries are offering to buy more U.S. liquefied natural gas to ease trade tensions with the Trump administration.

President Donald Trump speaks during a ceremony to sign the "Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act," in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, July 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
2 days ago

Trump offers regulatory relief for coal, iron ore and chemical industries

Read full article: Trump offers regulatory relief for coal, iron ore and chemical industries

President 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.

FILE - The nearly $3 billion Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion project along the Mississippi River, intended to stave off coastal land loss in southeastern Louisiana, is seen during a flyover with the environmental coalition group Restore the Mississippi River Delta, Aug. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Jack Brook, File)
2 days ago

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 settlement

Louisiana is officially canceling a $3 billion coastal restoration project funded by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlement.

In this image provided by Tim Hatfield, cars leave Homer Spit on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, in Homer, Alaska. (Tim Hatfield via AP)
2 days ago

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 notable

Wednesday’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.

FILE - Pumpjacks operate in the foreground while a wind turbines at the Buckeye Wind Energy wind farm rise in the distance Monday, Sept. 30, 2024, near Hays, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
2 days ago

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 says

All solar and wind energy projects on federal lands and waters must be personally approved by Interior Secretary Doug Burgum.

FILE - Steve Miller performs at 92NY, Oct. 1, 2023, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
2 days ago

Steve Miller Band says extreme weather is so dangerous it’s canceling its tour

Read full article: Steve Miller Band says extreme weather is so dangerous it’s canceling its tour

The Steve Miller Band has canceled its U.S. tour, citing extreme weather as a safety concern for fans and crew.

An employee surveys the damage at the Great Outdoor Provision Co. after it was flooded during tropical storm Chantal, Monday, July 7, 2025, in Chapel Hill, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)
2 days ago

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 emergency

North Carolina has declared a state of emergency after Tropical Storm Chantal caused severe flooding and at least six deaths.

Danny Westergaard cools off in the shade while taking a short break during the Badwater 135 Ultramarathon, Tuesday, July 8, 2025, in Death Valley National Park, Calif. (AP Photo/John Locher)
2 days ago

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 Earth

For 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.

Dogs are seen at Animal Care and Control on Tuesday, July 8, 2025 in West Palm Beach, Fla. The shelter is educating the public on how to protect animals from dangers like heat stroke and dehydration. (AP Photo/Cody Jackson)
2 days ago

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 heat

With record temperatures hitting the U.S., pet owners have to protect their four-legged family members from dangers like heat stroke and dehydration.

In this image provided by Tim Hatfield, cars leave Homer Spit on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, in Homer, Alaska. (Tim Hatfield via AP)
3 days ago

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 earthquake

Communities 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.

FILE - Debris covers the area of Camp Mystic in Hunt, Texas, Monday, July 7, 2025, after a flash flood swept through the area. (AP Photo/Eli Hartman, File)
3 days ago

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 says

A spokesman for Camp Mystic, the Texas enclave devastated by a July 4 flash flood, is raising concerns about communication failures during the disaster.

FILE - Members of the Tennessee Valley Authority Board of Directors listen to members of the public during a meeting May 8, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)
3 days ago

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 help

The 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.

FILE - Al Ain's Park Yong-woo splashes his face to cool off during the Club World Cup Group G soccer match between Wydad AC and Al Ain FC in Washington, June 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)
3 days ago

How climate change could force FIFA to rethink the World Cup calendar

Read full article: How climate change could force FIFA to rethink the World Cup calendar

Soccer faces growing challenges from extreme heat, as seen during the FIFA Club World Cup in the U.S. this summer.

FILE - President Donald Trump speaks at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Sept. 1, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
3 days ago

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 disasters

Twenty Democratic-led states have filed a lawsuit against the Federal Emergency Management Agency over the cancellation of a disaster mitigation grant program.

CLIMATE


Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs looks out of a helicopter window during her aerial tour of wildfire damage along the Grand Canyon's North Rim, Ariz., Saturday, July 19, 2025. (Joe Rondone/The Arizona Republic via AP, Pool)
3 hours ago

Arizona governor tours wildfire destruction along Grand Canyon's North Rim

Read full article: Arizona governor tours wildfire destruction along Grand Canyon's North Rim
FILE - EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin attends a Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission Event in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, May 22, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
20 hours ago

EPA eliminates research and development office, begins layoffs

Read full article: EPA eliminates research and development office, begins layoffs
FILE - Debris lays in front of Impact Plastics Inc. in Erwin, Tenn., Nov. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)
1 day ago

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 charges
Debris from January wildfires is processed at a recycling facility set up on a golf course in Altadena, Calif., Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
1 day ago

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 life

NEWS HEADLINES


Tourist boat Wonder Sea is towed to a shipyard for investigation after its capsizing, which killed multiple people, in a thunderstorm in Ha Long Bay, Vietnam Sunday, July 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Huy Han)
26 minutes ago

