CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Heavy rain and flooding from the remnants of Tropical Storm Chantal forced…
Tag: Climate and environment
Company’s carbon credits raise questions about unproven ocean technology to fight global warming
The startup Gigablue announced with fanfare this year that it reached a historic milestone: selling 200,000…
EPA employees put names to ‘declaration of dissent’ over agency moves under Trump
A group of Environmental Protection Agency employees on Monday published a declaration of dissent from the…
Uncommon May nor’easter brings rain and snow to New England states just before Memorial Day weekend
BOSTON — An unusual May nor’easter was pulling away from New England on Friday after soaking…
Endangered whales gave birth to few babies this year as population declines
SCARBOROUGH, Maine — A vanishing species of whale gave birth to few babies this birthing season,…
Proposed rule change on endangered species triggers alarm for environmentalists
The Trump administration plans to eliminate habitat protections for endangered and threatened species in a move…
Canada’s new leader announces Australian radar purchase while visiting edge of Arctic Circle
IQALUIT, Nunavut — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday announced a radar purchase from Australia…
Wildfires latest: Winds subside as firefighters battle devastating blazes in Los Angeles area
Firefighters are battling to control a series of major fires in the Los Angeles area that…
New research shows a quarter of freshwater animals are threatened with extinction
WASHINGTON — Nearly a quarter of animals living in rivers, lakes and other freshwater sources are…
Storms across US bring heavy snow, dangerous ice and a tornado in California
OMAHA, Neb. — A tornado near a mall in central California swept up cars, uprooted trees…