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When heavy rainfall threatens flooding, you can protect yourself. Here's how
Read full article: When heavy rainfall threatens flooding, you can protect yourself. Here's howExtreme weather is dangerous weather, and that’s particularly true for the heavy rainfall events that experts say are becoming more frequent with climate change.
Storms kill 6 in the South and Midwest as forecasters warn of catastrophic rains, floods this week
Read full article: Storms kill 6 in the South and Midwest as forecasters warn of catastrophic rains, floods this weekViolent storms and tornadoes tore through cities from Oklahoma to Indiana during what could be a record-setting period of deadly weather and flooding.
Snatched pets and livestock deaths blamed on wolves raise alarms in rural New Mexico
Read full article: Snatched pets and livestock deaths blamed on wolves raise alarms in rural New MexicoCommissioners in a rural New Mexico county say pets are being snatched from front yards and livestock are being killed by endangered Mexican gray wolves, prompting them to consider declaring a state of emergency.
Rare greenhouse gas law in Southern state could get pulled back by GOP legislators
Read full article: Rare greenhouse gas law in Southern state could get pulled back by GOP legislatorsNorth Carolina enacted a rare energy law in the South in 2021 that directed power plant emissions be sharply reduced.
Federal judge questions whether EPA move to rapidly cancel 'green bank' grants was legal
Read full article: Federal judge questions whether EPA move to rapidly cancel 'green bank' grants was legalU.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan on Wednesday questioned a Department of Justice attorney over whether the Environmental Protection Agency violated the law when it terminated $20 billion in green bank grants allegedly without following the proper process.
Wild weather expected Wednesday gets a rare 'high-risk' designation — the most severe category
Read full article: Wild weather expected Wednesday gets a rare 'high-risk' designation — the most severe categoryWeather forecasters are using a relatively rare “high-risk” designation to warn that a major tornado outbreak appears likely Wednesday.
Coal-fired power plant, now retired, to become massive gas-powered campus for AI, data centers
Read full article: Coal-fired power plant, now retired, to become massive gas-powered campus for AI, data centersWhat was once Pennsylvania’s biggest coal-fired power plant is being turned into a $10 billion natural gas-powered data center campus designed to capitalize on Big Tech's fast-growing energy demands.
1 person dead as violent storms, including tornadoes, wallop Midwest and South
Read full article: 1 person dead as violent storms, including tornadoes, wallop Midwest and SouthTornadoes and violent storms have struck parts of the South and Midwest, killing at least one person, knocking down power lines and trees, ripping roofs off of homes and shooting debris thousands of feet into the air.
Dog of captain who lost boats in Lahaina wildfire barks with delight during whale encounter
Read full article: Dog of captain who lost boats in Lahaina wildfire barks with delight during whale encounterA Hawaii boat captain who rebuilt her whale-watching tour business after losing three boats in the deadly 2023 Lahaina wildfire captured iPhone footage her of golden retriever barking excitedly when a humpback swam near them over the weekend.
A Jesuit priest prefers prison over a fine to draw attention to climate change
Read full article: A Jesuit priest prefers prison over a fine to draw attention to climate changeA Jesuit priest says he will rather go to prison than pay a fine of 500 euros or $541 for participating in a climate activists’ street blockade in the southern German city of Nuremberg.
Tennessee Valley Authority, the nation's largest public utility, appoints a new CEO
Read full article: Tennessee Valley Authority, the nation's largest public utility, appoints a new CEOThe Tennessee Valley Authority has promoted one of its top executives to CEO as President Donald Trump has begun turning his attention back to the nation's largest public utility.
EPA chief Zeldin says he is closing the agency's one-room museum, saving taxpayers $600,000 a year
Read full article: EPA chief Zeldin says he is closing the agency's one-room museum, saving taxpayers $600,000 a yearEPA Administrator Lee Zeldin says he is closing a one-room museum at the agency’s Washington headquarters, saving taxpayers $600,000 a year in operating costs.
Dow wants to power its Texas manufacturing complex with new nuclear reactors instead of natural gas
Read full article: Dow wants to power its Texas manufacturing complex with new nuclear reactors instead of natural gasDow, a major producer of chemicals and plastics, wants to use next-generation nuclear reactors for clean power and steam at a Texas manufacturing complex instead of natural gas.
Scientists hope a newly discovered flower will return after rain in West Texas
Read full article: Scientists hope a newly discovered flower will return after rain in West TexasScientists who want to learn more about a tiny, newly discovered flower in West Texas are hoping it will bloom again in a couple of weeks after rain finally fell in the area.
