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Wekiva River flow levels critically low, study shows, prompting activism
Read full article: Wekiva River flow levels critically low, study shows, prompting activismA Central Florida conservation group is raising concerns about the Wekiva River after a recent study showed critically low water flow levels along the 42-mile system.
Defendants in Georgia 'Cop City' case say they are in limbo as trial delays continue
Read full article: Defendants in Georgia 'Cop City' case say they are in limbo as trial delays continueIt has been more than a year and a half since authorities in Georgia indicted 61 activists on racketeering charges in connection with protests against an Atlanta-area police training facility that critics derisively call โCop City.โ.
A Republican push to sell public lands in the West is reigniting a political fight
Read full article: A Republican push to sell public lands in the West is reigniting a political fightCongressional Republicans say their plan to sell or transfer 460,000 acres of public land will generate revenue and offer space to build houses in Western cities.
An Alaska Mother's Day tradition: Mingling with ice age survivors on a farm
Read full article: An Alaska Mother's Day tradition: Mingling with ice age survivors on a farmIt is one of Alaskaโs favorite Motherโs Day traditions, getting up close and personal with animals that have survived the ice age.
15 states sue over Trump's move to fast-track oil and gas projects via his 'energy emergency' order
Read full article: 15 states sue over Trump's move to fast-track oil and gas projects via his 'energy emergency' orderA coalition of 15 states is suing over President Donald Trumpโs efforts to fast-track energy-related projects, saying the administration is bypassing environmental protection laws and threatening endangered species, critical habitat and cultural resources.
This is the โsmartestโ city in all of Florida, study claims. Hereโs what that means
Read full article: This is the โsmartestโ city in all of Florida, study claims. Hereโs what that meansOne city in the Sunshine State ranked as among the "smartest" in the nation, researchers revealed.
Fishermen battling with changing oceans chart new course after Trump's push to deregulate
Read full article: Fishermen battling with changing oceans chart new course after Trump's push to deregulateCommercial fishermen are eager to see if President Donald Trump's command to shed federal fishing regulations will boost one of the nation's oldest industries.
Asbestos clinic forced to close in Montana town where thousands have been sickened by dust
Read full article: Asbestos clinic forced to close in Montana town where thousands have been sickened by dustAn asbestos screening clinic in a Montana town where thousands have been sickened dust from a nearby mine has been shuttered by local authorities.
US will stop tracking the costs of extreme weather fueled by climate change
Read full article: US will stop tracking the costs of extreme weather fueled by climate changeThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said it will no longer track the cost of weather disasters, including floods, heat waves, wildfires and more.
Turkey and Iraq reaffirm commitment to work against Kurdish militants and other security threats
Read full article: Turkey and Iraq reaffirm commitment to work against Kurdish militants and other security threatsTurkey's president and Iraq's prime minister reaffirmed their commitment to cooperate against security threats, including against Kurdish militants based on Iraqi territory.
Deadly April rainfall in US South and Midwest was intensified by climate change, scientists say
Read full article: Deadly April rainfall in US South and Midwest was intensified by climate change, scientists sayHuman-caused climate change intensified deadly rainfall in Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas and other states in early April and made it more likely to occur.
Energy Star, efficiency program that has steered consumer choice, targeted in cuts
Read full article: Energy Star, efficiency program that has steered consumer choice, targeted in cutsConsumer and environmental groups are criticizing the Environmental Protection Agency's plan to eliminate its Energy Star offices.
Smoke from climate-fueled wildfires contributed to thousands of US deaths over 15 years, study says
Read full article: Smoke from climate-fueled wildfires contributed to thousands of US deaths over 15 years, study saysA new study out in the journal Nature Communications Earth & Environment finds that wildfires fueled by climate change are linked to as many as thousands of annual deaths and billions of dollars in economic burden.
