Environment
Trump’s return brought stiff headwinds for clean energy. So why are advocates optimistic in 2026?
There were some highs amid a lot of lows in a roller coaster year for clean energy as President Donald Trump worked to boost polluting fuels while blocking wind and solar, according to dozens of energy developers, experts and politicians.
High-speed passenger train kills 7 elephants crossing railway tracks in northeast India
Seven wild Asiatic elephants were killed and a calf was injured when a high-speed passenger train collided with a herd crossing the tracks in India's northeastern state of Assam early Saturday, local authorities said.
A California fisherman may have broken records by catching a 10.25-pound canary rockfish
A Northern California man caught a plump canary rockfish he says weighed in at 10.25 pounds (4.65 kilograms), likely setting state and world records.
Don’t worry about the bus fare, Peri: Koala rescued by driver in Australia amid traffic
A bus driver in eastern Australia rescued a koala that had scampered up a pole on a traffic island, putting it in the bus so an animal rescue nonprofit could retrieve it.
How sewage can be used to heat and cool buildings
When a massive event center was being developed in Denver, planners had to contend with two existing 6-foot (1.8 meters) wide sewer pipes that emptied into the river, creating an unsightly dilemma. Developers wanted to bury them. The utility said the wastewater needed to vent heat before entering the river.
Warm weather and low snowpack bedevil Western ski resorts
Ski resorts are struggling to open runs, walk-through ice palaces can't be built, and the owner of a horse stable hopes that her customers will be satisfied with riding wagons instead of sleighs under majestic Rocky Mountain peaks. It's just been too warm in the West with not enough snow.
The shortest day of the year is descending on the Northern Hemisphere. Here’s what to know
Yes the darkest day of the year is here, but that means brighter days are ahead.
House passes bill to de-list gray wolves as endangered species
Five years after gray wolves were last removed from the endangered species list, the House passed a bill to de-list the wolves again.
Kenya’s environment court to consider a claim that a lux safari camp was harming wildebeest routes
Kenya's environment court said Thursday it will consider a case challenging the operations of a luxury safari camp in the Maasai Mara reserve amid claims it was infringing on the annual wildebeest migration corridor.
Along the Texas Coast, a new sanctuary aims to protect the endangered and rare whooping crane
Carter Crouch has been fascinated by the whooping crane's conservation story for as long as he can remember. The white bird, named for its "whooping" call, is one of the rarest in North America and was among the first to be protected by the Endangered Species Act.
Lion and bear kept as pets in Albania find new homes in German wildlife sanctuaries
A lion and bear rescued from captivity in northern Albania arrived in animal sanctuaries in Germany in early December after authorities in Tirana discovered they were being illegally kept as pets on a private estate.
India’s Parliament approves bill to open civil nuclear power sector to private firms
India's Parliament approved new legislation Thursday that enables opening the tightly controlled civil nuclear power sector to private companies.
Schools told to keep children inside as polluted fog envelops Bosnian capital
Flights were canceled, children were told to stay indoors and outdoors construction work was banned in Sarajevo Thursday as a thick layer of fog enveloped the Bosnian capital.
Rain creates a crimson spectacle on Iran’s Hormuz Island for the first time this year
Rainfall on Iran's Hormuz Island briefly transformed the coastline of its famed Red Beach into a striking natural scene this week, as red soil flowed into the sea and turned the water shades of deep red.
Uninhabited Caribbean islet blossoms into love nest for critically endangered iguana
Silence used to prevail in the forest of a private Caribbean islet until environmentalists transformed it into a love nest for the critically endangered Lesser Antillean iguana.
Energy Department watchdog will audit Trump’s cuts of nearly $8B in clean energy grants
An internal watchdog in the U.S. Department of Energy will investigate the Trump administration's termination of $7.6 billion in grants for hundreds of clean energy projects across 16 states that voted for former Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election.
Federal judge blocks Whitmer from shutting down submerged Great Lakes pipeline
A federal judge on Wednesday blocked Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's attempt to shut down an aging oil pipeline running beneath a channel linking two of the Great Lakes, finding that only the federal government can regulate interstate pipeline safety.
Damage from record flooding in Washington state is profound, with more on the way, governor says
The extent of the damage in Washington state is profound but unclear after more than a week of heavy rains and record flooding, Gov. Bob Ferguson said Tuesday, as more high water, mudslides and power outages were in the forecast.
Gaza families struggle to recover from days of torrential rains that killed 12 people
Palestinians in Gaza struggled to recover Tuesday from torrential rains that battered the enclave for days, flooding camps for the displaced, collapsing buildings already badly damaged in the two-year war and leaving at least 12 dead, including a two-week-old baby.
States sue Trump administration again over billions in withheld electric vehicle charging funds
Sixteen states and the District of Columbia are suing President Donald Trump's administration for what they say is the unlawful withholding of over $2 billion dollars in funding for two electric vehicle charging programs, according to a federal lawsuit announced Tuesday.
