While road salt helped clear Southwest Virginia’s roads after recent snowstorms, experts warn the environmental impact could last for decades, potentially threatening wildlife and water supplies.

A federal judge said Tuesday that a nearly completed Massachusetts offshore wind project can continue, as the industry successfully challenges the Trump administration in court.

President Donald Trump says he has signed an executive order that seeks to speed up reconstruction of tens of thousands of homes destroyed by the Los Angeles area wildfires in 2025.

A 77-pound mountain lion caused a stir as it wandered through San Francisco’s Pacific Heights neighborhood.

A science-oriented advocacy group moved its “Doomsday Clock” to 85 seconds to midnight, saying the Earth is closer than ever to destruction.

Parts of Australia have sweltered in record temperatures close to 50 degrees Celsius or 122 Fahrenheit during a prolonged heat wave.

Three Texas siblings who died in an icy pond are among several dozen deaths in U.S. states gripped by frigid cold.

Experts say the massive winter storm hitting the American East is taking a multi-billion dollar toll on the U.S. economy.

Many U.S. residents are facing another night of below-freezing temperatures and no electricity after a massive winter storm dumped more snow in Northeast and left parts of the South coated in ice.

The NHL has postponed the Columbus Blue Jackets’ home game against the Los Angeles Kings on Monday night because of a major winter storm that created dangerous travel conditions across much of the United States.

Improved weather has helped rescuers in Java, Indonesia, recover more bodies after a landslide killed over two dozen villagers.

U.S. officials have granted an extension for housing assistance to survivors of the 2023 wildfires in Hawaii, according to Gov. Josh Green.

King Charles III has teamed up with Amazon Prime to make a film about his vision for saving the planet, 16 years after he wrote a book on the subject.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta is suing the Trump administration for approving an oil company's plans to restart two oil pipelines along the state's coast.

That snowflake icon on your smartphone app might be quick and handy — it just might not be as accurate as a human when the weather gets rough.

Floods in Mozambique have led to a new threat.

The southern African nation of Malawi has started a cholera vaccination rollout this week in a bid to stem the threat of a disease that kills tens of thousands of people globally each year.

The Yanacocha Reserve in the Ecuadorian Andes is the last refuge for a tiny hummingbird facing extinction.

Utility companies and state officials are preparing for a forecasted ice storm that could bring down power lines and cause widespread outages.

Winter has its fans, but even those who enjoy playing in the snow probably dislike the chore of clearing up after a big storm that dumps several inches or even feet of snow and ice.

Firefighters and security forces in Chile are battling deadly wildfires that have killed at least 21 people and destroyed vast areas of forests.

Davide Cerato will play a major role in skiing and snowboarding events at the upcoming Olympics, but he won’t be competing.

Police from Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana and Suriname have arrested nearly 200 people in their first-ever joint cross-border operation targeting illegal gold mining in the Amazon.

Landslides have hit a house and a campground in New Zealand, killing at least two people while emergency crews are trying to rescue people buried in rubble.

An approaching major winter storm has prompting a shuffling of an NBA game, an NHL game and dozens of college basketball games this weekend.

A new study finds that warming temperatures are causing Antarctic penguins to breed earlier, threatening some species with extinction by century's end.

The event, organized by Clean Valley Council and partners, focused on cleaning the watershed near Hortons Park to prevent trash from entering the Roanoke River.

Firefighters in Chile are battling forest fires that have killed at least 19 people and left around 1,500 homeless.

Five men are set to stand trial in Peru over the 2023 killing of an Indigenous Amazon defender.

When you think IMAX, chances are your mind goes to those immersive documentaries that take you inside volcanoes, deep under oceans or to distant planets.

Southern California Edison has filed lawsuits against Los Angeles County, local water agencies and the Southern California Gas Company.

Authorities in Chile say that wildfires raging across central and southern areas of the country have left at least 18 people dead.

Authorities report that three avalanches across Austria have killed eight skiers.

Authorities in Austria say five skiers have been killed in a pair of avalanches in the western Salzburg Pongau region.

Longtime climate activist Bill McKibben finds hope in solar energy despite the Trump administration rolling back environmental regulations and freezing offshore wind projects.

A federal judge has ruled that work on a Virginia offshore wind project could resume.

Tourists are bundling up and warming shelters have opened as Florida experiences its coldest weather of the winter season.

A group of German scientists tested the effects of a more acidic ocean on sharks’ teeth and found that future generations of sharks could have weaker teeth because of changing ocean chemistry.

The North American International Auto Show in Detroit once dedicated an entire track on its coveted show floor to getting consumers comfortable with electric vehicles and charging.

A federal judge has cleared the way for a New York offshore wind project to resume construction.

Climate change is driving a global boom in desalination as regions turn to the sea for drinking water.

When fires broke out across Los Angeles in January 2025, Miguel Santana, CEO of the California Community Foundation, saw the devastation firsthand.

Israeli strikes in Gaza have killed nine people, including three women, following the U.S. announcement of a second phase in the fragile ceasefire.

It’s that time of year again, when lots of U.S. residents are blasting the heat in their homes and still freezing cold.

Scientists have inaugurated the first global repository of mountain ice cores in an Antarctic vault.

A federal judge is considering whether to set aside a Trump administration order pausing the construction of a major offshore project for New York.

Scientists calculate that last year was one of the three hottest on record, along with 2024 and 2023.

The House gave approval to legislation aimed at loosening water efficiency regulations for showerheads.

The Environmental Protection Agency says it will stop calculating the economic savings of health benefits from air pollution rules.

