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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States are struggling to meet their clean energy goals. Data centers are to blame
Read full article: States are struggling to meet their clean energy goals. Data centers are to blameNevada's largest utility company says it may not meet its 2030 clean energy goals due to the demands from data centers.
'Climate change is kicking our butts.' March smashes heat records for continental US
Read full article: 'Climate change is kicking our butts.' March smashes heat records for continental USMarch has been the hottest month on record for the continental United States in 132 years, according to federal weather data.
Takeaways from AP’s story on how oil drilling is fueling a migrant surge in Brazil's Amazon
Read full article: Takeaways from AP’s story on how oil drilling is fueling a migrant surge in Brazil's AmazonExploratory oil drilling off the coast of Brazil’s Amazon rainforest is reshaping life in Oiapoque, a small city in the poor state of Amapa that is receiving thousand of migrants looking for work.
'I'm going there.' Oil drilling fuels a migrant surge in isolated city in Brazil's Amazon
Read full article: 'I'm going there.' Oil drilling fuels a migrant surge in isolated city in Brazil's AmazonExploratory oil drilling off the coast of Brazil's Amazon rainforest are reshaping life in Oiapoque, a small city in the poor state of Amapa that is receiving thousand of migrants looking for work.
Texas officials investigating hundreds of complaints against Camp Mystic amid license renewal bid
Read full article: Texas officials investigating hundreds of complaints against Camp Mystic amid license renewal bidTexas health regulators have told Camp Mystic’s owners they are investigating hundreds of complaints following last year’s deadly floods that killed 27 girls.
Environmental groups urge appeals court panel to lift halt on closing Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz'
Read full article: Environmental groups urge appeals court panel to lift halt on closing Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz'Environmental groups have asked a federal appellate court panel to lift its temporary halt on closing an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades.
Low-voltage utility elections face surge of attention as electricity bills rise
Read full article: Low-voltage utility elections face surge of attention as electricity bills riseSkyrocketing power demand from massive data centers and rising household electric bills are injecting a wave of attention into who is getting elected to watch over electric utilities.
Floods, landslides triggered by heavy rain in Afghanistan leave 77 dead in 10 days, authorities say
Read full article: Floods, landslides triggered by heavy rain in Afghanistan leave 77 dead in 10 days, authorities sayThe Afghanistan Disaster Management Authority says widespread flooding, landslides and lightning strikes triggered by heavy rain and storms across the country have left 77 people dead and 137 injured over the past 10 days.
Trump administration to rejoin offshore drilling agencies separated after 2010 Gulf oil spill
Read full article: Trump administration to rejoin offshore drilling agencies separated after 2010 Gulf oil spillThe Trump administration said Friday it is rejoining two agencies that were split up in the aftermath of the 2010 Gulf oil spill.
EPA moves to designate microplastics and pharmaceuticals as contaminants in drinking water
Read full article: EPA moves to designate microplastics and pharmaceuticals as contaminants in drinking waterThe Environmental Protection Agency proposed Thursday to include microplastics and pharmaceuticals on a list of contaminants in drinking water for the first time, a step that could eventually lead to new limits on those substances for water utilities.
How we came to be: Scientists get first look at the evolution of early complex animals
Read full article: How we came to be: Scientists get first look at the evolution of early complex animalsScientists have discovered fossils in China that reveal a crucial transition from simple to complex life on Earth.
Saharan dust storm turns Greek sky red as winds and flooding leave 1 person dead
Read full article: Saharan dust storm turns Greek sky red as winds and flooding leave 1 person deadA late winter rainstorm that lashed southern Greece over the last 24 hours turned the sky a surreal red, felled trees and resulted in the death of one man.
From seeds to peacocks: A Clay County family turns homesteading into a business
Read full article: From seeds to peacocks: A Clay County family turns homesteading into a businessFrom goats to peacocks, a hobby-turned-homestead in Keystone Heights raises a lively mix of animals and sells what they produce.
New funding transforms lives by expanding electricity access across Africa
Read full article: New funding transforms lives by expanding electricity access across AfricaExpanding electricity access is transforming lives across Africa, from Nairobi’s informal settlements to rural fishing communities in western Kenya.
Activist's group accused of 'terrorist attack' in collision with Antarctic krill trawler
Read full article: Activist's group accused of 'terrorist attack' in collision with Antarctic krill trawlerAn activist ship operated by the Captain Paul Watson Foundation struck a Norwegian krill trawler in Antarctic waters, raising accusations by its owner that it amounted to a “terroristic attack” against legal fishing activities.
Judge tosses lawsuit filed by parents of 'Cop City' protester who was killed by troopers
Read full article: Judge tosses lawsuit filed by parents of 'Cop City' protester who was killed by troopersA federal judge has dismissed a civil rights lawsuit filed by the parents of an environmental activist who was killed while protesting the construction of an Atlanta-area police and firefighter training center that critics dubbed “Cop City.”.
Record low Colorado mountain snow won't bode well for water in the drought-stricken US West
Read full article: Record low Colorado mountain snow won't bode well for water in the drought-stricken US WestHydrologists working high in the Rocky Mountains have measured what they say is Colorado’s driest winter of snow moisture on record.
Trump plans to move Forest Service headquarters to Utah and shutter research sites
Read full article: Trump plans to move Forest Service headquarters to Utah and shutter research sitesThe Trump administration says it will be moving U.S. Forest Service headquarters from the nation's capital to Utah as part of a broad overhaul.
Nevada lithium mine clears major hurdle despite conservationists' worries for rare wildflower
Read full article: Nevada lithium mine clears major hurdle despite conservationists' worries for rare wildflowerA federal judge ruled against conservation groups in their efforts to block a proposed lithium-boron mining project in Nevada.
Environmental groups accuse Mexico of lying about origins of oil spill in the Gulf
Read full article: Environmental groups accuse Mexico of lying about origins of oil spill in the GulfEnvironmentalist groups say Mexico’s government lied about the origins of a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, accusations authorities promptly denied.
Afghan authorities say 14 more people die as a result of extreme weather and flooding
Read full article: Afghan authorities say 14 more people die as a result of extreme weather and floodingAfghan authorities say that flooding in many parts of the country has killed a further 14 people in the past 24 hours.
Things to know about Rice's whale, a rare species at risk from Trump plans for more Gulf drilling
Read full article: Things to know about Rice's whale, a rare species at risk from Trump plans for more Gulf drillingOne of the world’s rarest whales, the Rice's whale, is in the way of the Trump administration's desire to expand oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.
Trump officials exempt oil and gas drilling in the Gulf from endangered species rules
Read full article: Trump officials exempt oil and gas drilling in the Gulf from endangered species rulesTrump administration officials are exempting oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico from the Endangered Species Act.
Trump threatens to destroy Iran's desalination plants. Here’s what that could mean for the Mideast
Read full article: Trump threatens to destroy Iran's desalination plants. Here’s what that could mean for the MideastU.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to target Iran’s energy infrastructure, including its desalination plants.