Judge blocks imports of some Chilean sea bass from Antarctica in fishing feud at bottom of the world
Read full article: Judge blocks imports of some Chilean sea bass from Antarctica in fishing feud at bottom of the worldA federal judge in Florida has blocked the imports of a high-priced Chilean sea bass from protected waters near Antarctica.
Evacuations ordered as winds pose challenges for firefighters battling California blaze
Read full article: Evacuations ordered as winds pose challenges for firefighters battling California blazeFirefighters stopped the forward spread of a wildfire tearing through a remote area of eastern California but evacuation orders for hundreds of homes remained in place.
Scientists shielding farming from climate change need more public funding. But they're getting less
Read full article: Scientists shielding farming from climate change need more public funding. But they're getting lessPublic funding for agricultural research in the U.S. has been declining for the last two decades, a process Trump has rapidly accelerated by freezing or pausing support for a variety of research programs financed by the USDA, EPA and other organizations.
What to know about Myanmar's civil war, which is complicating earthquake relief efforts
Read full article: What to know about Myanmar's civil war, which is complicating earthquake relief effortsThe Southeast Asian nation of Myanmar has been plagued by wars and natural disasters since it became independent from Britain in 1948, when it was still called Burma.
New wave of smaller, cheaper nuclear reactors sends US states racing to attract the industry
Read full article: New wave of smaller, cheaper nuclear reactors sends US states racing to attract the industryU.S. states are positioning themselves to compete for newer, cheaper nuclear reactors being developed as communities and tech giants compete in a race for electricity.
Canadian company seeks US permission to start deep-sea mining as outcry ensues
Read full article: Canadian company seeks US permission to start deep-sea mining as outcry ensuesAn abrupt announcement has rattled members of a little-known U.N. agency based in Jamaica that has protected deep international waters for more than 30 years.
Cargo ship that collided with US tanker in North Sea towed to Scottish port of Aberdeen
Read full article: Cargo ship that collided with US tanker in North Sea towed to Scottish port of AberdeenA cargo ship which collided with a U.S. tanker in the North Sea earlier this month has been towed to the Scottish port of Aberdeen.
Growing demand for patchouli oil is driving the industry in Indonesia, but at what cost?
Read full article: Growing demand for patchouli oil is driving the industry in Indonesia, but at what cost?Demand for the patchouli plant’s oils has skyrocketed in recent years, and so too has the number of farmers in the region who now grow and process it.
Judge says heat in Texas prisons unconstitutional as states face mounting lawsuits
Read full article: Judge says heat in Texas prisons unconstitutional as states face mounting lawsuitsA federal judge’s finding that extreme heat in Texas prisons is unconstitutional could lead to the state being ordered to spend billions to install air conditioning to cool them off.
First rain and then fire chase people from their homes in North and South Carolina
Read full article: First rain and then fire chase people from their homes in North and South CarolinaAt least a half-dozen large wildfires continue to burn in the Blue Ridge Mountains of South Carolina and North Carolina.
EPA offers industrial polluters a way to avoid rules on mercury, arsenic and other toxic chemicals
Read full article: EPA offers industrial polluters a way to avoid rules on mercury, arsenic and other toxic chemicalsAs part of a push to roll back dozens of environmental regulations, the Trump administration is offering coal-fired power plants and other industrial polluters a chance to receive exemptions from rules requiring them to reduce emissions of toxic chemicals, including mercury, arsenic and benzene.
19 New England sea turtles are back in the Atlantic Ocean off Florida after rehabbing in Missouri
Read full article: 19 New England sea turtles are back in the Atlantic Ocean off Florida after rehabbing in MissouriNineteen sea turtles that rehabbed in Missouri after suffering the effects of cold water temperatures in New England are now back in the Atlantic Ocean off of Jacksonville, Florida.
Earth’s storage of water in soil, lakes and rivers is dwindling. And it’s especially bad for farming
Read full article: Earth’s storage of water in soil, lakes and rivers is dwindling. And it’s especially bad for farmingNew research finds that global warming has significantly reduced the amount of water that’s being stored around the world in soil, lakes, rivers, snow and other places on land.
Trump's latest auto tariffs explained: What car buyers should know this year
Read full article: Trump's latest auto tariffs explained: What car buyers should know this yearPresident Donald Trump’s 25% tariffs on autos not made in the U.S. and certain auto parts will send ripple effects through an industry that is already being pummeled by steel and aluminum import duties and on-again, off-again 25% levies on Canada and Mexico.