House Republicans push to sell hundreds of thousands of acres of public lands in the West
Read full article: House Republicans push to sell hundreds of thousands of acres of public lands in the WestHouse Republicans have added a provision to their sweeping tax cut package that would authorize the sale of hundreds of thousands of acres of public lands in Nevada and Utah.
South Korean officials express confidence about Czech nuclear deal after court puts it on hold
Read full article: South Korean officials express confidence about Czech nuclear deal after court puts it on holdSouth Korean officials have downplayed a Czech courtโs decision to put on hold an $18 billion project for South Korea to build two nuclear reactors in the country.
A rare New Zealand snail is filmed for the first time laying an egg from its neck
Read full article: A rare New Zealand snail is filmed for the first time laying an egg from its neckThe sight of a large, carnivorous New Zealand snail laying an egg from its neck has been captured on camera for the first time.
โLargest bloom ever:โ Sargassum returns to Florida beaches in potential record amounts
Read full article: โLargest bloom ever:โ Sargassum returns to Florida beaches in potential record amountsLike it or not, it's that time of year again when large clumps of seaweed start washing up on the beach.
Congress sends Trump a resolution ending Biden-era rule targeting rubber tire emissions
Read full article: Congress sends Trump a resolution ending Biden-era rule targeting rubber tire emissionsCongress has voted to kill a rule requiring U.S. rubber tire makers to clean up planet-warming emissions from their manufacturing processes.
Democratic senators press Trump administration on how it will protect endangered species
Read full article: Democratic senators press Trump administration on how it will protect endangered speciesThree Democratic U.S. senators are asking the Trump administration to explain how it analyzed a proposed rule to eliminate habitat protections for endangered and threatened species โ and whether industry had a hand in drafting it.
A massive coastal restoration project is in peril amid claims Louisiana concealed a critical report
Read full article: A massive coastal restoration project is in peril amid claims Louisiana concealed a critical reportAn ambitious project to restore a rapidly vanishing stretch of Louisiana coast devastated by the 2010 Gulf oil spill has been thrown deeper into disarray amid claims by Gov. Jeff Landry that his predecessor concealed an unfavorable study that could imperil the $3 billion effort.
Arizona communities bank on Trump's push for coal to ensure they're not forgotten
Read full article: Arizona communities bank on Trump's push for coal to ensure they're not forgottenPresident Donald Trump wants to tap into โbeautiful, clean coal" to help meet the electricity demands of what he bills as a new dawn of manufacturing and technological advancement in the United States.
EPA announces broad reorganization that includes shuffle of scientific research
Read full article: EPA announces broad reorganization that includes shuffle of scientific researchThe Environmental Protection Agency on Friday announced a broad reorganization as part of the Trump administrationโs drive to cut costs that some activists worry will harm the agencyโs independent scientific research.
As Trump pares back ocean protections, California weighs expanding them
Read full article: As Trump pares back ocean protections, California weighs expanding themAs the federal government rolls back fishing restrictions in the Pacific Remote Islands, California is reviewing its network of marine protected areas.
Scientific societies say they'll step up after Trump puts key climate report in doubt
Read full article: Scientific societies say they'll step up after Trump puts key climate report in doubtTwo major scientific societies say they will try to fill the void from the Trump administrationโs dismissal of scientists writing a cornerstone federal report on what climate change is doing to the United States.
In the wake of devastating Los Angeles fires, residents begin to rebuild
Read full article: In the wake of devastating Los Angeles fires, residents begin to rebuildNearly four months after wildfires reduced thousands of Los Angeles-area homes to rubble and ash, some residents are starting to rebuild.
Heavy rainfall sets records and washes out roadway in rural Oklahoma
Read full article: Heavy rainfall sets records and washes out roadway in rural OklahomaA steady line of slow-moving thunderstorms that battered Oklahoma in recent weeks has set multiple rainfall records across the state and helped ease drought conditions.
US Forest Service starts clearing homeless camp in Oregon national forest
Read full article: US Forest Service starts clearing homeless camp in Oregon national forestThe U.S. Forest Service is evicting dozens of homeless people who have been living in a national forest in central Oregon for years so that it can start a wildfire prevention project.
