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Reduce, reuse, recycle: Celebrating Earth Day on April 22
Read full article: Reduce, reuse, recycle: Celebrating Earth Day on April 22With the threat of global warming and climate change looming large, Earth Day encourages people to take steps to reduce their carbon footprint and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Jacksonville native, musician Samuel Herb plants a tree for every 1K streams, releases new song on Earth Day
Read full article: Jacksonville native, musician Samuel Herb plants a tree for every 1K streams, releases new song on Earth DayHerb is preparing to plant his 1,000th tree soon and is releasing a new single, “To the Trees,” on April 22 in honor of Earth Day.
2022 was fifth or sixth warmest on record as Earth heats up
Read full article: 2022 was fifth or sixth warmest on record as Earth heats upGovernment science teams say that 2022 didn't quite set a record for heat, but it was in the top five or six warmest on record depending on who's doing the measuring.
G7 vows to step up moves to renewable energy, zero carbon
Read full article: G7 vows to step up moves to renewable energy, zero carbonEnergy and environment ministers of the Group of Seven wealthy nations have vowed to work to hasten the shift toward cleaner, renewable energy, but set no timetable for phasing out coal-fired power plants.
As Earth warms, more 'flash droughts' suck soil, plants dry
Read full article: As Earth warms, more 'flash droughts' suck soil, plants dryA new study finds that climate change is making droughts faster and more furious — and especially one fast-moving kind of drought that can take farmers by surprise.
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EPA eliminates research and development office, begins layoffs
Read full article: EPA eliminates research and development office, begins layoffsThe Environmental Protection Agency said Friday it is eliminating its research and development arm and reducing agency staff by thousands of employees.
The owner of the Tennessee factory where workers drowned after Hurricane Helene won't face charges
Read full article: The owner of the Tennessee factory where workers drowned after Hurricane Helene won't face chargesThe owner of a factory where six workers died last year in flooding from Hurricane Helene won’t face charges after a Tennessee Bureau of Investigation found no criminal wrongdoing.
Jacksonville man who wandered off Mount Washington in New Hampshire found dead after fall from steep slope: officials
Read full article: Jacksonville man who wandered off Mount Washington in New Hampshire found dead after fall from steep slope: officialsA 79-year-old Jacksonville man who wandered off the summit of Mt. Washington in New Hampshire has prompted a multi-day search by state parks personnel, wildlife officers and volunteers, the New Hampshire Fish & Game Law Enforcement Division said.
Gov. DeSantis announces ‘historic’ agreement to accelerate restoration of Everglades, expedite completion of reservoir
Read full article: Gov. DeSantis announces ‘historic’ agreement to accelerate restoration of Everglades, expedite completion of reservoirFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Friday that the State of Florida and the Department of the Army have reached a new agreement to accelerate the restoration of the Everglades and to expedite the completion of the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) Reservoir.
LA fires charred homes into piles of metal and concrete. By recycling them, they're given new life
Read full article: LA fires charred homes into piles of metal and concrete. By recycling them, they're given new lifeAfter the Palisades and Eaton fires scorched entire neighborhoods, the Army Corps of Engineers set up operations to recycle concrete and metal from mostly fire-damaged homes.
Nature in action! Sea turtles captured live on The Morning Show as they emerge, make their way to ocean
Read full article: Nature in action! Sea turtles captured live on The Morning Show as they emerge, make their way to oceanWe’re halfway through sea turtle nesting season, and volunteers who track sea turtle nests and hatchlings say Fernandina Beach is below average for nests at this point.
Trump’s tariff pressure pushes Asia toward American LNG, but at the cost of climate goals
Read full article: Trump’s tariff pressure pushes Asia toward American LNG, but at the cost of climate goalsAsian countries are offering to buy more U.S. liquefied natural gas to ease trade tensions with the Trump administration.
Trump offers regulatory relief for coal, iron ore and chemical industries
Read full article: Trump offers regulatory relief for coal, iron ore and chemical industriesPresident Donald Trump is granting two years of regulatory relief to coal-fired power plants, chemical manufacturers and other industries as he seeks to reverse Biden-era regulations he considers overly burdensome.
Alaska is the most earthquake-prone state. Here is why Wednesday's earthquake was notable
Read full article: Alaska is the most earthquake-prone state. Here is why Wednesday's earthquake was notableWednesday’s magnitude 7.3 earthquake off Alaska’s Aleutian Islands chain struck in a region that has experienced a handful of powerful quakes within the last five years.
