Extreme heat waves and cold spells on the Great Lakes have more than doubled since the late 1990s, coinciding with a major El Niño event. Using advanced ocean-style modeling adapted for the lakes, researchers traced temperature trends back to 1940, revealing alarming potential impacts on billion-dollar fishing industries, fragile ecosystems,Continue Reading
Across the globe, consumers and small-scale fishers alike are facing a growing challenge: seafood fraud.Continue Reading
The agency plans to fast-track these projects through the development process. Nuclear energy experts worry about the feasibility and safety of the plan. By Lauren Dalban The U.S. Department of Energy has selected 11 projects for a nuclear reactor pilot program, with hopes of fully developing three of the projectsContinue Reading
Labor organizer Rosalinda Guillen explains how participatory democracy gives workers political power. The post How community assemblies kindle advocacy and solutions appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
Chronic groundwater depletion has caused the land to sink in parts of California’s Central Valley. New research shows home values are also declining in areas where it’s a known problem.Continue Reading
Artificial intelligence (AI) use is spreading rapidly among oil drillers and other fossil energy companies — and some are now promoting plans to give “agentic” or autonomous AI key roles in risky real-world operations like drilling for oil and keeping the nation’s power grids up and running. Amid the TheContinue Reading
Months ago, the Virginia utility said it used an outside monitor to review its bid process for a gas plant in Chesterfield. Now it said that never happened. By Charles Paullin Dominion Energy, Virginia’s largest electric utility, did not have an independent monitor review bids for its planned gas plantContinue Reading
An extraordinary fossil find along Victoria’s Surf Coast has revealed Janjucetus dullardi, a sharp-toothed, dolphin-sized predator that lived 26 million years ago. With large eyes, slicing teeth, and exceptional ear bone preservation, this early cousin of modern baleen whales offers unprecedented insight into their evolution., Read MoreContinue Reading
The Mojave Desert tortoise has long been considered a threatened species, but in June, California declared it endangered. (Image credit: Michael Faist)Continue Reading
Nigel Farage and his fellow Reform UK MPs, many of whom deny basic climate science, represent constituencies exposed to the worst effects of extreme heat, studies show. The UK has this week entered its fourth heatwave of 2025, with temperatures expected to rise to 33C on Thursday in what scientistsContinue Reading
Environmentalists fear the answer is “no,” as regulators determine how to permit more produced water recycling facilities in disadvantaged communities. Story by Jake Bolster, photos by Lee Pruitt RIFLE, Colo.—The vegetation along the Colorado River as it runs next to Interstate 70 is lush in early June, soaking up theContinue Reading
A fossilized Caribbean dirt ant, Basiceros enana, preserved in Dominican amber, reveals the species ancient range and overturns assumptions about its size evolution. Advanced imaging shows it already had the camouflage adaptations of modern relatives, offering new insights into extinction and survival strategies., Read MoreContinue Reading
What if you could set up some panels in your backyard or hang them off your balcony and start making a dent in your power bill? Organizations are trying to bring “balcony solar” to the U.S.Continue Reading