In this Indian city, smartwatches are part of the solution to dealing with searing heat
Read full article: In this Indian city, smartwatches are part of the solution to dealing with searing heatHundreds of men and women in a poor neighborhood in one of Indiaโs hottest cities are receiving wristwatch-style health monitors to determine what the searing April heat is doing to their health.
A wildfire closes main highway linking Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and sends 12 people to the hospital
Read full article: A wildfire closes main highway linking Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and sends 12 people to the hospitalA wildfire has shut the main highway linking Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, sending at least a dozen people to the hospital and turning the skies over Jerusalem gray.
Climate change is making coffee more expensive. Tariffs likely will too
Read full article: Climate change is making coffee more expensive. Tariffs likely will tooPremium coffee roasters in the U.S. are reeling from the sharp price increases of coffee beans, which nearly doubled last year after record drought in Brazil.
Hawaii plans to increase hotel tax to help it cope with climate change
Read full article: Hawaii plans to increase hotel tax to help it cope with climate changeHawaii lawmakers are ready to hike a tax imposed on travelers staying in hotels, vacation rentals and other short-term accommodations and earmark the new money for programs to cope with a warming planet.
What we know about Monday's sweeping power outage in Spain and Portugal
Read full article: What we know about Monday's sweeping power outage in Spain and PortugalThe sweeping power outage that hit Spain and Portugal this week has raised questions about the electricity grid in a region not normally known for blackouts.
Canadian company turns to Trump for permission to mine international waters, bypassing a UN agency
Read full article: Canadian company turns to Trump for permission to mine international waters, bypassing a UN agencyA Canadian company has announced that its U.S. subsidiary has submitted applications to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to mine the seafloor.
Decision looming for Trump administration on first PFAS drinking water limits
Read full article: Decision looming for Trump administration on first PFAS drinking water limitsThe Trump administration is expected to soon say whether it intends to stand by strict drinking water standards for forever chemicals set last year.
Brazilian justice orders government to seize lands with proven illegal deforestation
Read full article: Brazilian justice orders government to seize lands with proven illegal deforestationA justice on Brazilโs Supreme Court has ordered the federal government to seize private properties when owners are found responsible for illegal wildfires or deforestation.
Things to know about the US coal industry and proposed changes under the Trump administration
Read full article: Things to know about the US coal industry and proposed changes under the Trump administrationThe U.S. coal industry has been in a steep decline for decades, and President Donald Trumpโs administration has proposed several changes that would affect it.
This invasive Florida weed poses a huge threat. Hereโs where it came from
Read full article: This invasive Florida weed poses a huge threat. Hereโs where it came fromThis invasive plant has become a threat to many southern states โ and if you live in Florida, youโve likely come across it on more than a few occasions.
Campgrounds and visitor centers at federal lakes are closing amid Trump's budget cuts
Read full article: Campgrounds and visitor centers at federal lakes are closing amid Trump's budget cutsCampgrounds, boat ramps and other facilities in at least 30 locations at federal lakes and reservoirs in six states will be closed or have their hours curtailed as of mid-May.
Left alone by humans, wildlife returns to the Eaton Fire burn area
Read full article: Left alone by humans, wildlife returns to the Eaton Fire burn areaFour months after the Los Angeles area wildfires tore through the Angeles National Forest and destroyed hundreds of homes and businesses in Altadena, wildlife is returning to the Eaton Fire burn area and scientists are closely tracking them.
Labor group sues Starbucks, saying it ignores slave-like conditions for workers in Brazil
Read full article: Labor group sues Starbucks, saying it ignores slave-like conditions for workers in BrazilA labor rights group has alleged that Starbucks sourced coffee from a major Brazilian cooperative whose member farms were cited for keeping workers in slave-like conditions.
