From the Amazon rainforest, Biden declares nobody can reverse US progress on clean energy
Read full article: From the Amazon rainforest, Biden declares nobody can reverse US progress on clean energyJoe Biden witnessed the devastation of drought up close as the first sitting American president to set foot the Amazon rainforest.
More logging is proposed to help curb wildfires in the US Pacific Northwest
Read full article: More logging is proposed to help curb wildfires in the US Pacific NorthwestU.S. officials are proposing increased logging on federal lands across the Pacific Northwest under changes to a sweeping forest management plan that’s been in place for three decades.
A third November storm, Sara, serves notice that a busy hurricane season isn't over yet
Read full article: A third November storm, Sara, serves notice that a busy hurricane season isn't over yetTropical Storm Sara is the third named storm to emerge this November, serving up a reminder that the Atlantic hurricane season isn't quite over.
Latest typhoon lashes the Philippines, causing tidal surges and displacing massive numbers of people
Read full article: Latest typhoon lashes the Philippines, causing tidal surges and displacing massive numbers of peopleA powerful typhoon has wrecked houses, caused towering tidal surges and forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee to emergency shelters as it barreled across the northern Philippines in the sixth major storm to pound the Southeast Asian country in less than a month.
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As talks in Baku cross the halfway point, nations are no closer to a goal on cash for climate action
Read full article: As talks in Baku cross the halfway point, nations are no closer to a goal on cash for climate actionDistractions were bigger than deals in the first week of United Nations climate talks, leaving a lot to be done, especially on the main issue of money.
Trump names fossil fuel executive Chris Wright as energy secretary
Read full article: Trump names fossil fuel executive Chris Wright as energy secretaryPresident-elect Donald Trump has selected Chris Wright, a campaign donor and fossil fuel executive, to serve as energy secretary after his second administration begins in January.
Tropical Storm Sara drenches Honduras’ northern coast with flash flooding and mudslides in forecast
Read full article: Tropical Storm Sara drenches Honduras’ northern coast with flash flooding and mudslides in forecastTropical Storm Sara has started moving slightly faster after stalling over Honduras, drenching the northern coast of the Central American nation, swelling rivers and trapping some people at home.
Protesters gather at UN climate talks in global day of action as progress on a deal slows
Read full article: Protesters gather at UN climate talks in global day of action as progress on a deal slowsHundreds of activists formed a human chain outside one of the main plenary halls at the United Nations climate summit on what is traditionally their biggest protest day during the two-week talks.
These small actions anyone can take can help protect Michigan’s waters
Read full article: These small actions anyone can take can help protect Michigan’s watersThe Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy is reminding people how important it is to protect our water on National Stormwater Day.
In the polar bear capital of the world, a community lives with the predator next door and loves it
Read full article: In the polar bear capital of the world, a community lives with the predator next door and loves itChurchill is a remote Canadian town that not only lives with the predator next door, but loves it.
New York judge rejects state efforts to shutter bitcoin mine over climate concerns
Read full article: New York judge rejects state efforts to shutter bitcoin mine over climate concernsA New York judge has rejected an effort by state regulators to shutter a bitcoin mine over concerns about its greenhouse gas emissions.
Regulators approve North Dakota section of planned 5-state Midwest carbon dioxide pipeline
Read full article: Regulators approve North Dakota section of planned 5-state Midwest carbon dioxide pipelineUtility regulators in North Dakota have approved part of a carbon dioxide pipeline that would span five Midwestern states.
Spanish regional leader admits mistakes made in flood response, but refuses to step down
Read full article: Spanish regional leader admits mistakes made in flood response, but refuses to step downThe Spanish regional leader under fire for his handling of the catastrophic Valencia floods last month has defied calls to step down but conceded that mistakes were made.
Company announces nearly $712 million project in Kentucky to make batteries used to store energy
Read full article: Company announces nearly $712 million project in Kentucky to make batteries used to store energyA battery manufacturer has selected Kentucky for a nearly $712 million project to produce industrial-sized batteries used to store and distribute energy.
Frustration grows at fossil fuel influence and structure of UN climate talks. Some call for reform
Read full article: Frustration grows at fossil fuel influence and structure of UN climate talks. Some call for reformEnvironmental advocates released reports Friday decrying fossil fuel industry influence at these climate talks in Baku, Azerbaijan, called COP29.