Vietnam tour boat survivor describes his escape

Read full article: Vietnam tour boat survivor describes his escape
Mario and Gail Cirasunda, of Orchard Park, N.Y., share a kiss on a bench following a Memory Cafe event at the National Comedy Center Monday, May 5, 2025, in Jamestown, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)
3 hours ago

Memory cafes at the National Comedy Center ignite laughter and connection for dementia patients

Read full article: Memory cafes at the National Comedy Center ignite laughter and connection for dementia patients
A Sheriff's deputy pauses while combing through the banks of the Guadalupe River near Camp Mystic, Saturday, July 5, 2025, in Hunt, Texas, after a flash flood swept through the area. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
3 hours ago

3 people are still missing from deadly July 4 floods in Texas county, down from nearly 100

Read full article: 3 people are still missing from deadly July 4 floods in Texas county, down from nearly 100
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs looks out of a helicopter window during her aerial tour of wildfire damage along the Grand Canyon's North Rim, Ariz., Saturday, July 19, 2025. (Joe Rondone/The Arizona Republic via AP, Pool)
3 hours ago

Arizona governor tours wildfire destruction along Grand Canyon's North Rim

Read full article: Arizona governor tours wildfire destruction along Grand Canyon's North Rim
A laboratory worker holds a cross section of TRISO fuel Friday, June 27, 2025, in Oak Ridge, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
3 days ago

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 ambitions

At Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, a half-dozen workers are making what appear to be gray billiard balls.

In this photo provided by the Shark Bay Dolphin Research Project, a bottlenose dolphin wearing a marine sponge on its nose to forage swims in Shark Bay, Australia, 2023. (Meredith MacQueeney/Shark Bay Dolphin Research Project via AP)

Some Australian dolphins use sponges to hunt fish, but it's harder than it looks

Read full article: Some Australian dolphins use sponges to hunt fish, but it's harder than it looks

Some dolphins in Australia use sponges on their noses to hunt fish, a skill passed down through generations.

Smoke from the Dragon Bravo Fire moves down the Grand Canyon from the North Rim Tuesday, July 15, 2025, in Grand Canyon National Park, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

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 lodge

The National Park Service is defending its handling of a lightning-sparked wildfire that destroyed the Grand Canyon Lodge.

FILE - This 2024 photo provided by MP Materials shows an aerial view of the company's mine in Mountain Pass, Calif. (MP Materials via AP, File)

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 agreements

MP Materials, the operator of the only rare earths mine in the United States, has signed a $500 million deal with Apple.

A pedestrian walks along a street during a rain shower Tuesday, July 15, 2025, in Orlando, Fla., as tropical weather moves over the state. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

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 says

A 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.

Kayakers pause before paddling the last couple of miles of the Klamath River to reach the Pacific Ocean on Friday, July 11, 2025, in Klamath, Calif. (AP Photo/Brittany Peterson)

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 salmon

A group of several dozen Indigenous youth from across the Klamath Basin recently emerged victorious after a month-long journey paddling the Klamath River.

Fashion designer Caroline Zimbalist poses in her studio on Friday, June 6, 2025, in the Queens borough of New York. (AP Photo/Mary Conlon)

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 — yet

Fast fashion relies heavily on synthetic fibers that are made from oil and gas, fossil fuels that cause climate change.

FILE - Workers on scaffolding repaint the NASA logo near the top of the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., May 20, 2020. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

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 promised

The Trump administration has made it harder for people, local and state governments to find critical climate change reports.

FILE - People purchase air conditioners at a shop on a hot summer day in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir, June 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan, File)

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 energy

The Indian government has proposed requiring the lowest temperature setting on all new air conditioners to be 20 Celsius, or 68 Fahrenheit.

In this photo provided by Pannonhalma Archabbey, a restorer shows an old book with holes in its pages due to a drugstore beetle infestation, at the Pannonhalma Archabbey's library in Pannonhalma, Hungary, Thursday, July 3, 2025, as a beetle infestation threatens its ancient collection. (Pannonhalma Archabbey via AP)

Hungary's oldest library is fighting to save 100,000 books from a beetle infestation

Read full article: Hungary's oldest library is fighting to save 100,000 books from a beetle infestation

A medieval abbey in Hungary is battling a beetle infestation threatening its ancient book collection.

The Liberian-flagged bulk carrier Eternity C is seen near Cathlamet, Oregon, July 23, 2019. (Mike Cullom via AP)

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 Sea

The 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.

FILE - The 2024 Ford F-150 truck is assembled at the Dearborn Truck Plant in Dearborn, Mich., April 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

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.

This photo taken by Pace Maier shows smoky skies on Saturday, July 12, 2025, at Pelican Lake near Ashby, Minn. (Pace Maier via AP)

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 outside

Wildfire smoke from Canada has made for bad air quality over parts of the Upper Midwest.

An osprey flies with a half-eaten fish in its talons above the Lynnhaven River, June 30, 2025, in Virginia Beach, Va. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

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 overfishing

The osprey is in decline in one of its key territories and some scientists blame overfishing of menhaden, an important food for the birds.

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