North Dakota enacts nation's first law shielding Roundup's maker from some cancer lawsuits
Read full article: North Dakota enacts nation's first law shielding Roundup's maker from some cancer lawsuitsNorth Dakota has become the first state to enact a law that could shield the maker of the popular Roundup brand of weedkiller from lawsuits.
Green energy supporters pushed for faster permitting. Trump is doing it, but not for solar or wind
Read full article: Green energy supporters pushed for faster permitting. Trump is doing it, but not for solar or windFor years proponents of green energy have argued that the slow, inefficient permitting process in the United States significantly hinders the transition to clean sources of electricity.
The UK says at an energy summit that green power will boost security, as the US differs
Read full article: The UK says at an energy summit that green power will boost security, as the US differsBritain has announced a major investment in wind power as it hosts an international summit on energy security.
China's fast-growing EV makers pursuing varied routes to global expansion
Read full article: China's fast-growing EV makers pursuing varied routes to global expansionThe world's auto industry is getting a shake-up from Chinese automakers that are quickly expanding across the globe, offering relatively affordable electric vehicles designed to wow car buyers with sleek designs and the latest high-tech interiors.
Judge rules federal government owes nearly $28 million to North Dakota for pipeline protests
Read full article: Judge rules federal government owes nearly $28 million to North Dakota for pipeline protestsA federal judge has found the U.S. government liable to the state of North Dakota for nearly $28 million in the state's lawsuit for recouping money spent on policing the protest of the Dakota Access Pipeline.
Florida Senate rejects bill with measure to bypass voter-approved rural boundary rules
Read full article: Florida Senate rejects bill with measure to bypass voter-approved rural boundary rulesA bill containing language that would have allowed property developers to get around county rural boundary requirements failed in the Florida Senate on Thursday. The Senate rejected SB 1080 on a vote of 18 to 19. Nine Republicans joined the 10 Senate Democrats in defeating the bill.
The world's biggest companies have caused $28 trillion in climate damage, a new study estimates
Read full article: The world's biggest companies have caused $28 trillion in climate damage, a new study estimatesA new study estimates that the worldโs biggest corporations have caused $28 trillion in climate damage, which is a shade less than the sum of all goods and services produced in the United States last year.
$50 million prize funded by Musk foundation goes to carbon-removal company that helps Indian farmers
Read full article: $50 million prize funded by Musk foundation goes to carbon-removal company that helps Indian farmersA company that spreads crushed rock on farmersโ fields to draw climate-warming carbon dioxide from the atmosphere has won the $50 million grand prize in a global competition funded by Elon Muskโs foundation.
84% of the world's coral reefs hit by worst bleaching event on record
Read full article: 84% of the world's coral reefs hit by worst bleaching event on recordHarmful bleaching of the worldโs coral has now grown to include 84% of the oceanโs reefs in the most intense event of its kind in recorded history.
EVs, tariffs in the spotlight as Chinese automakers take leading role at Shanghai auto show
Read full article: EVs, tariffs in the spotlight as Chinese automakers take leading role at Shanghai auto showLeading automakers are showcasing their latest designed-for-China models at the Shanghai auto show this week.
Your clothes are shedding bits of plastic. Hereโs what people are doing about it this Earth Day
Read full article: Your clothes are shedding bits of plastic. Hereโs what people are doing about it this Earth DayPlastic is everywhere โ and yet some people may be surprised at how much they actually wear.
Pope Francis converted to the environmental cause and denounced those he blamed for climate change
Read full article: Pope Francis converted to the environmental cause and denounced those he blamed for climate changeIn his landmark 2015 encyclical โPraised Be,โ Pope Francis cast care for the planet as an urgent and existential moral concern.
A sequoia forest in Detroit? Plantings to improve air quality and mark Earth Day
Read full article: A sequoia forest in Detroit? Plantings to improve air quality and mark Earth DayArborists are hoping to transform vacant land on Detroitโs eastside by planting giant sequoias, the worldโs largest trees.
