The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday announced its first-ever limits for several common types of PFAS, or perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances
April 10, 2024
Emergency workers rescued people from flooded homes and cars in a Texas town
April 10, 2024
The start of the Masters has been delayed by at least one hour because of bad weather
April 11, 2024
Powerful storms are rumbling over parts of the southeastern U.S. as more severe weather takes aim at parts of the Ohio Valley
April 11, 2024
An orphaned killer whale stranded in a remote Vancouver Island lagoon is proving difficult for rescuers to catch
April 12, 2024
Pittsburgh officials say a large group of river barges broke loose and floated down the Ohio River, damaging a marina and causing bridge closures before the boats were pinned to the riverbank or went over a dam downstream
April 13, 2024
April 17 marks the 100 days countdown to the Paris Olympics ambitious opening ceremony
April 15, 2024
Heavy rains have lashed the United Arab Emirates, flooding out portions of major highways and leaving vehicles abandoned on roadways across Dubai
April 16, 2024
The Labor Department issued a new rule Tuesday intended to protect coal miners from poisonous silica dust that has contributed to the premature deaths of thousands of mine workers from a respiratory ailment commonly known as “black lung” disease
April 16, 2024
When wildfires broke out across the Hawaiian island of Maui last August, some firefighters carried victims piggyback over downed power lines to safety and sheltered survivors inside their fire engines
April 17, 2024
Heavy thunderstorms have lashed the United Arab Emirates, dumping the heaviest rain ever recorded in the country in the span of hours as it flooded out portions of major highways and Dubai’s international airport
April 17, 2024
The United Arab Emirates is struggling to recover from the heaviest recorded rainfall ever to hit the desert nation, as its main airport worked to restore normal operations even as floodwater still covered portions of major highways and roads
April 18, 2024
The Biden administration is moving to let conservationists lease government land for restoration
April 18, 2024
More people living near an erupting volcano on Indonesia's Sulawesi Island are being evacuated
April 19, 2024
The Biden administration has finalized rules that would restrict new oil and gas leasing and development in portions of a federal petroleum reserve in Alaska that are considered particularly sensitive as the Arctic continues to warm
April 19, 2024
The Environmental Protection Agency has designated two forever chemicals used in cookware, carpets and firefighting foams as hazardous substances
April 19, 2024
An acute housing shortage hitting fire survivors on the Hawaiian island of Maui is squeezing out residents even as they try to overcome the loss of loved ones, their homes and their community
April 21, 2024
Nelly Korda shot a 3-under 69 in the weather-delayed third round of the Chevron Championship to enter the final round of the year’s first major one shot off the lead
April 21, 2024
Masters champion Scottie Scheffler is on the verge of another victory
April 21, 2024
President Joe Biden is marking Earth Day by announcing $7 billion in federal grants to provide residential solar projects serving 900,000-plus households in low- and middle-income communities
April 22, 2024
A federal jury says Warren Buffett’s BNSF Railway contributed to the deaths of two people who were exposed to asbestos decades ago when tainted mining material was shipped through a Montana town where thousands have been sickened
April 22, 2024
Foreign automakers have been caught flat-footed in China by an electric vehicle boom that has shaken up the market over the last three years
April 24, 2024
Global automakers and EV startups are unveiling new models and concept cars at China’s largest auto show, with a focus on the nation’s transformation into a major market and production base for digitally connected, new-energy vehicles
April 25, 2024
A rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency would force power plants fueled by coal or natural gas to capture smokestack emissions or shut down
April 25, 2024
Indonesia's Ruang volcano erupted on Tuesday, spewing lava as lightning flashes lit up its crater, prompting authorities to raise the alert status and evacuate more than 12,000
April 30, 2024
Alaska Airlines grounds flights at Seattle briefly due to tech outage
Sisters of slain Israeli hostage: ‘They starved her before they murdered her’
Commerzbank shares fall 3% as German government retains stake
Hear from children living in makeshift homes on the shores of Gaza
Pope cancels his audiences due to slight illness days before a new trip
Alaska Airlines hit by IT outage causing ground stop in Seattle
As fast as it comes down, graffiti returns to DC streets. Not all of it unwelcome