Belgian biathlete Maya Cloetens is concerned about the future of winter sports in a warming world.

Strong winds have caused at least four deaths in Gaza as walls collapsed onto tents in the coastal territory.

Researchers say the United States emitted 2.4% more greenhouse gases in 2025 than the previous year.

A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration acted illegally when it canceled $7.6 billion in clean energy grants for projects in states that voted for Democrat Kamala Harris in the 2024 election.

A federal judge ruled Monday that work on a major offshore wind farm for Rhode Island and Connecticut can resume, handing the industry at least a temporary victory as President Donald Trump seeks to shut it down.

Blending green hydrogen with natural gas is seen by some as key to achieving California’s clean energy goals.

Thousands of tourists are stranded in northern Finland after flights at Kittilä airport were canceled due to severe cold.

Brazil’s biggest soy producers have withdrawn from the soy moratorium, a pledge to avoid Amazon deforestation.

New York’s attorney general has sued the Trump administration for halting two major offshore wind projects expected to power more than 1 million homes.

Environmental experts warn that U.S. plans under President Donald Trump to restart and control Venezuelan oil exports could intensify pollution, greenhouse gas emissions and ecological damage in a country already burdened by decades of oil-related degradation.

Thousands of homes and businesses across northern France and southern England are without power and residents faced widespread travel delays after a storm swept in off the Atlantic.

U.S. President Donald Trump's withdrawal from the United Nations climate framework marks a significant escalation of anti-climate policy.

Environmental groups claim federal and state officials withheld evidence about funding for an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades.

Artificial intelligence took center stage at this year's CES gadget show, but not always for the right reasons.

Getting into nature can be challenging during the workday.

Guides who take tourists to enjoy the striking views of Sicily’s Mount Etna are up in arms over tougher restrictions imposed by local authorities after a round of eruptions at the giant volcano in recent weeks.

The Trump administration will withdraw from dozens of international organizations, including the U.N.’s population agency and the U.N. treaty that establishes international climate negotiations.

The Trump administration has finalized a plan to roll back regulations implementing a landmark environmental law that the White House says needlessly delays federal approvals for energy and infrastructure projects.

Messy winter weather brought snow, ice, freezing rain and dangerous driving to the New England states as the region prepared for more unpleasant conditions later in the week.

Offshore wind developers and states are suing the Trump administration over its order to suspend work on five large-scale projects under construction off the East Coast for at least 90 days.

Snow and ice are hampering travel in parts of Europe as flights have been grounded and roads clogged.

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Snow, ice and freezing temperatures have hit parts of Europe, causing chaos.

Flash floods triggered by torrential rain have killed at least 16 people in Indonesia’s North Sulawesi province.

Pipeline safety regulators have imposed their largest fine ever on the company responsible for leaking 1.1 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana coast in 2023.

The search for mountain lions in a remote area of Colorado where a solo hiker was fatally attacked last week has ended.

One of the world’s rarest whale species is having more babies this year than in some recent seasons, but experts say many more young are needed to help stave off the possibility of extinction.

The Virginia National Heritage Program recognized the hours of work that volunteers put in throughout 2025 to remove invasive species!

The Environmental Protection Agency says it will propose a drinking water limit for perchlorate, a chemical in certain explosives.

It’s been a year of heartbreak and chronic worry since the most destructive wildfires in the Los Angeles area’s history scorched neighborhoods and displaced tens of thousands of people.

Crews cleared mud from key California highways as forecasters warned that more thunderstorms were on the way after downpours and high tides caused flooding, prompting road closures and rescues of people trapped in cars.

A grandmother and her 5-year-old grandson have burned to death in Gaza when their tent caught fire.

Rained poured down on the iconic Rose Parade for the first time in 20 years.

The Trump administration has ordered another coal-fired power facility to remain open.

Marching bands, floats and thousands of spectators are bracing for a rare dose of New Year’s Day rain for the prestigious Rose Parade in Southern California.

Forecasters are warning of even more frigid weather in the Midwest after a winter storm pummeled parts of that region as well as the Great Lakes and the Northeast this week.

Environmental journalist Tatiana Schlossberg, one of three grandchildren of the late President John F. Kennedy, has died after a battle with leukemia.

For the first time in 20 years, rain is expected to intrude on the Rose Parade in Southern California.

The new year will begin with some first-of-their-kind laws in several states.

A wild winter storm is bringing strong winds, heavy snow and frigid temperatures to the Great Lakes and Northeast.

Climate change worsened by human behavior made 2025 one of the hottest years ever recorded.

For the first time in 20 years, rain could be an intruder at the Rose Parade in Southern California.

Power outages can come from winter storms, heat waves, wildfires or a delivery driver backing into the power line by your house.

South Korea is chasing a coal-free future in efforts to slash carbon emissions, an ambitious goal for the fossil fuel-dependent country.

A strengthening bomb cyclone is barreling across the northern United States, unleashing severe winter weather in the Midwest and aiming at the East Coast.

Southern Hungary landowner Oszkár Nagyapáti has been battling severe drought on his land.

California has dropped a lawsuit officials filed against the Trump administration over the federal government's withdrawing of $4 billion for the state's long-delayed high-speed rail project.

The developers of a Virginia offshore wind project are asking a federal judge to block a Trump administration order that halted construction of their project, along with four others, over national security concerns.

Graphite mines in the United States are seeing renewed interest after being largely closed for decades.

Another powerful storm system that could cause more flooding and mudslides is rolling across Southern California.

Heavy rain and gusty winds from a powerful winter storm system are bringing flash floods and mudslides to parts of Southern California.