Environment
Interior Dept. offers $20 million in grants for ‘slip-on tankers’ to help towns fight wildfires
The Department of the Interior said Monday that up to $20 million is available to help local governments better respond to wildfires in their communities.
Trump looks to secure critical minerals through first-of-its-kind stockpile
President Trump launched a critical minerals stockpile on Monday to reduce U.S. reliance on China for supplies of cobalt, lithium and other precious materials that major companies need.
Argentina fires ravage pristine Patagonia forests, fueling criticism of Milei’s austerity
These days, the majestic, forested slopes of Argentina's Patagonia look like a war zone.
Mexico’s push for U.S. natural gas sparks community opposition and threatens its climate pledges
The sun has set and the clouds are washed in purple as Mauricio Contreras and his daughter Eunices head out to fish in the Gulf of Mexico. Eunices casts the heavy net for snapper, pollock or cabrilla while her father pilots their small boat.
Punxsutawney Phil predicts six more weeks of winter after seeing his shadow
Punxsutawney Phil is said to be predicting six more weeks of wintry weather after he saw his shadow Monday.
More winter weather leads to heavy snow, canceled flights and, in Florida, falling iguanas
A huge swath of the U.S. from the Gulf Coast into New England was mired in extra-cold temperatures Sunday after a bomb cyclone brought heavy snow and hundreds of flight cancellations to North Carolina, flurries and falling iguanas in Florida, and more misery for thousands who are still without power from last weekend's ice storm in the South.
Collar cams offer a bear’s eye view into the lives of grizzlies on Alaska’s desolate North Slope
The life of one of the most remote grizzly bear populations in the world is being documented by the animals themselves, with collar cameras that provide a rare glimpse of how they survive on Alaska's rugged and desolate North Slope.
It’s so cold, even Polar Plunge in South Carolina canceled
The annual Polar Plunge in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, where people brave the frigid Atlantic Ocean and raise money for the local Special Olympics, has been axed due to a deep freeze.
Powerful storm threatens East Coast, including parts unaccustomed to heavy snow
About 240 million people were under cold weather advisories and winter storm warnings Saturday as a powerful system threatened to bring howling winds, flooding and heavy snow to the East Coast - including blizzard-like conditions stemming from a "bomb cyclone" in the Southeast, a forecaster said.
A former Sierra Club Foundation director sues over internal racism that he says hinders its mission
It seemed like a high-profile opportunity to lead an influential environmental group's ambitious new push for green energy financing.
Where do black bears make dens in Virginia? Wildlife officials issue safety warning
Virginia wildlife officials are warning people to avoid bear dens and to watch out for males who may not be hibernating.
Tens of thousands enter 6th day without power as Carolinas and Virginia prep for a winter storm
Tens of thousands of people entered their sixth day with no electricity Friday as the Carolinas and Virginia were preparing for a significant winter storm that could bring more snowfall than some parts of North Carolina have seen in years.
Freezing reptile dubbed ‘Lizard in a blizzard’ is rescued after being buried in Rhode Island snow
Wildlife officials say a "lizard in a blizzard" has been rescued after a man discovered the large cold-blooded reptile buried in snow in Rhode Island, somehow surviving the frigid temperatures.
Florida braces for frost and possible snow flurries as winter storms hit other parts of the U.S.
Florida won't be getting hit with massive blankets of snow and ice like the rest of the U.S., but even frosty windshields and a few flurries can feel like Antarctica to people with permanent sandal tans.
Florida men’s aquarium fishing trip ends with mugshots instead of fish tales
Two Florida men are facing criminal charges, accused of breaking into an aquarium last year and pulling out a fish that ended up dying.
Scientists marvel at a Galapagos seabird that wandered 3,000 miles to California
Scientists on a research vessel off the central California coast spotted a waved albatross, marking just the second recorded sighting of the bird north of Central America.
Starbucks sees room to expand with hundreds of new U.S. stores and increased seating
Starbucks said Thursday that it plans to open hundreds of new stores across the U.S. and add seating capacity at thousands of existing locations, doubling down on a strategy of emphasizing the company's cafes as community hubs even as consumer demand for drive-thru coffee grows.
Situation in U.S. South grows more dire after days of ice, frigid temperatures, widespread outages
Mississippi dispatchers are fielding desperate calls for medication or oxygen from people stuck in their homes. Troopers in Tennessee are fanning out for welfare checks on those who haven't been heard from in days. And in at least one rural area, officials have resorted to using trucks typically used for battling wildfires to transport patients to hospitals.
Legal setbacks against a dam in the Amazon raise questions about Brazil’s reliance on hydropower
The Belo Monte hydropower plant in the Brazilian Amazon, one of the world's largest, was designed to channel water from the Xingu River in a way that would avoid the need for large reservoirs, which could flood surrounding areas.
Heavy rain in Afghanistan collapses a house, killing a mother and her 6 children
A mother and her six children have been killed in eastern Afghanistan after heavy rain caused their home to collapse while they were sleeping at night, authorities said Thursday - the latest of dozens of casualties caused by extreme weather in the impoverished country in recent days.
