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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.
OUR ENVIRONMENT
China is ending its annual Congress with questions open over how to revive its slowing economy
Read full article: China is ending its annual Congress with questions open over how to revive its slowing economyChina is wrapping up its biggest political event of the year leaving one question unanswered: How far will it go to try to revive economic growth in 2025.
Lawmakers urge Trump administration to cancel owl-killing plan, say it would cost too much
Read full article: Lawmakers urge Trump administration to cancel owl-killing plan, say it would cost too muchA bipartisan group of lawmakers urge the Trump administration to scrap plans to kill more than 450,000 invasive barred owls in West Coast forests in coming decades.
Trump DOT chief rejects inclusion of environmental justice factors in infrastructure decisions
Read full article: Trump DOT chief rejects inclusion of environmental justice factors in infrastructure decisionsTransportation Secretary Sean Duffy has rescinded two Biden-era memos that had state agencies consider social and environmental justice factors when making decisions concerning critical national infrastructure work.
A new storm could spawn tornadoes in the South and whip up a blizzard in northern states
Read full article: A new storm could spawn tornadoes in the South and whip up a blizzard in northern statesAs near temperatures climbed to near records in parts of the central United States, a potent storm system was setting up to wallop the nation later.
EPA froze 'green bank' funds worth billions, climate group suit says
Read full article: EPA froze 'green bank' funds worth billions, climate group suit saysA nonprofit that was awarded nearly $7 billion by the Biden administration to finance clean energy and climate-friendly projects has sued the Environmental Protection Agency, accusing it of improperly freezing its account.
Climate change, already causing problems on Earth, could soon create a mess for orbiting satellites
Read full article: Climate change, already causing problems on Earth, could soon create a mess for orbiting satellitesA new study finds that climate change is already causing all sorts of problems on Earth, but soon it will be making a mess in orbit around the planet too.
Guatemala's Volcano of Fire erupts and forces evacuations
Read full article: Guatemala's Volcano of Fire erupts and forces evacuationsGuatemala’s Volcano of Fire is erupting, and authorities have evacuated nearly 300 families while warning that another 30,000 people in the area could be at risk.
Supreme Court rejects Republican-led effort to halt climate change lawsuits in Democratic-led states
Read full article: Supreme Court rejects Republican-led effort to halt climate change lawsuits in Democratic-led statesThe Supreme Court has rejected a lawsuit from Republican attorneys general in 19 states aimed at blocking climate change suits against the oil and gas industry from Democratic-led states.
A cargo ship hits a tanker and they catch fire off England, with one crew member missing
Read full article: A cargo ship hits a tanker and they catch fire off England, with one crew member missingA cargo ship carrying a toxic chemical hit a tanker carrying jet fuel for the U.S. military off England, setting both vessels on fire and sending fuel pouring into the North Sea.
Floodwaters still threaten parts of Australia's east coast as tropical storm cleanup begins
Read full article: Floodwaters still threaten parts of Australia's east coast as tropical storm cleanup beginsAustralia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has cautioned that the fallout from a vicious tropical storm over the weekend was “far from over.”.
Facing competition from Big Tech, states dangle incentives and loosen laws to attract power plants
Read full article: Facing competition from Big Tech, states dangle incentives and loosen laws to attract power plantsFacing spiking energy demand, U.S. states are pressing for ways to build new power plants faster as policymakers try to protect residents from higher electric bills and keep their economies on track.
South Dakota law raises questions about future of massive Midwest pipeline
Read full article: South Dakota law raises questions about future of massive Midwest pipelineA new law in South Dakota prohibiting the use of eminent domain to acquire land for carbon capture pipelines challenges the viability of a proposed project snaking through five Midwest states.
Tropical low tracks west across Australian east coast leaving 1 dead and several injured
Read full article: Tropical low tracks west across Australian east coast leaving 1 dead and several injuredOne person has died and several were injured as flooding rains lash the Australian east coast even though it avoided its first tropical cyclone in 51 years.
Storm dumps heavy snow on northern Arizona, gridlocking Interstate 40
Read full article: Storm dumps heavy snow on northern Arizona, gridlocking Interstate 40A winter storm has dumped heavy snow across northern Arizona, playing a major factor in a more than 15-mile backup on a major interstate.
Justice Dept. says ending Louisiana petrochemical case helps 'dismantle radical DEI programs'
Read full article: Justice Dept. says ending Louisiana petrochemical case helps 'dismantle radical DEI programs'The Justice Department is celebrating its decision to drop a federal lawsuit against a Louisiana petrochemical plant accused of worsening cancer risks for residents in a majority-Black community.
New EPA guidance says spending items greater than $50,000 must get approval from DOGE
Read full article: New EPA guidance says spending items greater than $50,000 must get approval from DOGEThe Environmental Protection Agency has issued new guidance directing senior staff to submit spending items greater than $50,000 for approval from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency.
Potassium mining project in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest divides Indigenous tribe
Read full article: Potassium mining project in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest divides Indigenous tribeBeneath Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, one of the planet’s largest potassium reserves is fueling tensions between industrial ambitions and Indigenous rights.
Confronting the future: Teen leaders speak out
Read full article: Confronting the future: Teen leaders speak outNearly 60% of children express sadness when considering the impact of the climate on animals and plants. A Child Trends report further reveals that over half of children experience fear about their future.
Rare cyclone weakens to a tropical low weather system as it approaches the Australian east coast
Read full article: Rare cyclone weakens to a tropical low weather system as it approaches the Australian east coastA tropical cyclone has weakened to a tropical low weather system as it approaches the Australian east coast city of Brisbane.
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 liquefied 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.