Nevada lithium mine will crush rare plant habitat US said is critical to its survival, lawsuit says
RENO, Nev. — Conservationists and a Native American tribe are suing the U.S. to try to block a Nevada lithium mine they say will drive an endangered desert wildflower to…
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Spain’s horrific flooding another nasty hit in a fall where climate extremes just keep coming
Even for an era of more extreme weather, this autumn has seemingly shifted into yet another gear, especially in a rain-weary Europe where massive and deadly flooding in Spain’s Valencia…
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Recent whale deaths highlight risks from Antarctica’s booming krill fishery
MIAMI — Two humpback whales were found dead and another seriously injured this year in huge nets used to collect krill for fishmeal and omega-3 pills near Antarctica, The Associated…
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Offshore wind industry says ‘misinformation’ from foes is a strong headwind it must fight
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — The U.S offshore wind energy industry says it needs to fight back against disinformation being spread by opponents of wind farms. During the first day of…
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Where has all the rain gone? Bone-dry October strikes much of US
A bone-dry October is pushing nearly half of the United States into a flash drought, leading to fires in the Midwest and hindering shipping on the Mississippi River. More than…
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Autonomous tech is coming to farming. What will it mean for crops and workers who harvest them?
HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Jeremy Ford hates wasting water. As a mist of rain sprinkled the fields around him in Homestead, Florida, Ford bemoaned how expensive it had been running a…
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Red-cockaded woodpeckers’ recovery in southeast leads to status change from endangered to threatened
WASHINGTON — The red-cockaded woodpecker, an iconic bird in southeastern forests, has recovered enough of its population to be downlisted from an endangered species to a threatened one, the U.S….
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Environmentalists sue New York, New Jersey and Delaware over endangered sturgeon
New York, New Jersey and Delaware were accused in federal lawsuits Thursday of improperly allowing Atlantic sturgeon to be killed by commercial fishing operations even as the prehistoric fish is…
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World on pace for significantly more warming without immediate climate action, report warns
The world is on a path to get 1.8 degrees Celsius (3.2 Fahrenheit) warmer than it is now, but could trim half a degree of that projected future heating if…
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Carbon removal industry calls on U.S. government for regulation in new industry report
The unregulated carbon dioxide removal industry is calling on the U.S. government to implement standards and regulations to boost transparency and confidence in the sector that’s been flooded with billions…
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