Intense rainfall slammed the Four Corners region late this week. As rivers flooded, towns declared evacuations and emergencies and made rescues. (Image credit: South Fork Fire Rescue)Continue Reading
Fenn Church was ready to confront the utility if it tried to run transmission lines across his property. The company went around back. By Lee Hedgepeth CALERA, Ala.—Fenn Church knew what he had to do. Continue Reading
The deadly flash flood that tore through Nepal in August is a “defining moment” for both the country and the international community, according to the head of the UN field agency which builds roads, schools and clinics in crisis zones.Continue Reading
Deep beneath Japan’s Kikai caldera, a massive magma reservoir is refilling 7,300 years after one of the most powerful volcanic eruptions in Earth’s recent geological history. Scientists used underwater seismic surveys to reveal a vast store of magma that appears to have accumulated since the ancient catastrophe. The discovery couldContinue Reading
Jackdaw, a natural gas field off the coast of Scotland, would be the first new gas extraction project in the North Sea since a government moratorium in 2024.Continue Reading
California clean-air officials said they were disappointed by Los Angeles Times reporting on the state’s Clean Bus and Truck Voucher Project.Continue Reading
Blistering record heat in Europe this summer helped kill more than 50,000 people, with nearly two-thirds of that death toll blamed on human-caused climate change, a new study found. (Image credit: Gregorio Borgia)Continue Reading
Climate change is contributing to declines in the state’s fisheries and opposition to oil and gas development, two top issues in the election. By Nicholas Kusnetz If you listen to the candidates running for the U.S. Senate seat in Alaska, some of the biggest issues in the race revolve aroundContinue Reading
Forty years after the Chornobyl disaster, tiny radioactive particles still linger in the soil, carrying a dangerous legacy. Using powerful X-rays, scientists discovered that some of these particles have remained surprisingly stable, trapping radioactive substances inside instead of releasing them into the environment., Read MoreContinue Reading
Scientists urge governments to expand targeted health measures to better protect vulnerable populations. By Bob Berwyn Heat-related deaths in Europe’s urban areas exceeded 50,000 in the summer of 2026, as repeated waves of record-breaking temperatures swept across the continent from late May through August. Continue Reading
What’s fueling rural America’s resistance to large infrastructure projects? By Dan Gearino Some of the arguments against data centers sound familiar.Continue Reading
Trees are suffering one devastating epidemic after another, unleashed by insects and bacteria that enter the country because of global trade.Continue Reading
The United Nations is convening delegates from nearly 200 countries to try to make progress on pledges to protect plants, animals and ecosystems.Continue Reading