Copper prices have soared as the US threatens tariffs on the metal and China boosts its economy
Read full article: Copper prices have soared as the US threatens tariffs on the metal and China boosts its economyCopper prices have hit record highs as an ongoing trade war between the U.S. and its key trading partners threatens to squeeze supplies of the vital metal.
Firefighters make progress on containing some Carolina wildfires, but others grow
Read full article: Firefighters make progress on containing some Carolina wildfires, but others growFirefighters have announced progress on containing two of the largest wildfires burning in the North Carolina mountains, but are warning that fire danger remains from dry and windy conditions.
Cyprus to fund desalination plants at hotels to reduce impact of water shortages on tourism
Read full article: Cyprus to fund desalination plants at hotels to reduce impact of water shortages on tourismCyprus says it will make money available to subsidize construction of private desalination plants at hotels on the tourism-reliant island nation as dwindling fresh water reserves in 108 dams are reaching alarmingly low levels.
Renewable energy jumps to new high, powered by China solar boom
Read full article: Renewable energy jumps to new high, powered by China solar boomAn international agency reports that the installation of renewable energy worldwide hit a record high last year, with 92.5% of all new electricity brought online coming from the sun, wind or other clean sources.
Democrats say EPA illegally canceled hundreds of grants aimed at boosting 'environmental justice'
Read full article: Democrats say EPA illegally canceled hundreds of grants aimed at boosting 'environmental justice'Senate Democrats accuse the Environmental Protection Agency of breaking the law when they cancelled grants worth more than $1.5 billion focused on improving the environment in minority communities hit hard by pollution.
Pilot and 2 young daughters survive the night on airplane wing after crashing into icy Alaska lake
Read full article: Pilot and 2 young daughters survive the night on airplane wing after crashing into icy Alaska lakeA pilot and his two young daughters have survived on the wing of a plane for about 12 hours after it crashed and was partially submerged in an icy Alaska lake.
Wildfires in North and South Carolina fueled by drought, wind and fallen trees from Hurricane Helene
Read full article: Wildfires in North and South Carolina fueled by drought, wind and fallen trees from Hurricane HeleneDry conditions, wind and trees downed by Hurricane Helene are fueling wildfires in North and South Carolina.
After Lahaina fire, Hawaii residents address their risk by becoming 'Firewise'
Read full article: After Lahaina fire, Hawaii residents address their risk by becoming 'Firewise'Since the 2023 Maui fires that destroyed Lahaina, communities across Hawaii have sought ways to protect themselves from more destructive fires wrought by decades of climate change, urban development, and detrimental land use policies.
A decadelong climate lawsuit saw plaintiffs grow from childhood to adulthood. Now, it's over
Read full article: A decadelong climate lawsuit saw plaintiffs grow from childhood to adulthood. Now, it's overThe U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a petition filed by young climate activists who argued that the federal government's role in climate change violated their constitutional rights.
A new thermal steam vent is grabbing attention in ever-changing Yellowstone National Park
Read full article: A new thermal steam vent is grabbing attention in ever-changing Yellowstone National ParkYellowstone National Park has a new thermal vent spewing steam in the air that could be visible to tourists once visitors flock back into the park.
Firefighters in the Carolinas battle multiple wildfires as New Jersey crews contain a forest blaze
Read full article: Firefighters in the Carolinas battle multiple wildfires as New Jersey crews contain a forest blazeFirefighters in North and South Carolina are battling multiple wind-driven wildfires.
From deluges to drought: Climate change speeds up water cycle, triggers more extreme weather
Read full article: From deluges to drought: Climate change speeds up water cycle, triggers more extreme weatherAround the globe, hotter temperatures stoked by climate change are increasing the odds of both severe drought and heavier precipitation that can wreak havoc on people and the environment.
Georgia jury orders Monsanto parent to pay nearly $2.1 billion in Roundup weedkiller lawsuit
Read full article: Georgia jury orders Monsanto parent to pay nearly $2.1 billion in Roundup weedkiller lawsuitA jury in Georgia has ordered Monsanto parent Bayer to pay nearly $2.1 billion in damages to a man who says the company’s Roundup weed killer caused his cancer.
Murphy, a beloved bald eagle who became a foster dad, dies following violent storms in Missouri
Read full article: Murphy, a beloved bald eagle who became a foster dad, dies following violent storms in MissouriA beloved bald eagle who gained popularity after incubating a rock is mourned after dying from head trauma sustained during violent storms in Missouri last week.
States push to shift road funds to transit and bike projects as Trump threatens cuts
Read full article: States push to shift road funds to transit and bike projects as Trump threatens cutsAs President Donald Trump's administration seeks to roll back funding for transit, walking and biking projects, some states are trying to advance them on their own.
