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Reduce, reuse, recycle: Celebrating Earth Day on April 22
Read full article: Reduce, reuse, recycle: Celebrating Earth Day on April 22With the threat of global warming and climate change looming large, Earth Day encourages people to take steps to reduce their carbon footprint and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Jacksonville native, musician Samuel Herb plants a tree for every 1K streams, releases new song on Earth Day
Read full article: Jacksonville native, musician Samuel Herb plants a tree for every 1K streams, releases new song on Earth DayHerb is preparing to plant his 1,000th tree soon and is releasing a new single, “To the Trees,” on April 22 in honor of Earth Day.

2022 was fifth or sixth warmest on record as Earth heats up
Read full article: 2022 was fifth or sixth warmest on record as Earth heats upGovernment science teams say that 2022 didn't quite set a record for heat, but it was in the top five or six warmest on record depending on who's doing the measuring.

G7 vows to step up moves to renewable energy, zero carbon
Read full article: G7 vows to step up moves to renewable energy, zero carbonEnergy and environment ministers of the Group of Seven wealthy nations have vowed to work to hasten the shift toward cleaner, renewable energy, but set no timetable for phasing out coal-fired power plants.

As Earth warms, more 'flash droughts' suck soil, plants dry
Read full article: As Earth warms, more 'flash droughts' suck soil, plants dryA new study finds that climate change is making droughts faster and more furious — and especially one fast-moving kind of drought that can take farmers by surprise.
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Trump's interior and energy secretaries cheer on natural gas export industry in Gulf Coast
Read full article: Trump's interior and energy secretaries cheer on natural gas export industry in Gulf CoastThe planned expansion of a massive liquified natural gas facility in southeast Louisiana is a beacon for U.S. energy policy, according to two members of President Donald Trump's cabinet who spoke to workers there.

Monarch butterflies wintering in Mexico rebound this year
Read full article: Monarch butterflies wintering in Mexico rebound this yearThe number of monarch butterflies wintering in the mountains west of Mexico City, rebounded this year, doubling the area they covered in 2024 despite the stresses of climate change.

Life-saving avalanche forecasts could be hindered by Trump budget cuts
Read full article: Life-saving avalanche forecasts could be hindered by Trump budget cutsOfficials in the Western U.S. who protect the public from avalanches are sounding the alarm about the Trump administration firing hundreds of meteorologists and other scientists.

New South Dakota law threatens massive carbon dioxide pipeline proposed for Midwest
Read full article: New South Dakota law threatens massive carbon dioxide pipeline proposed for MidwestSouth Dakota's governor has signed a bill into law that bans the taking of private property for building carbon dioxide pipelines.

Experts and recovery teams hope to reach site of Alaska avalanche that buried 3 skiers
Read full article: Experts and recovery teams hope to reach site of Alaska avalanche that buried 3 skiersAuthorities in Alaska say they will attempt Thursday to reach the site of an avalanche that trapped three skiers earlier this week.

Schools are closed and public transport has stopped as rare cyclone approaches Australian coast
Read full article: Schools are closed and public transport has stopped as rare cyclone approaches Australian coastSchools are closed, public transport has stopped and desperate residents are getting around shortages of sandbags by buying sacks of potting mix as a region of eastern Australia is lashed by wind and rain from a rare approaching tropical cyclone.

First national analysis finds America's butterflies are disappearing at 'catastrophic' rate
Read full article: First national analysis finds America's butterflies are disappearing at 'catastrophic' rateA new study finds the number of butterflies has dropped 22% since 2000, a new study finds.

Mysterious affliction causing endangered sawfish to spin and die resurfaces in Florida
Read full article: Mysterious affliction causing endangered sawfish to spin and die resurfaces in FloridaA mysterious affliction that causes prehistoric, endangered smalltooth sawfish to spin erratically in Florida waters and often die appears to have resurfaced, with more than 50 deaths last year.

How New Orleans cleans up the waves of trash left behind after Mardi Gras
Read full article: How New Orleans cleans up the waves of trash left behind after Mardi GrasHundreds of thousands of people take to the streets of New Orleans to celebrate Mardi Gras, leaving the city covered in detritus.

