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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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Harrison Ford wants the Operation Smile award honoring his friend to inspire others to give more
Read full article: Harrison Ford wants the Operation Smile award honoring his friend to inspire others to give moreHarrison Ford will receive an award for his philanthropy from the global surgery and training nonprofit Operation Smile.

Scientists say a record amount of seaweed hit the Caribbean and nearby areas in May
Read full article: Scientists say a record amount of seaweed hit the Caribbean and nearby areas in MayA new report says that a record 38 million metric tons of sargassum piled up across the Caribbean and nearby areas in May, with more expected this month.

Important advice from medical experts on how to treat sunburns
Read full article: Important advice from medical experts on how to treat sunburnsWe all know the painful consequences of overdoing it and ending up with sunburn. When it comes to sunburn, Dr. Jennifer Lucas, a dermatologist with Cleveland Clinic, said you want to avoid irritating it even more.

Schwarzenegger tells environmentalists dismayed by Trump to 'stop whining' and get to work
Read full article: Schwarzenegger tells environmentalists dismayed by Trump to 'stop whining' and get to workArnold Schwarzenegger has a message for environmentalists who despair at the the approach of President Donald Trump’s administration: “Stop whining and get to work.”.

Top Trump officials visit prolific Alaska oil field amid push to expand drilling
Read full article: Top Trump officials visit prolific Alaska oil field amid push to expand drillingThe head of the U.S. Energy Department says President Donald Trump wants to double the amount of oil coursing through Alaska’s 800-mile pipeline system and build a massive natural gas export project as its twin.

Peru reduces Nazca Lines park by 42%, raising concerns over environmental and heritage risks
Read full article: Peru reduces Nazca Lines park by 42%, raising concerns over environmental and heritage risksPeru’s decision to reduce the boundaries of the Nazca Archaeological Park by 1,000 hectares has sparked concern among conservationists and archaeologists.

Many families in Uganda stuck with unhealthy dirt floors are finding an affordable alternative
Read full article: Many families in Uganda stuck with unhealthy dirt floors are finding an affordable alternativeIn Uganda, where more than 40% of the population live in extreme poverty, many families live in homes with dirt floors.

Jacksonville City Council to discuss $450K ordinance to increase air quality in disadvantaged communities
Read full article: Jacksonville City Council to discuss $450K ordinance to increase air quality in disadvantaged communitiesThe Jacksonville City Council will discuss an ordinance tomorrow that proposes the appropriation of $450,000 from the Environmental Protection Trust Fund. This funding aims to enhance air monitoring activities in disadvantaged communities, particularly focusing on Health Zone 1 in Jacksonville.

Thousands evacuated in 3 provinces as Canadian wildfires threaten air quality into some US states
Read full article: Thousands evacuated in 3 provinces as Canadian wildfires threaten air quality into some US statesMore than 25,000 residents in three provinces have been evacuated as dozens of wildfires remained active Sunday and diminished air quality in parts of Canada and the U.S. Most of the evacuated residents were from Manitoba, which declared a state of emergency last week.

Trump officials are visiting Alaska to discuss a gas pipeline and oil drilling
Read full article: Trump officials are visiting Alaska to discuss a gas pipeline and oil drillingThe Trump administration is sending three Cabinet members to Alaska this week as it pursues oil drilling in the pristine Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and reinvigorating a natural gas project that’s languished for years.

India, a major user of coal power, is making large gains in clean energy adoption. Here is how
Read full article: India, a major user of coal power, is making large gains in clean energy adoption. Here is howIndia, one of the most carbon-polluting countries, has witnessed sharp growth in renewable energies like solar and wind.

Turmoil, worry swirl over cuts to key federal agencies as hurricane season begins
Read full article: Turmoil, worry swirl over cuts to key federal agencies as hurricane season beginsAs hurricane season begins, experts in storms and disasters are worried about massive cuts to the federal system that forecasts, tracks and responds to the storms.