Lawsuits accuse insurers of colluding to drop coverage in fire-prone parts of California
Read full article: Lawsuits accuse insurers of colluding to drop coverage in fire-prone parts of CaliforniaTwo lawsuits filed in Los Angeles accuse the major home insurers of colluding to limit coverage in high-risk areas across California.
Trump's transportation officials buck a long-held practice of using 'road diets' to slow speeders
Read full article: Trump's transportation officials buck a long-held practice of using 'road diets' to slow speedersRemoving lanes to slow down speeding drivers is a long-embraced strategy for improving safety on city streets.
15 years after Deepwater Horizon oil spill, lawsuits stall and restoration is incomplete
Read full article: 15 years after Deepwater Horizon oil spill, lawsuits stall and restoration is incompleteFifteen years after the Deepwater Horizon disaster off the Gulf Coast, the effects of the largest oil spill in U.S. history are still being felt.
Pupy the elephant arrives at a Brazil sanctuary after 30 years in Argentine zoo
Read full article: Pupy the elephant arrives at a Brazil sanctuary after 30 years in Argentine zooPupy the elephant has arrived at her new home in a sanctuary in Mato Grosso, Brazil, following a 2,700-kilometer journey from a zoo converted into an ecological park in Argentinaโs capital where she had spent 30 years in conditions criticized by activists.
Fishers celebrate Trumpโs seafood order while conservation groups fear overfishing
Read full article: Fishers celebrate Trumpโs seafood order while conservation groups fear overfishingPresident Donald Trumpโs executive order to boost the U.S. commercial fishing industry drew praise from commercial fishing groups and condemnation from environmental organizations.
In East Palestine derailment trial, railroad and chemical maker agree on who pays residents
Read full article: In East Palestine derailment trial, railroad and chemical maker agree on who pays residentsNorfolk Southern reached an agreement with one of the two companies it has been trying to force to help pay for the $600 million class-action settlement it agreed to over its disastrous 2023 train derailment near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border and the toxic chemicals that were released and burned.
A Russian bucket brigade helps toads and frogs cross the road to get to a spawning site
Read full article: A Russian bucket brigade helps toads and frogs cross the road to get to a spawning siteIt happens every spring along a section of road north of Russiaโs second-largest city of St. Petersburg: Volunteers, some in yellow vests, patrol near the Sestroretsk Bog natural reserve, and become crossing guards for thousands of toads and frogs.
China dominates solar. Trump tariffs target China. For US solar industry, that means higher costs
Read full article: China dominates solar. Trump tariffs target China. For US solar industry, that means higher costsPresident Donald Trump's escalating trade war with China means hopeful solar buyers may have a much harder time getting systems installed in the U.S. in coming months.
Trump administration issues order to stop construction on New York offshore wind project
Read full article: Trump administration issues order to stop construction on New York offshore wind projectThe Trump administration has issued an order to stop construction on a major offshore wind project to power more than 500,000 New York homes, the latest in a series of moves targeting the industry.
Proposed rule change on endangered species triggers alarm for environmentalists
Read full article: Proposed rule change on endangered species triggers alarm for environmentalistsThe Trump administration plans to rewrite part of the Endangered Species Act that prohibits harming the habitats of endangered and threatened species.
The EPA can't end grants from $20 billion Biden-era fund for climate-friendly projects, a judge says
Read full article: The EPA can't end grants from $20 billion Biden-era fund for climate-friendly projects, a judge saysA federal judge says some nonprofits awarded billions for a so-called green bank to finance clean energy and climate-friendly projects cannot have their contracts scrapped and must have access to some of the frozen money.
Brevard Zooโs Restore Our Shores team celebrates first nursery-grown seagrass planting
Read full article: Brevard Zooโs Restore Our Shores team celebrates first nursery-grown seagrass plantingA Brevard Zoo program has been planting and monitoring seagrass in the Indian River Lagoon. Recently, they reached a big milestone.