Louisiana cancels $3 billion coastal restoration project funded by oil spill settlement
Read full article: Louisiana cancels $3 billion coastal restoration project funded by oil spill settlementLouisiana is officially canceling a $3 billion coastal restoration project funded by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlement.
Interior Secretary Burgum must personally approve all wind and solar projects, a new order says
Read full article: Interior Secretary Burgum must personally approve all wind and solar projects, a new order saysAll solar and wind energy projects on federal lands and waters must be personally approved by Interior Secretary Doug Burgum.
Severe weather in tropical storm's wake triggers North Carolina state of emergency
Read full article: Severe weather in tropical storm's wake triggers North Carolina state of emergencyNorth Carolina has declared a state of emergency after Tropical Storm Chantal caused severe flooding and at least six deaths.
The grueling 135-mile journey of a 66-year-old runner through one of the hottest places on Earth
Read full article: The grueling 135-mile journey of a 66-year-old runner through one of the hottest places on EarthFor 37 years in a searing California desert, runners from across the globe have embarked on a 135-mile race through one of the hottest places on Earth.
Keeping animals of all sizes, from cats to horses, cool during record heat
Read full article: Keeping animals of all sizes, from cats to horses, cool during record heatWith record temperatures hitting the U.S., pet owners have to protect their four-legged family members from dangers like heat stroke and dehydration.
Camp Mystic leader may not have seen urgent alert before Texas flood, family spokesman says
Read full article: Camp Mystic leader may not have seen urgent alert before Texas flood, family spokesman saysA spokesman for Camp Mystic, the Texas enclave devastated by a July 4 flash flood, is raising concerns about communication failures during the disaster.
Federal utility backs off Tennessee gas plant site after John Rich says he enlisted Trump's help
Read full article: Federal utility backs off Tennessee gas plant site after John Rich says he enlisted Trump's helpThe nation’s largest public utility says it is looking at other sites for a new natural gas power plant after its preferred location in Tennessee drew heavy public scrutiny, including from country musician John Rich.
An Alaska tsunami warning had residents scrambling for high ground after 7.3 magnitude earthquake
Read full article: An Alaska tsunami warning had residents scrambling for high ground after 7.3 magnitude earthquakeCommunities along a 700-mile stretch of Alaska’s southern coast ordered their residents to higher ground after a powerful earthquake, but officials quickly downgraded and then canceled a tsunami warning in the area.
20 states sue FEMA for canceling grant program that guards against natural disasters
Read full article: 20 states sue FEMA for canceling grant program that guards against natural disastersTwenty Democratic-led states have filed a lawsuit against the Federal Emergency Management Agency over the cancellation of a disaster mitigation grant program.
A look inside a lab making the advanced fuel to power growing US nuclear energy ambitions
Read full article: A look inside a lab making the advanced fuel to power growing US nuclear energy ambitionsAt Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, a half-dozen workers are making what appear to be gray billiard balls.
National Park Service defends the handling of lightning-sparked blaze that destroyed historic lodge
Read full article: National Park Service defends the handling of lightning-sparked blaze that destroyed historic lodgeThe National Park Service is defending its handling of a lightning-sparked wildfire that destroyed the Grand Canyon Lodge.
America's only rare earth producer gets a boost from Apple and Pentagon agreements
Read full article: America's only rare earth producer gets a boost from Apple and Pentagon agreementsMP Materials, the operator of the only rare earths mine in the United States, has signed a $500 million deal with Apple.
System over Florida has potential to develop into tropical depression, weather service says
Read full article: System over Florida has potential to develop into tropical depression, weather service saysA weather system moving across Florida wasn’t even a tropical something but it has the potential to develop into a tropical depression as it moves across the Gulf later in the week.
Gov. DeSantis celebrates dam completion as part of Everglades’ restoration efforts
Read full article: Gov. DeSantis celebrates dam completion as part of Everglades’ restoration effortsFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a news conference on Tuesday morning to mark the completion of a dam in the Everglades.
Native American teens kayak major US river to celebrate removal of dams and return of salmon
Read full article: Native American teens kayak major US river to celebrate removal of dams and return of salmonA group of several dozen Indigenous youth from across the Klamath Basin recently emerged victorious after a month-long journey paddling the Klamath River.
Trump administration says it won't publish major climate change reports on NASA website as promised
Read full article: Trump administration says it won't publish major climate change reports on NASA website as promisedThe Trump administration has made it harder for people, local and state governments to find critical climate change reports.