When it comes to state insects, most states honor fuzzy or beloved bugs like honey bees or butterflies
March 08, 2024
Local officials in Hawaii plan to open an office that will speed up Maui County’s notoriously slow processing of building permits to help the town of Lahaina to recover from last year’s deadly wildfire
March 09, 2024
Crime scene tape surrounds the Skowhegan Indian, a local landmark in Maine, after an assault by Mother Nature
March 09, 2024
A religious procession in downtown Barcelona has celebrated the appearance of long-awaited rain after nine days of praying for relief from a severe drought
March 10, 2024
A record-setting rain storm has flooded parts of Charleston, South Carolina, requiring emergency responders to help some people get out of high waters
March 10, 2024
Japan is marking 13 years since a massive earthquake and tsunami hit the country’s northern coasts, killing nearly 20,000 people, wiping out whole towns and destroying the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant
March 11, 2024
Heat pumps that fit in an apartment window could make a big impact in reducing greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change
March 11, 2024
Europe is facing growing climate risks and is unprepared
March 11, 2024
The U.S., Canada and several indigenous groups have agreed to address pollution from coal mining in British Columbia that's been contaminating waterways on both sides of the border for many years
March 11, 2024
Officials say a man visiting the Florida Everglades is recovering after being bitten by a crocodile after falling off a boat
March 11, 2024
The head of the African Development Bank is calling for an end to loans given in exchange for oil or critical minerals used in smartphones and electric car batteries
March 12, 2024
Germany’s vice chancellor has launched a program initially worth up to 4 billion euros to help heavy industry shift to more climate-friendly production over a 15-year period
March 12, 2024
The race for the White House isn't the only one with big stakes for climate policy
March 12, 2024
The Mississippi Senate has passed a bill for the second year in a row that would transfer control of the state capital city’s troubled water system to a regional board
March 12, 2024
A new study calculates that U.S. oil and natural gas wells, pipelines and compressors are spewing three times the amount of the potent heat-trapping gas methane as the government thinks
March 13, 2024
A Massachusetts beach community is scrambling after a weekend storm washed away nearly $600,000 worth of sand that had been trucked to protect the homes, roads and other infrastructure
March 13, 2024
For the past five years, Alaska’s annual Iditarod sled dog race has gone off mostly free of controversy, as teams of dogs and their masters braved the elements in the 1,000-mile test of endurance across the frozen wilderness
March 14, 2024
A pinky and thumb extended with the remaining fingers curled down: That’s the “shaka” in Hawaii
March 14, 2024
The Interior Department will be allocating more than $120 million to tribal governments to fight the impacts of climate change
March 14, 2024
America's first commercial-scale offshore wind farm is officially open, a long-awaited moment that helps pave the way for a succession of large wind farms
March 14, 2024
The Environmental Protection Agency is imposing stricter limits on a chemical used to sterilize medical equipment after finding a higher-than-expected cancer risk at facilities that use ethylene oxide to clean billions of devices including catheters and syringes
March 14, 2024
Once a glittering weekend getaway for wealthy residents of Mexico City, Valle de Bravo has been reduced to a shrinking muddy puddle by a combination of drought, water transfers to the capital, bad planning and lawlessness
March 14, 2024
Thousands in Colorado were without power as authorities closed highways and schools during a winter storm that pummeled the Denver area and threatened to drop another half foot there
March 15, 2024
In the Arizona desert, a Danish company is building a massive solar farm that includes batteries that charge when the sun is shining and supply energy back to the electric grid when it’s not
March 15, 2024
A German court says former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn will go on trial in September on charges of fraud and market manipulation linked to the automaker’s diesel emissions scandal
March 15, 2024
Japan PM hopeful Ishiba sees 'room' for corporate tax hike, Kyodo reports
Germany's far-right AfD on track for another state election win
Southwest Airlines warns staff of 'tough decisions' ahead, Bloomberg reports
Israel raids and shuts down Al Jazeera's bureau in Ramallah in the West Bank
GM to lay off about 1,700 workers at Kansas plant
North Carolina coach Mack Brown says 'embarrasing' 70-50 loss to James Madison is his fault
Cleveland Guardians clinch AL Central title when Royals lose to Giants
Bernard runs for 182 yards and No. 12 Utah wins Big 12 debut, beating No. 14 Oklahoma State 22-19