Typhoon Usagi wreaks more damage and misery in Philippines as yet another storm looms
Read full article: Typhoon Usagi wreaks more damage and misery in Philippines as yet another storm loomsTyphoon Usagi has swamped rural villages in floods, knocked down power and displaced thousands more people before blowing away from the northern Philippines, which has been pounded by five major storms in less than a month.
Whistleblower sounds alarm about destruction of tribal sites in North Carolina
Read full article: Whistleblower sounds alarm about destruction of tribal sites in North CarolinaA career archaeologist with the U.S. Forest Service says managers have been engaging in irresponsible and illegal behavior that has resulted in damage to Native American sites across the forested slopes of North Carolina.
Clean energy could create millions of tons of waste in India. Some are working to avoid that
Read full article: Clean energy could create millions of tons of waste in India. Some are working to avoid thatAs clean energy infrastructure like solar panels and electric car batteries becomes more common in India, some small businesses are working to recycle them when they reach the end of their lifespan, dismantling panels to sell individual components and using old EV batteries’ remaining power to provide electricity to remote, rural regions.
Navy didn't understand well-documented risks posed by Hawaii fuel tanks, watchdog says
Read full article: Navy didn't understand well-documented risks posed by Hawaii fuel tanks, watchdog saysA U.S. military watchdog says Navy officials lacked sufficient understanding of the risks of maintaining massive fuel storage tanks on top of a drinking water well at Pearl Harbor where spilled jet fuel poisoned more than 6,000 people.
Wisconsin agency issues first round of permits for Enbridge Line 5 reroute around reservation
Read full article: Wisconsin agency issues first round of permits for Enbridge Line 5 reroute around reservationThe Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has issued the first round of permits allowing Enbridge to reroute an aging pipeline around a tribal reservation.
Hurricane-stricken Tampa Bay Rays to play 2025 season at Yankees' spring training field in Tampa
Read full article: Hurricane-stricken Tampa Bay Rays to play 2025 season at Yankees' spring training field in TampaThe Tampa Bay Rays will play their 2025 home games at the New York Yankees’ nearby spring training ballpark amid uncertainty about the future of hurricane-damaged Tropicana Field.
Earth's projected warming hasn't improved for 3 years. UN climate talks are still pushing
Read full article: Earth's projected warming hasn't improved for 3 years. UN climate talks are still pushingFor the third straight year, efforts to fight climate change haven’t lowered projections for how hot the world is likely to get — even as countries gather for another round of talks to curb warming, according to an analysis Thursday.
Food aid interventions can curb climate change-induced hardship. But should they do more?
Read full article: Food aid interventions can curb climate change-induced hardship. But should they do more?The United States foreign food aid program can be a big help when extreme weather fueled by climate change hammers communities.
New storms and flooding threaten Spain's hard-hit Valencia again
Read full article: New storms and flooding threaten Spain's hard-hit Valencia againNew storms in Spain have caused school closures and train cancellations two weeks after flash floods in Valencia and other areas killed more than 220 people and destroyed thousands of homes.
At UN climate talks, nations big and small get chance to bear witness to climate change
Read full article: At UN climate talks, nations big and small get chance to bear witness to climate changeThe United Nations' annual climate conference continued Wednesday with brief speeches by nations big and small.
Indonesia's volcanic eruption grounds international flights on tourist island of Bali
Read full article: Indonesia's volcanic eruption grounds international flights on tourist island of BaliSeveral international airlines have canceled flights to and from Indonesia’s tourist island of Bali because of an ongoing volcanic eruption.
Amid Earth's heat records, scientists report another bump upward in annual carbon emissions
Read full article: Amid Earth's heat records, scientists report another bump upward in annual carbon emissionsEven as Earth sets new heat records, humanity this year is pumping 330 million tons (300 million metric tons) more carbon dioxide into the air by burning fossil fuels than it did last year.
Hurricane-damaged Tropicana Field can be fixed for about $55M in time for 2026 season, per report
Read full article: Hurricane-damaged Tropicana Field can be fixed for about $55M in time for 2026 season, per reportA detailed assessment of the hurricane damage to Tropicana Field concludes that the home of the Tampa Bay Rays is structurally sound and can be repaired for about $55.7 million in time for the 2026 season.