New Mexico Governor looking to establish new ‘first-of-its-kind’ water supply
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham is seeking $500 million to establish a new “first-of-its-kind” strategic water supply…
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After a fast start, COP28 climate talks now in murky middle of hope, roadblocks
By SETH BORENSTEIN and DANA BELTAJI Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — After a first-day blur of rare quick action and agreement,…
Continue ReadingNovember is the sixth straight month to set a heat record, scientists say
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The European climate agency calculates that for the sixth month in a row,…
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Lebanon’s Christians feel the heat of climate change in its sacred forest and valley
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BCHARRE, Lebanon (AP) — Majestic cedar trees towered over dozens of Lebanese Christians gathered outside a…
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Authorities say heavy rains and landslides in Tanzania kill at least 47 and hurt or strand many more
By EMMANUEL IGUNZA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Authorities say at least 47 people are dead and 85 others injured following heavy…
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British research ship crosses paths with world’s largest iceberg as it drifts out of Antarctica
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s polar research ship has crossed paths with the largest iceberg in the world. The British…
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Gore blasts COP28 climate chief and oil companies’ emissions pledges at UN summit
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Don’t trust the oil and gas industry to report their actual carbon…
Continue ReadingWith striking images, this photographer is illuminating our relationship with the planet
CNN By Michelle Cohan, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — Fire has played a crucial role in humanity for millennia. It’s allowed us to cook, construct,…
Continue ReadingGlobal warming could cost poor countries trillions. They’ve urged the COP28 climate summit to help
By SIBI ARASU and JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A prominent developing-world leader on the issue of climate…
Continue ReadingUkrainian diplomats negotiate both climate change and Russia’s war on their nation at COP28 in Dubai
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — While Ukrainian diplomats take part in negotiations at the United Nations COP28…
Continue ReadingHeavy rains lash India’s southern and eastern coasts as a powerful storm closes in
NEW DELHI (AP) — Heavy rains and strong winds are pelting India’s southern and eastern coastlines and states have been put on high alert after a…
Continue ReadingFrench foreign minister says she is open to South Pacific resettlement requests due to rising seas
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna says she is open to any resettlement request…
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Still alive! Golden mole not seen for 80 years and presumed extinct is found again in South Africa
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Researchers in South Africa say they have rediscovered a mole species that has an…
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On 1st day, UN climate conference sets up fund for countries hit by disasters like flood and drought
By JAMEY KEATEN and SIBI ARASU Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Nearly all the world’s nations finalized the creation of a…
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UN atomic chief backs nuclear power at COP28 as world reckons with proliferation
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The world wants more nuclear energy as a means to fight climate change and…
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Pressure builds to eliminate fossil fuel use as oil executive takes over climate talks
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Pressure to phase out fossil fuels mounted Thursday on the oil company…
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Massachusetts unveils new strategy to help coastal communities cope with climate change
By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has unveiled a new strategy that she says will help the state’s…
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Pope cancels trip to Dubai for UN climate conference on doctors’ orders after getting the flu
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has canceled his trip to Dubai for the U.N. climate conference on doctors’ orders. The announcement marked…
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Call to Earth Day 2023: How students helped care for the planet
CNN, CHIREC INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL By Arya Jyothi, CNN (CNN) — November 28 was the third annual Call to Earth Day, an initiative dedicated to…
Continue ReadingWhy environmentalists are suing the National Park Service to prevent it from planting trees
Originally Published: 27 NOV 23 14:29 ET By Jonathan Park and Janna Van Vranken, CNN (CNN) — The National Park Service wants to replant sequoia…
Continue ReadingBiden expected to miss global climate summit opening as young voters question his progress on climate change
Originally Published: 27 NOV 23 15:13 ET By Priscilla Alvarez, Ella Nilsen and Arit John, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden is not…
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US Navy removes fuel from plane that overshot Hawaii runway and is now resting on a reef and sand
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii (AP) — The U.S. Navy says it has removed nearly all of the fuel from a plane that overshot a…
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As Mexico marks conservation day, advocates say it takes too long to list vulnerable species
By DANIEL SHAILER Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico is celebrating national conservation day. Meanwhile, conservationists say the…
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President Joe Biden plans to skip U.N. climate talks beginning this week in Dubai
By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden plans to skip the upcoming climate talks in Dubai, an event that is expected…
Continue ReadingA Sumatran rhino calf born in Indonesia adds to an endangered species of fewer than 50 animals
By EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A critically endangered Sumatran rhino was born in Indonesia’s western island of…
Continue ReadingHow did humans get to the brink of crashing climate? A long push for progress and energy to fuel it
By DANA BELTAJI Associated Press Amid record-high temperatures, deluges, droughts and wildfires, leaders are convening for another round of United…
Continue ReadingEnvironmental protesters board deep-sea mining ship between Hawaii and Mexico
By DANIEL SHAILER Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Greenpeace activists are engaged in a sit-in protest on a deep-sea mining ship in the Pacific…
Continue ReadingThe body of an abducted anti-mining activist is found in western Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in western Mexico say they have found the body of anti-mining activist Higinio Trinidad de la Cruz. Prosecutors said…
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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…
Continue Reading 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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