World Glacier Day: Trekking the blue ice of Perito Moreno in Argentina
Read full article: World Glacier Day: Trekking the blue ice of Perito Moreno in ArgentinaFriday, March 21 marks the inaugural World Glacier Day, an international observance established by the United Nations to raise awareness about the rapid retreat of glaciers worldwide.
Swarms of midges are bugging a Tuscan beach town, which wants an emergency declared to help
Read full article: Swarms of midges are bugging a Tuscan beach town, which wants an emergency declared to helpResidents of the Tuscan beach enclave of Orbetello are seeking a state of emergency declaration to help combat an invasion of midges that are keeping people indoors and threatening businesses catering to tourists.
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano puts on dazzling show with lava fountains hundreds of feet high
Read full article: Hawaii's Kilauea volcano puts on dazzling show with lava fountains hundreds of feet highThe most recent eruption episode of Hawaii’s most active volcano has ended after sending fountains of lava hundreds of feet into the sky.
What to know about Greenpeace after the Dakota Access protest case decision
Read full article: What to know about Greenpeace after the Dakota Access protest case decisionA North Dakota jury has found Greenpeace must pay hundreds of millions of dollars to a pipeline company in connection with protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline.
Trump backs higher pay for wildland firefighters while DOGE cuts wildfire support staff
Read full article: Trump backs higher pay for wildland firefighters while DOGE cuts wildfire support staffWildland firefighters will keep a four-year-old pay hike under a GOP-led spending bill signed by President Donald Trump.
California's wine industry leery of tariffs, but some growers hope they help
Read full article: California's wine industry leery of tariffs, but some growers hope they helpEscalating trade tensions between the U.S. and Europe are being closely watched in California’s already struggling iconic wine industry.
Greenpeace must pay over $660M in case over Dakota Access protest activities, jury finds
Read full article: Greenpeace must pay over $660M in case over Dakota Access protest activities, jury findsA North Dakota jury has found Greenpeace liable for defamation and other claims in connection with protests against an oil pipeline's construction.
Blizzard conditions hit the Midwest while wildfires and tornadoes threaten Central US
Read full article: Blizzard conditions hit the Midwest while wildfires and tornadoes threaten Central USAnother storm system is affecting millions of people in the middle of the U.S. Parts of the Midwest and Great Plains faced blizzard conditions Wednesday and a broad swath of neighboring states are at risk of high winds and wildfires.
Brush fire, smoky conditions shut down road leading in and out of Florida Keys
Read full article: Brush fire, smoky conditions shut down road leading in and out of Florida KeysTraffic is now flowing in and out of the Florida Keys after a brush fire led officials to briefly close U.S. 1, snarling traffic for hours for those trying to enter or leave the island chain.
Last decade was Earth's hottest ever as CO2 levels reach an 800,000-year high, says UN report
Read full article: Last decade was Earth's hottest ever as CO2 levels reach an 800,000-year high, says UN reportLast year was the hottest year on record, the top 10 hottest years were all in the past decade and planet-heating carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is at its highest levels in the last 800,000 years, a report Wednesday said.
Quirky livestream that lets viewers help fish is a hit with millions
Read full article: Quirky livestream that lets viewers help fish is a hit with millionsThe central Dutch city of Utrecht has installed a “fish doorbell” that lets viewers of an online livestream help fish in their springtime swim to shallow spawning grounds.
Fishermen want to go green but say DOGE cuts prevent that
Read full article: Fishermen want to go green but say DOGE cuts prevent thatCommercial fishermen and seafood processors and distributors seeking to convert to new, lower-carbon emission systems say they are finding federal funding they were counting on for the work is frozen or unavailable in the wake of sweeping budget cuts touted by President Donald Trump.
Judge blocks Trump administration from terminating $14 billion in 'green bank' grants
Read full article: Judge blocks Trump administration from terminating $14 billion in 'green bank' grantsA federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from terminating $14 billion in grants awarded to three climate groups by the Biden administration.
A Nigerian city devastated by flooding has quickly recovered. Locals credit community spirit
Read full article: A Nigerian city devastated by flooding has quickly recovered. Locals credit community spiritLast September, torrential rains swept across West and Central Africa, causing devastating floods.
EPA plans to cut scientific research program, could fire more than 1,000 employees
Read full article: EPA plans to cut scientific research program, could fire more than 1,000 employeesThe Environmental Protection Agency plans to eliminate its scientific research program and could fire more than 1,000 scientists and other employees who help provide the scientific foundation for rules safeguarding human health and the environment.
