Biden declares emergency over lead in water in US Virgin Islands
By MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press President Joe Biden declared an emergency over lead-in-water contamination in the U.S. Virgin Islands earlier…
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This beer is made from recycled shower water
CNN By Jacopo Prisco, CNN (CNN) — You wouldn’t know if you tasted it, but Epic OneWater Brew is a beer with a peculiar ingredient: it’s…
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Search is on for pipeline leak after as much as 1.1 million gallons of oil sullies Gulf of Mexico
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — As much as 1.1 million gallons of oil may have been discharged into the Gulf of Mexico from a…
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Precious water: As more of the world thirsts, luxury water becoming fashionable among the elite
By MARTHA IRVINE and DAR YASIN Associated Press SAMTSE, Bhutan (AP) — Monsoon rains have finally passed and floods blocking the lone dirt road have…
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As the CEO of Land O’Lakes, she’s changing the rules of American farming
CNN By Alicia Wallace, CNN Arden Hills, Minnesota (CNN) — In 2023, the surge in responsible investing hit a wall. Environmental, social and…
Continue Reading5 things to know for Nov. 21: Israel, AI, Seasonal viruses, Trump, Gun violence
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — A few days before Thanksgiving, the White House appears eager to promote dropping prices on everything…
Continue ReadingSignificant Thanksgiving-week storm will disrupt travel with rain, snow and severe storms
CNN By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — A significant storm will deal a blow to Thanksgiving travel this week, with rain, snow and even…
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UN report says world is racing to well past warming limit as carbon emissions rise instead of plunge
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer A new United Nations report calculates that the globe is speeding to 2.5 to 2.9 degrees Celsius (4.5 to 5.2…
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US wildlife managers have no immediate plans to capture wandering Mexican gray wolf
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — It’s been a long journey for one lone Mexican gray wolf — from the forests of…
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Climate change in Texas school textbooks is causing friction in America’s biggest oil and gas state
By ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — How science textbooks in Texas address climate change is at the center of a key vote…
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EU nations reach major breakthrough to stop shipping plastic waste to poor countries
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union countries and lawmakers have reached a breakthrough to stop sending their…
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Climate change is hastening the demise of Pacific Northwest forests
By NATHAN GILLES, Columbia Insight SHERWOOD, Ore. (AP) — Deep inside a forest in Oregon’s Willamette Valley stands a dead “Tree of Life.” Its…
Continue ReadingBeef is a way of life in Texas, but it’s hard on the planet. This rancher thinks she can change that
By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press ROSSTON, Texas (AP) — The cattle part as Meredith Ellis edges her small four-wheeler through the herd,…
Continue ReadingDemand for seafood is soaring, but oceans are giving up all they can. Can we farm fish in new ways?
By VICTORIA MILKO Associated Press If it still seems strange to think of fish growing on farms, it shouldn’t. Aquaculture has been the fastest…
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Meat made from cells, not livestock, is here. But will it ever replace traditional meat?
By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer A familiar aroma wafted through the Believer Meats test kitchen earlier this year as Research and Development Chef…
Continue ReadingPoverty is killing the Amazon rainforest. Treating soil and farmers better can help save what’s left
By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer TEKOHAW, Brazil (AP) — Saving the remaining Amazon rainforest in Brazil will require ensuring that the 28…
Continue ReadingPastoralists have raised livestock in harsh climates for millennia. What can they teach us today?
By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL, KRISTA LARSON and LAURA UNGAR Associated Press SUKHBAATAR, Mongolia (AP) — The half-crescent moon glowed in the predawn…
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China and the US pledge to step up climate efforts ahead of Biden-Xi summit and UN meeting
By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China and the U.S. have pledged to accelerate their efforts to address climate change ahead of a…
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Millions of Indians set a world record celebrating Diwali as worries about air pollution rise
By BISWAJEET BANERJEE Associated Press LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Millions of Indians celebrated Diwali on Sunday with a Guinness World Record number of…
Continue ReadingTalks on a landmark treaty to end global plastic pollution are advancing in Kenya’s capital
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT and CARLOS MUREITHI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Efforts to create a landmark treaty to end global plastic…
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Cranberry growers are bringing wetlands back from the dead
Reasons to Be Cheerful turns its eye to Massachusetts, the onetime cranberry capital of the world, where former bogs are transforming into thriving,…
Continue ReadingNo place in the US is safe from the climate crisis, but a new report shows where it’s most severe
CNN By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — The effects of a rapidly warming climate are being felt in every corner of the US and will worsen over the next…
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Native American tribes fight US over a proposed $10B renewable energy transmission line
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press Work on a $10 billion project that will funnel renewable energy across the West has come to a halt in…
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Bison return to Texas Indigenous lands, reconnecting tribes to their roots
By Alejandra Martinez, The Texas Tribune Nov. 13, 2023 “Bison return to Texas Indigenous lands, reconnecting tribes to their roots” was first…
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Endangered sperm whales now have their first protected area in the Caribbean island of Dominica
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The tiny Caribbean island of Dominica is creating the world’s first marine…
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Fossil fuel interests have large, yet often murky, presence at climate talks, AP analysis finds
By SETH BORENSTEIN and MARY KATHERINE WILDEMAN Associated Press The badges said they were there to participate in negotiations to curb climate…
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Coral spawning season brings hope for the Great Barrier Reef
CNN By Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — For a few days in the southern hemisphere every spring, the world’s biggest and most famous coral reef…
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Texas could spend federal funds meant to cut carbon emissions on highway projects
By Erin Douglas, The Texas Tribune Nov. 6, 2023 “Texas could spend federal funds meant to cut carbon emissions on highway projects” was first…
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Oil and gas companies spill millions of gallons of wastewater in Texas
By Martha Pskowski and Peter Aldhous, Inside Climate News Oct. 31, 2023 “Oil and gas companies spill millions of gallons of wastewater in Texas” was…
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Ozone hole is about average size, despite undersea volcano eruption that was expected to worsen it
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer With last year’s undersea volcano injecting massive amounts of water high into the atmosphere, scientists were…
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