Parking lots get hot and are bad for storm runoff. These groups are testing other options
Dozens of cities and other organizations with land have transitioned to lots made differently.
A decade after Standing Rock protests, contentious segment of Dakota Access oil pipeline gets OK
Federal officials have given final approval for a controversial segment of the Dakota Access oil pipeline that crosses the Missouri River.
Plastic bags don’t go in the recycling bin. What should you do instead?
You may have heard that recycling plastic grocery bags can jam up machinery, but what might not be as well known is that there are other ways to get rid…
California turns to AI as whale deaths spike
The system, called WhaleSpotter, scans the bay around the clock for whale blows and heat signatures up to 2 nautical miles away.
Kansas farmers hit hard by weather extremes and growing costs, wheat crop could be worst since 1972
Amid a punishing drought, tariffs and the high cost of fertilizers, farming wheat has become more uncertain as farmers in western Kansas are feeling the impact in their major wheat…
Climate scientists update predictions, with 2015 goal no longer plausible
Both the old best and worst case future scenarios in the fight against climate change are being jettisoned by the world’s top scientists as they prepare the next series of…
Scientists find climate change is reducing oxygen in rivers worldwide
Global warming is causing rivers to slowly lose oxygen, threatening fish and other lives.
Bald eagle hatchlings spotted in a Chicago park may be the city’s first for more than a century
Eagles are not uncommon sights in Chicago-area parks, but the agency wasn't aware of any successful breeding until now.
Invasive plant threatens livelihoods in Colombia’s largest coastal wetland
Colombia's Cienaga Grande de Santa Marta wetland is facing an environmental crisis due to an invasive plant native to Asia.
Despite gains combating deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon, forest degradation is a looming threat
The Amazon plays a crucial part in regulating the global climate by storing carbon dioxide.