States are rolling out red carpets for data centers. But some lawmakers are pushing back
Read full article: States are rolling out red carpets for data centers. But some lawmakers are pushing backThe explosive growth of the data centers needed to power America’s fast-rising demand for artificial intelligence and cloud computing has spurred states to dangle incentives in hopes of landing an economic bonanza.

Winds push smoke from Canadian wildfires south into US and worsen air quality
Read full article: Winds push smoke from Canadian wildfires south into US and worsen air qualityAir quality in some parts of the United States is worsening as smoke from dozens of wildfires in Canada travels south, pushed by winds high in the atmosphere.

Russian captain denies manslaughter in North Sea collision as he faces UK trial
Read full article: Russian captain denies manslaughter in North Sea collision as he faces UK trialThe Russian captain of a cargo ship that collided with a U.S. tanker in the North Sea has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter.

Half of world's population endured extra month of extreme heat due to climate change, experts say
Read full article: Half of world's population endured extra month of extreme heat due to climate change, experts sayScientists say 4 billion people, about half the world’s population, experienced at least one extra month of extreme heat because of human-caused climate change from May 2024 to May 2025.

Trump administration reverses planned closures of 3 dozen US mine safety offices
Read full article: Trump administration reverses planned closures of 3 dozen US mine safety officesThe Trump administration is dropping plans to terminate leases for 34 offices in the Mine Safety and Health Administration.

Wrongful death lawsuit says Big Oil contributed to heat wave and woman's death
Read full article: Wrongful death lawsuit says Big Oil contributed to heat wave and woman's deathA Washington state woman is suing seven oil and gas companies, saying they contributed to an extraordinarily hot day that led to her mother’s fatal hyperthermia in one of the nation’s first wrongful-death claims seeking to hold the fossil fuel industry accountable for its role in the changing climate.

Supreme Court scales back a key environmental law in a ruling that could speed development projects
Read full article: Supreme Court scales back a key environmental law in a ruling that could speed development projectsThe Supreme Court has backed a multibillion-dollar oil railroad expansion in Utah in a ruling that scales back a key environmental law and could speed development projects around the country.

Hikers stumble across bear relaxing on well-used Florida trail
Read full article: Hikers stumble across bear relaxing on well-used Florida trailExperts say bear mating season typically starts in May and ends in July, so that’s the time when they’re out and about, meaning people need to be on alert right now when their anywhere near a wooded area.

UN official says Russia isn't imminently turning on Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
Read full article: UN official says Russia isn't imminently turning on Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plantInspectors from the U.N. nuclear watchdog have not seen signs of Russia moving to immediately restart the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.

What would happen if the Amazon rainforest dried out? This decades-long experiment has some answers
Read full article: What would happen if the Amazon rainforest dried out? This decades-long experiment has some answersIn a pristine corner of the Amazon, Brazilian and British scientists have spent more than two decades simulating drought to understand how the rainforest might respond to a drier future.

$14 billion in clean energy projects have been canceled in the US this year, analysis says
Read full article: $14 billion in clean energy projects have been canceled in the US this year, analysis saysA new analysis finds that more than $14 billion in clean energy projects in the U.S. have been canceled this year.

Search suspended for a missing man in Swiss glacier collapse that destroyed 90% of an Alpine village
Read full article: Search suspended for a missing man in Swiss glacier collapse that destroyed 90% of an Alpine villageA 64-year-old man remains missing after a huge mass of rock and ice from a glacier crashed down a Swiss mountainside the day before.

Nepal's mountaineering community celebrates 72nd anniversary of Mount Everest conquest
Read full article: Nepal's mountaineering community celebrates 72nd anniversary of Mount Everest conquestNepal’s mountaineering community has celebrated the 72nd anniversary of the conquest of the world’s highest peak.

Oil and gas have boomed in New Mexico. Its schools are contending with pollution’s effects
Read full article: Oil and gas have boomed in New Mexico. Its schools are contending with pollution’s effectsNatural gas has become a go-to fuel for power plants from coast to coast, sometimes replacing dirtier coal-fired plants and, by extension, improving air quality.