Pupy the elephant heads to a vast Brazilian sanctuary after 30 years in an Argentine zoo
Read full article: Pupy the elephant heads to a vast Brazilian sanctuary after 30 years in an Argentine zooAn unusual convoy is nearing Argentinaโs lush border with Brazil, after snaking through traffic-snarled roads for hours.
Trump exempts nearly 70 coal plants from Biden-era rule on mercury and other toxic air pollution
Read full article: Trump exempts nearly 70 coal plants from Biden-era rule on mercury and other toxic air pollutionThe Trump administration has granted nearly 70 coal-fired power plants a two-year exemption from federal requirements to reduce emissions of toxic chemicals such as mercury, arsenic and benzene.
Judge orders federal agencies to release billions of dollars from two Biden-era initiatives
Read full article: Judge orders federal agencies to release billions of dollars from two Biden-era initiativesA federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to release billions of dollars meant to finance climate and infrastructure projects across the country.
Belgian teens arrested with 5,000 smuggled ants as Kenya warns of changing trafficking trends
Read full article: Belgian teens arrested with 5,000 smuggled ants as Kenya warns of changing trafficking trendsTwo Belgian teenagers have been charged in Kenya with wildlife piracy after they were found with thousands of ants packed in test tubes in what Kenyan authorities said was part of a trend in trafficking smaller and lesser known species.
FEMA denies Washington state disaster relief from bomb cyclone, governor says
Read full article: FEMA denies Washington state disaster relief from bomb cyclone, governor saysWashington Gov. Bob Ferguson says the Federal Emergency Management Agency has denied the state's request for emergency relief funds to help repair damage from a deadly bomb cyclone in November.
As legacy of Ford fades in Brazil, China's BYD looks to extend global lead in EV sales
Read full article: As legacy of Ford fades in Brazil, China's BYD looks to extend global lead in EV salesChinese giant automaking company BYD bought Ford Motor Co.'s former facilities in Brazil and has promised to run the companyโs largest plant outside China in the hardscrabble city of Camacari in northeastern Bahia state.
A beloved pet tortoise is reunited with its family weeks after disappearing in a Mississippi tornado
Read full article: A beloved pet tortoise is reunited with its family weeks after disappearing in a Mississippi tornadoA beloved pet tortoise named Myrtle has been reunited with its family in Mississippi weeks after disappearing during a deadly tornado outbreak.
New gear could keep California crab fishermen on the water longer, and whales safe
Read full article: New gear could keep California crab fishermen on the water longer, and whales safeAfter years of a shortened crab fishing season aimed at preventing whale entanglements off the West Coast, California crabbers are experimenting with a new fishing method that allows them to stay on the water longer while keeping the marine mammals safe.
Inspections of affected barrels will take time as flood cleanup progresses at Kentucky distillery
Read full article: Inspections of affected barrels will take time as flood cleanup progresses at Kentucky distillerySigns of renewal are underway at the Buffalo Trace Distillery in Kentucky since the floodwaters have receded.
Regulators order corrective action as Keystone Pipeline operators aim to restore service
Read full article: Regulators order corrective action as Keystone Pipeline operators aim to restore serviceFederal regulators have ordered the operator of the Keystone Pipeline to take several corrective actions after a rupture caused 147,000 gallons of oil to spill onto farmland in North Dakota.
Could Trump's tariffs slow emissions? Sure, experts say, but at great cost overall
Read full article: Could Trump's tariffs slow emissions? Sure, experts say, but at great cost overallPresident Donald Trumpโs sweeping global tariffs could cause planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions to drop temporarily, but that wonโt help the climate long-term.
Colombia's capital ends drought-related water rationing. Its case is a warning to other cities
Read full article: Colombia's capital ends drought-related water rationing. Its case is a warning to other citiesColombiaโs capital has always seemed immune to water scarcity, nestled among cloud-kissed Andean peaks and known for steady rainfall.