Scientists raise concerns as the US stops sharing air quality data from embassies worldwide
Read full article: Scientists raise concerns as the US stops sharing air quality data from embassies worldwideThe U.S. government’s decision to stop sharing air quality data from embassies and consulates worldwide is worrying some local scientists and experts who say the data was vital for people to be aware of air quality and monitor their government's progress in improving public health.

Los Angeles County sues Southern California Edison, alleging utility's equipment sparked wildfire
Read full article: Los Angeles County sues Southern California Edison, alleging utility's equipment sparked wildfireLos Angeles County says it is suing Southern California Edison, alleging the utility’s equipment sparked January’s Eaton Fire, which destroyed more than 9,400 structures and killed 17 people in the Altadena area.

Avalanche buries 3 skiers near Anchorage, Alaska, officials say
Read full article: Avalanche buries 3 skiers near Anchorage, Alaska, officials sayAlaska State Troopers say three skiers who had flown by helicopter to a remote mountain range were swept away by an avalanche and likely killed under the weight of dozens of feet of snow.

'Bear with me,' Trump says as both farmers and consumers brace for tariff effects
Read full article: 'Bear with me,' Trump says as both farmers and consumers brace for tariff effectsFarmers and meat producers across the U.S. can expect the new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China and the retaliation to hurt their bottom lines by billions of dollars if they stay in place a while.

Powerful US storms create blizzard conditions and threaten to spawn more tornadoes
Read full article: Powerful US storms create blizzard conditions and threaten to spawn more tornadoesPowerful storms that killed three people in Mississippi and ripped roofs from buildings in a small Oklahoma town are charging across the nation, threatening more communities in the central to eastern United States with wide-ranging weather.

One moment, calm waters. The next, a 900-pound dolphin landed on their boat
Read full article: One moment, calm waters. The next, a 900-pound dolphin landed on their boatA dolphin weighing more than 900 pounds appeared to fall out of the sky before landing in a small fishing boat off the coast of New Zealand, shocking the three men on board.

Trump administration to drop lawsuit against Louisiana petrochemical plant, AP sources say
Read full article: Trump administration to drop lawsuit against Louisiana petrochemical plant, AP sources sayThe Trump administration plans to drop a federal lawsuit against a synthetic rubber manufacturer accused of worsening cancer risks for residents near its Louisiana plant, according to two sources familiar with the matter.

Trump wants to use the 'God Squad' to increase logging, but it must follow strict rules
Read full article: Trump wants to use the 'God Squad' to increase logging, but it must follow strict rulesPresident Donald Trump wants to increase logging in national forests and on public lands, including by bypassing endangered species protections.

Peru's Indigenous leaders raise concerns over oil and gas projects at a human rights hearing
Read full article: Peru's Indigenous leaders raise concerns over oil and gas projects at a human rights hearingIndigenous leaders from the Peruvian Amazon have urged the government to halt oil and gas projects that threaten their lands, presenting their case before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR).

Supreme Court makes it harder for EPA to police sewage discharges
Read full article: Supreme Court makes it harder for EPA to police sewage dischargesThe Supreme Court has made it harder for environmental regulators to limit water pollution, ruling for San Francisco in a case about the discharge of raw sewage that sometimes occurs during heavy rains.

Indigenous migrants in northern Colombia battle worsening droughts and floods
Read full article: Indigenous migrants in northern Colombia battle worsening droughts and floodsIn La Guajira, Colombia, the Wayuu people face worsening climate impacts, with droughts and intense rains causing food insecurity, flooding, and displacement.

Low energy prices sting Aramco profits and squeeze Saudi development plans
Read full article: Low energy prices sting Aramco profits and squeeze Saudi development plansSaudi Arabia’s state-owned oil giant Aramco has reported a $106.25 billion profit in 2024, down 12% from the prior year on lower energy prices.

Powerful US storms kill 2 and bring threats from critical fire weather to blizzard conditions
Read full article: Powerful US storms kill 2 and bring threats from critical fire weather to blizzard conditionsPowerful storms have killed two people in Mississippi, torn the roofs off an apartment building and a nursing home in Oklahoma and threatened communities across the nation.