Skip to content
Join our Newsletter

Environment News

Why did the Texas Panhandle fires grow so fast?

Why did the Texas Panhandle fires grow so fast?

The rapid growth of raging wildfires in the Texas Panhandle has been staggering. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration for 60 counties Tuesday as the blaze forced widespread evacuations.
Read more >
From balmy to brrr: Wisconsin cities see a nearly 60-degree temperature swing in under 24 hours

From balmy to brrr: Wisconsin cities see a nearly 60-degree temperature swing in under 24 hours

Wisconsin cities recorded nearly 60-degree swings in temperatures within 24 hours from Tuesday's balmy weather and Wednesday's chilly return to winter, tying a record for at least one city and potentially setting a record elsewhere.
Read more >

Conservationist Aldo Leopold's last remaining child dies at 97

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The last remaining child of famed conservationist and author Aldo Leopold has died at age 97.
Read more >
'Green' hydrogen project in Newfoundland to get $128-million federal loan

'Green' hydrogen project in Newfoundland to get $128-million federal loan

OTTAWA — The federal government has agreed to lend millions of dollars to a second green hydrogen project in Atlantic Canada.
Read more >

Scientists create new idea on how to hack a warming planet: drying the upper atmosphere

WASHINGTON (AP) — Government scientists have cooked up a new concept for how to potentially cool an overheating Earth : Fiddle with the upper atmosphere to make it a bit drier.
Read more >
Mexico's Popocatépetl volcano erupts 13 times in past day, prompting airport delays

Mexico's Popocatépetl volcano erupts 13 times in past day, prompting airport delays

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s National Disaster Prevention Center said Wednesday the Popocatépetl volcano , located just 50 miles from the country's capital, has erupted 13 times in the past day and urged people to not try to climb it due to debris sho
Read more >
Activists urge Nigeria to delay Shell's $2.4 billion sale of assets in deeply polluted Niger Delta

Activists urge Nigeria to delay Shell's $2.4 billion sale of assets in deeply polluted Niger Delta

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Local activists and international environmental groups want Nigeria's government to delay approving the sale of oil company Shell's onshore assets, claiming Shell is trying to shirk its environmental and social responsibilities
Read more >
Warm but 'moody' spring expected across most of Canada: Weather Network forecast

Warm but 'moody' spring expected across most of Canada: Weather Network forecast

Most Canadians can look forward to a warmer-than-normal spring, but they should also brace for the season’s "profound mood swings," according to The Weather Network's latest outlook.
Read more >
Barbuda residents win appeal to protect land from development in potential precedent for Caribbean

Barbuda residents win appeal to protect land from development in potential precedent for Caribbean

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A top court in London ruled Tuesday that two residents of the tiny Caribbean island of Barbuda have the right to challenge construction of an airstrip that critics say endangers fragile ecosystems and was begun without an
Read more >
EU poised to OK major plan to meet climate goals and better protect nature despite farmer protests

EU poised to OK major plan to meet climate goals and better protect nature despite farmer protests

STRASBOURG, France (AP) — The European Union is on the brink of approving a major plan to fight climate change and better protect nature in the 27-nation bloc after protests from farmers and opposition from the biggest party in parliament led it to b
Read more >