Mishaps and mayhem from around the region. The post Bazillions of bunnies, Montecito’s ‘hog heaven,’ and pride will always prevail appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
A deep pool of warm water that forms in the Western Pacific could bring strong storms to Southern California and throughout the South while increasing the risks of Western wildfires. Interview by Jenni Doering, Living on Earth From our collaborating partner Living on Earth, public radio’s environmental news magazine, anContinue Reading
A historic lack of snow in the Gila River watershed has left Arizona’s San Carlos Reservoir less than 1% full, triggering a massive fish kill and an indefinite closure. Despite the bleak conditions, heavy summer rains could help the reservoir rebound., Read MoreContinue Reading
The fiscal future of Musselshell County is uncertain after the coal mine that anchors its economy helped defeat the official working to diversify the area’s revenue streams. By Jake Bolster Robert Pancratz couldn’t believe it. Continue Reading
This spring, six reporters from The Associated Press’ climate desk traveled from cities across the United States to work with students from the MIT Graduate Program in Science Writing. Students developed and pitched local climate stories, then, over a four-day intensive weekend, worked with visual journalists from the AP toContinue Reading
A national housing shortage is straining finances and communities across the United States. In Massachusetts, at least 222,000 homes will have to be built in the next 10 years to meet the population’s needs. At the same time, there are numerous challenges in traditional construction. There’s a shortage of skilledContinue Reading
Researchers have created a new way to reconstruct the evolutionary history of complex plant genomes by analyzing genetic traces left by transposable elements. The technique revealed that modern strawberries were assembled through multiple ancient genome-merging events, shedding new light on how major crop species evolved., Read MoreContinue Reading
If the green economy—defined as the group of companies heavily involved in environmental business—were its own industry, it would be the third-largest in the world. By Ajani Stella The group of companies that derive significant revenue from environmental solutions, known as the green economy, has topped $10 trillion in marketContinue Reading
Record-breaking spring heat followed by freezes led to 95% crop losses. The post If you can’t find a Utah peach this year, climate change may be to blame appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
The remnants of Tropical Storm Arthur are battering parts of the southeastern U.S. with heavy rain, sparking flash flood and tornado warnings along the Gulf Coast.Continue Reading
Every June, the global advertising industry gathers on the French Riviera for several days of parties, panels, and self-regard called the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity. The week culminates with ceremonies that bestow a raft of juried awards for the year’s best creative campaigns. Agencies self-nominate for these “Oscars of Advertising”Continue Reading
Bruggers was known to colleagues as a dogged reporter and a generous coworker, and to sources as an honest watchdog. By Nicholas Kusnetz James Bruggers, whose decades of dogged reporting shined a light on polluting corporations, inadequate regulations and the people who fought against them for environmental justice, died TuesdayContinue Reading
Northrop Grumman’s Stargazer took off Thursday, June 18, 2026, from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The modified L-1011 aircraft carried the company’s Pegasus XL rocket hosting LINK, a robotic servicing spacecraft from Katalyst Space. LINK will launch from the air-deployed Pegasus XL later this month on a mission toContinue Reading