Environment

MADISON, Wis. — Once a honey bee gives its heart to a flower patch it is far more faithful than the roving bumble bee. In fact, 76% of honey bees in a recent study revisited the same plot of alfalfa... Read More

From climate change to species loss and pollution, humans have etched their impact on the Earth with such strength and permanence since the middle of the 20th century that a special team of scientists says a new geologic epoch began... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Department of Agriculture is investing $188 million in the conservation of what the Biden administration has deemed some of the most economically and ecologically significant forestlands in the nation.   The funding will support 34 projects to conserve... Read More

HOUSTON — ExxonMobil has signed a carbon capture agreement with Nucor Corporation, one of North America’s largest steel producers. Under the terms of the agreement ExxonMobil’s Low Carbon Solutions division will capture, transport and store up to 800,000 metric tons... Read More

NEW YORK (AP) — Heavy rain washed out roads and forced evacuations in the Northeast on Monday as more downpours were forecast throughout the day. One person in New York drowned as she was trying to leave her home. The... Read More

TRENTON, N.J. — A New Jersey company has reached a settlement agreement to pay $393 million to cover damages caused by dangerous chemicals that infiltrated public water systems and natural resources.  The settlement between Solvay Specialty Polymers and New Jersey’s... Read More

NEW ORLEANS — Low water at the mouth of the Mississippi River has the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers building a “sill” or underwater levee to prevent salt water from intruding into the drinking water supply of New Orleans and... Read More

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Consumer products company 3M Co. this week reached a settlement that could grow to $12.5 billion over its use of so-called forever chemicals, or PFAS, that contaminated U.S. drinking water sources. It is the largest settlement over... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled against the Navajo Nation Thursday in a 5-4 vote, saying the Navajo Treaty of 1868 does not require the United States to take affirmative steps on the water rights of the tribe regarding the... Read More

WASHINGTON — Some members of Congress predicted Wednesday the Environmental Protection Agency is headed into a losing battle over what they described as the agency’s overreach with proposed clean air regulations. A House Oversight and Accountability subcommittee held a hearing... Read More

WASHINGTON — One week after hundreds of raging wildfires in Canada blanketed the East Coast of the U.S. in heavy smoke, lawmakers in both the House and Senate are moving to ensure communities are better ready to handle such conditions... Read More

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Young people challenging Montana officials over inaction on climate change are expected back in state court on Tuesday in a first-of-a kind trial of a lawsuit that environmentalists hope will spur changes in the fossil fuel-friendly state. State officials... Read More

WASHINGTON — Less than two months after announcing it has received $20 million in new funding, Hydrosat, a D.C.-based thermal data and analytics company, has acquired IrriWatch, a Dutch competitor that delivers daily climate, crop and soil-condition updates to farmers... Read More

WASHINGTON — Weather and health officials are advising those living in some of the most heavily populated communities in the U.S. to consider donning face masks and varying their daily routines in light of a blanket of smoke rolling over... Read More

HOUSTON — ExxonMobil has signed a carbon capture and storage agreement with the Nucor Corporation that will see the energy giant capture, transport and store up to 800,000 metric tons of CO2 a year from a manufacturing site in Convent,... Read More

The world needs to phase out fossil fuels if it wants to curb global warming, the United Nations climate chief said in an interview with The Associated Press. But he said the idea might not make it on to the agenda... Read More

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration wants to put conserving vast government-owned lands on equal footing with oil drilling, livestock grazing and other interests, according to a top administration official who defended the idea against criticism that it would interfere with industry. The proposal... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday proposed the first-ever regulations to limit greenhouse gas emissions from existing power plants. The proposals steer clear of mandating the use of equipment or a specific technology to capture emissions before they... Read More

WASHINGTON — In her last public event before taking on her new role as CEO of the Wildlife Conservation Society, Monica Medina told the Wilson Center she’s confident in the world’s ability to meet its global sustainability challenges thanks to... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency is reportedly close to imposing first-of-their-kind limits on carbon emissions from existing power plants. According to multiple reports, the Biden administration will impose limits on greenhouse gas emissions to compel power plant operators to... Read More

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden signed an executive order Friday that sets a priority for the federal government to address environmental pollution in disadvantaged communities. It requires all federal agencies to review how to ensure their programs do not excessively... Read More

WASHINGTON — American Rivers, a nonprofit environmental organization, published its most recent annual list of America’s Most Endangered Rivers, highlighting 10 rivers in the United States where climate change and adverse industrial and human activity have put water supplies and... Read More

WASHINGTON — How much does it cost the world for each ton of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere? Exactly how much does it warm the earth, change weather patterns, increase wildfires, disrupt food supplies, make an individual in Africa... Read More

BISMARCK, N.D. — A federal judge has blocked the enforcement of new environmental protections drafted by the Biden administration that would have dramatically expanded what the government can protect under the Clean Water Act. The new rules defining “Waters of... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday proposed new vehicle pollution limits intended to ensure that at least two-thirds of new cars and a quarter of new heavy trucks sold in the United States by 2032 are all-electric. The... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Tuesday proposed cutting water allotments from the Colorado River in a potentially precedent-setting bid to save the waterway by dramatically reducing the water Arizona, California and Nevada draw from it. Along with the Rio... Read More

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Thursday vetoed a bid by Congress to undo his prescription for which waters in the United States should be given heightened protection under the Clean Water Act. “The 2023 revised definition of ‘Waters of... Read More

WILLIAMS, Ariz. — In recognition of Earth Day, a 100-year-old steam engine will chug into Grand Canyon National Park powered by french fry oil.  On Saturday, April 22, 2023, The Grand Canyon Railway — which may be the last daily... Read More

The capacity to burn coal for power went up in 2022 despite global promises to phase down the fuel that's the biggest source of planet-warming gases in the atmosphere, a report Wednesday found. The coal fleet grew by 19.5 gigawatts... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency, in coordination with the U.S. Justice Department, is seeking potentially millions of dollars in civil fines from the Norfolk Southern Railway Co. in connection to the Feb. 3 derailment of a train carrying hazardous... Read More