Gates will be locked and thousands of rangers will be furloughed from national park sites if Congress doesn’t reach a budget agreement
September 29, 2023
President Joe Biden's administration has proposed up to three oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico over the next five years but none in Alaska
September 29, 2023
A storm has delivered one of the wettest days in decades to the New York metropolitan area
September 29, 2023
The adorable dumbo octopus, known by its scientific name Grimpoteuthis, inhabits the dark, murky depths of the ocean, where sunshine is but a distant memory. This marine species’ ear-like fins have enthralled audiences around by drawing comparisons to Disney’s Dumbo the elephant. It has become a symbol of the ocean’s vast diversity because of its singular look and hauntingly beautiful journey through the water. Dumbo octopuses come in a wide variety of hues, from almost white to pink and even crimson. The elephant-ear-shaped fins that are its most distinguishing characteristic let it glide ghostlike across the icy waters of the
September 29, 2023
South Dakota cowboys and cowgirls are rounding up a herd of more than 1,500 bison as part of an annual effort to maintain the health of the species, which has rebounded from near-extinction
September 29, 2023
A long-awaited viability study says the endangered red wolf can survive in the wild, but it's going to take “substantial management efforts beyond many of those currently implemented.”
September 29, 2023
New York City is drying out after being soaked by one of its wettest days in decades
September 30, 2023
The Emirati president-designate for the upcoming United Nations COP28 climate conference has offered a full-throated defense of his nation hosting the talks
September 30, 2023
At Paris Fashion Week, Andreas Kronthaler rejuvenated Vivienne Westwood’s legacy, intertwining it with his unique style
September 30, 2023
In a remote, dry patch of California farm country, a battle is raging over carrots
October 01, 2023
A small diving group in New York City is trying to do its part in undoing the pollution threatening the oceans and aquatic wildlife
October 01, 2023
The devastation of this year’s monsoon season in India has been significant, with over 400 deaths and more property damage in the Himayalan state of Himachal Pradesh in a single season than the last five years combined
October 01, 2023
A woman who escaped Hawaii’s Lahaina wildfire by running through a flaming field has died after spending more than seven weeks in a hospital burn unit
October 01, 2023
Demand for critical minerals like nickel and cobalt is surging as climate change hastens a transition to renewable energy, boosting carbon emissions by miners and processors of such materials
October 02, 2023
President Joe Biden’s name isn't on the ballot in 2023
October 02, 2023
The Emirati president-designate of the upcoming United Nations COP28 climate talks has called on oil and gas companies to be “central to the solution” to fighting climate change as the industry boosts its production to enjoy rising energy prices
October 02, 2023
Tropical Storm Philippe has made landfall in the tiny island of Barbuda as it unleashes heavy rains and flash floods in the northeast Caribbean
October 02, 2023
A New York company plans to build an offshore wind energy project 42 miles off New Jersey
October 02, 2023
A coalition of environmental groups is calling on the federal government to enact emergency rules to protect a vanishing species of whale from lethal collisions with large ships
October 02, 2023
The office of Montana's Republican attorney general is appealing a landmark climate change ruling in which a judge said state agencies aren't doing enough to protect 16 young plaintiffs from harm caused by global warming
October 02, 2023
More than 100 dolphins have died in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest in the past week due to a severe drought, and many more could be affected if water temperatures remain high
October 02, 2023
The leader of the Columbia Journalism Review says he's leaving that job to work at an organization that encourages news outlets to devote more attention to covering climate change
October 03, 2023
The Biden administration directed agencies to consider the cost of greenhouse gas emissions in their future purchasing and budget decisions. An example shows just how much is at stake.
October 03, 2023
Even a cave that has been completely isolated from human activity for the past three decades is not safe from the pervasive plague of microplastics. Plastic particles smaller than 5 millimeters in size, or “microplastics,” are cropping up everywhere. From the highest reaches of contaminated clouds to the recesses of human psyches, the discovery of these particles in a remote cave has heightened the severity of this environmental calamity. The Missouri attraction known as Cliff Cave will be the topic of this talk. This cave has been inaccessible since 1993. Its secluded position, combined with its proximity to a human
October 03, 2023
Arizona governor Katie Hobbs said this week her administration is terminating land leases that for years have given a Saudi-owned farm nearly unfettered access to groundwater in the parched southwestern state
October 03, 2023
AI is helping shape the 2024 presidential race. But not in the way experts feared
With immigration and abortion on Arizona's ballot, Republicans are betting on momentum
Japan's Icom: highly unlikely wireless devices that exploded in Lebanon are our products
The US is more hands-off than usual in the Middle East. It fears making things worse
Weaponizing ordinary devices violates international law, United Nations rights chief says
The Midwest could offer fall’s most electric foliage but leaf peepers elsewhere won’t miss out
Phillies clinch 3rd straight playoff berth and close in on NL East title
Wojnarowski one of the first significant sports 'insiders' to step away from the spotlight