Report highlights how communities hardest hit by climate change can build resilient water systems
Read full article: Report highlights how communities hardest hit by climate change can build resilient water systemsA new report identifies ways to create resilient water and wastewater systems in communities hardest hit by climate change.
Flash floods in southern Spain prompt officials to evacuate homes. Couple missing in rising waters
Read full article: Flash floods in southern Spain prompt officials to evacuate homes. Couple missing in rising watersEmergency services in southern Spain are searching for a married couple after flash floods swept away their vehicle as rising waters prompted the evacuation of hundreds of homes.
China's BYD launches EV charging system it says works nearly as fast as a fill up
Read full article: China's BYD launches EV charging system it says works nearly as fast as a fill upChina's energy and auto giant BYD has announced a super fast EV charging system that it says is nearly as quick as a fill up at the pumps.
Residents pick up the pieces after devastating storms scour the US South and Midwest
Read full article: Residents pick up the pieces after devastating storms scour the US South and MidwestResidents and work crews in the South and Midwest are beginning to clean up and survey the destruction from a three-day outbreak of severe weather.
A Peruvian farmer takes German energy giant RWE to court in a fight to hold polluters accountable
Read full article: A Peruvian farmer takes German energy giant RWE to court in a fight to hold polluters accountableA German court has started hearing a Peruvian farmer’s case against major energy company RWE.
Pipeline company’s lawsuit against Greenpeace goes to a North Dakota jury
Read full article: Pipeline company’s lawsuit against Greenpeace goes to a North Dakota juryA North Dakota jury has begun deliberating on whether Greenpeace defamed a pipeline company and disrupted its controversial Dakota Access Pipeline project.
What to know about the deadly storm system that socked the US
Read full article: What to know about the deadly storm system that socked the USPredictions of a dangerous weekend weather came true as a dynamic storm system spawned tornadoes, dust storms and wildfires that killed more than 40 people across eight states.
Crocodile attacks in Indonesia are on the rise. It's left residents on edge
Read full article: Crocodile attacks in Indonesia are on the rise. It's left residents on edgeIn the Central Mamuju district of Indonesia’s West Sulawesi, where the Budong-Budong River meets the sea, people have long feared crocodiles.
Oklahomans survey devastation after hundreds of homes are destroyed and damaged by wildfires
Read full article: Oklahomans survey devastation after hundreds of homes are destroyed and damaged by wildfiresOklahomans are assessing the devastation after wildfires damaged or destroyed hundreds of homes around the state during a severe weather outbreak.
At least 39 dead after tornadoes, wildfires and dust storms wreak havoc across multiple US states
Read full article: At least 39 dead after tornadoes, wildfires and dust storms wreak havoc across multiple US statesResidents are surveying damage from unusually vicious weather in multiple U.S. states where violent twisters, blinding dust storms and fast-moving wildfires decimated entire neighborhoods.
Indonesia's cocoa farmers work with businesses to fight the bitter impact of climate change
Read full article: Indonesia's cocoa farmers work with businesses to fight the bitter impact of climate changeThousands of cocoa farmers across Indonesia are working with businesses and other organizations to protect their crops against the bitter impacts of climate change.
Russian captain of a cargo vessel involved in North Sea collision appears in UK court
Read full article: Russian captain of a cargo vessel involved in North Sea collision appears in UK courtThe Russian captain of a cargo ship that collided with a U.S. tanker earlier this week appeared in a U.K. court where he was remanded in custody over the death of a crew member, who is missing and presumed dead.
Extreme weather expected Saturday gets rarely used 'high risk' designation
Read full article: Extreme weather expected Saturday gets rarely used 'high risk' designationA dynamic storm system threatening to spawn powerful tornadoes and hail as big as baseballs has earned a relatively rare designation from forecasters.
A river ‘died' overnight in Zambia after an acidic waste spill at a Chinese-owned mine
Read full article: A river ‘died' overnight in Zambia after an acidic waste spill at a Chinese-owned mineAuthorities and environmentalists in Zambia fear the long-term impact of an acid spill at a Chinese-owned mine that poisoned a major river and could potentially affect millions of people after signs of pollution were detected at least 100 kilometers downstream.
Critics warn staff cuts at federal agencies overseeing US dams could put public safety at risk
Read full article: Critics warn staff cuts at federal agencies overseeing US dams could put public safety at riskExperts are warning that Trump administration workforce cuts at federal agencies overseeing U.S. dams are threatening their ability to provide reliable electricity, supply water to farmers and protect communities from floods.