February 19, 2019:
A developing storm system is forecast to bring major impacts across two-thirds of the country heading into the middle of the week, bringing the threat of heavy snow and ice from the Midwest to the Northeast in addition to flooding in parts of the South.
February 19, 2019:
The European Union agreed on Tuesday to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) from new trucks and buses by 30 percent by a 2030 deadline as part of its commitment to cut its output of greenhouse gases.
February 19, 2019:
Chemists, engineers, and health workers have revealed some startling new information about the chemicals and particulates found inside homes and their potential to wreak havoc on human bodies, especially small ones.
February 19, 2019:
Justice Ginsburg, 85, asked crisp and clear questions of both sides in a patent case in her return to the bench about two months after cancer surgery.
February 19, 2019:
South Carolina's state-run utility company said Tuesday that mud from a coal ash pit was accidentally dumped into a local river, the Post and Courier reported.Santee Cooper officials reportedly found a malfunctioning pump at a former...
February 19, 2019:
An Australian rodent that lived near the Great Barrier Reef has been officially declared extinct — making it the first known mammal killed off by climate change, according to researchers.
February 19, 2019:
To the editor: All liberal Democrats should want the U.S. Supreme Court to affirm that President Trump can declare an emergency and fund the border wall without congressional approval. When a Democrat is elected president, on Day 1 she should declare an emergency and fund climate change measures...
February 19, 2019:
NASA's newest lander is offering daily reports on the red planet's frigid winter. The space agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is posting the highs and lows online, along with wind speed and atmospheric pressure from the InSight lander. In its most recent update, InSight recorded a high of -17 C and a low of -95 C.
February 18, 2019:
Like a modern-day Cassandra for the age of climate change, a Swedish girl's solitary act of civil disobedience has turned her into a mascot for climate action. But it's not easy being her.
February 18, 2019:
Three environment and animal advocacy groups are throwing their weight behind a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's decision to declare a national emergency in order to build a border wall.The Center for Biological Diversity, Defenders of...
February 18, 2019:
A late-week storm with a reinforcing shot of cold air will bring snow to both the high and low elevations of the western United States, with the potential for a significant snowfall in the Southwest.