Appeals court pauses California law requiring companies to report climate-related financial risk
Read full article: Appeals court pauses California law requiring companies to report climate-related financial riskA federal appeals court has paused a California law that requires companies that do business in the state and make more than $500 million a year to report how climate change could hurt them financially.
Final resting place set for the historic SS United States to become an artificial reef off Florida
Read full article: Final resting place set for the historic SS United States to become an artificial reef off FloridaA historic ocean liner will become the world’s largest artificial reef after it’s sunk off Florida’s Gulf Coast early next year.
Venice’s newest marvel is a wild, acrobatic dolphin. His refusal to leave puts him in danger
Read full article: Venice’s newest marvel is a wild, acrobatic dolphin. His refusal to leave puts him in dangerMimmo, a bottlenose dolphin, has been delighting tourists in Venice with his acrobatic flips for months.
Host Brazil pushes for progress on big issues at COP30 and some see cause for optimism
Read full article: Host Brazil pushes for progress on big issues at COP30 and some see cause for optimismUnited Nations climate talks are bubbling to a critical point, with host Brazil pressing negotiators to make progress on key issues.
Trump administration considers moving FEMA to Texas and tapping state’s top emergency official, report says
Read full article: Trump administration considers moving FEMA to Texas and tapping state’s top emergency official, report saysAccording to Politico, federal officials could relocate the agency here and tap Texas Division of Emergency Management Chief Nim Kidd to lead it.
Pope Leo XIV calls for urgent climate action and says God’s creation is 'crying out'
Read full article: Pope Leo XIV calls for urgent climate action and says God’s creation is 'crying out'Pope Leo XIV is urging countries at United Nations climate talks to take “concrete actions” to stop climate change that is threatening the planet.
EPA moves to limit scope of clean water law to reduce amount of wetlands it covers
Read full article: EPA moves to limit scope of clean water law to reduce amount of wetlands it coversThe Environmental Protection Agency says it is redefining the scope of the nation’s bedrock clean water law to limit the amount of wetlands it covers.
Indonesian rescuers search for nearly three dozen people after landslides killed at least 18 people
Read full article: Indonesian rescuers search for nearly three dozen people after landslides killed at least 18 peopleRescue workers are digging through tons of mud and rubble as they searched for 34 missing people after two separate landslides in two different regions on Indonesia’s main island of Java that killed at least 18 people.
Heavy rain triggers landslides and floods in central Vietnam, killing 7
Read full article: Heavy rain triggers landslides and floods in central Vietnam, killing 7Heavy rain has swept central Vietnam, triggering landslides and floods, killing at least seven people, injuring dozens, and stranding thousands.
Lingering thunderstorms bring flooding risk after atmospheric river drenches much of California
Read full article: Lingering thunderstorms bring flooding risk after atmospheric river drenches much of CaliforniaA powerful atmospheric river had mostly moved through California after causing at least six deaths and dousing much of the state, but lingering thunderstorms brought the risk of mudslides in areas of Los Angeles County that were recently ravaged by wildfire.
In this Brazilian state, a new push to track cattle is key to slowing deforestation
Read full article: In this Brazilian state, a new push to track cattle is key to slowing deforestationBy the end of next year, the state of Para is requiring all cattle to be tagged to trace where they came from in order to be sold legally.
As nations push for more ambition at climate talks, chairman says they may get it
Read full article: As nations push for more ambition at climate talks, chairman says they may get itAt the halfway point of annual United Nations climate negotiations in Brazil, it appears the talks may do more than just focus on implementing past promises, as some observers had expected.
Czech Republic plans $19 billion nuclear expansion to double output and end fossil fuel reliance
Read full article: Czech Republic plans $19 billion nuclear expansion to double output and end fossil fuel relianceThe Czech Republic plans to build two new reactors at its Dukovany plant to expand the country's nuclear energy capacity.
Atmospheric river hits Southern California with risks of flash floods and deaths on stormy seas
Read full article: Atmospheric river hits Southern California with risks of flash floods and deaths on stormy seasAn unusually strong storm system called an atmospheric river has doused Southern California, prompting flood warnings in areas of coastal Los Angeles County that recently were ravaged by wildfires.
Climate protesters demand to be heard as they march on COP30 with costumes and drums
Read full article: Climate protesters demand to be heard as they march on COP30 with costumes and drumsThousands of demonstrators marched in Belem, Brazil, at the halfway point of United Nations climate talks to demand progress from negotiators on the problem of climate change — among other causes.
Protesters in Pikachu costumes demand Japan end fossil fuel financing at UN climate conference
Read full article: Protesters in Pikachu costumes demand Japan end fossil fuel financing at UN climate conferenceProtesters in Pokemon costumes stomped around the United Nations climate conference Friday to send Japan a message: end financing of coal and natural gas projects across Southeast Asia and elsewhere.
Business groups ask Supreme Court to pause California climate reporting laws in emergency appeal
Read full article: Business groups ask Supreme Court to pause California climate reporting laws in emergency appealThe U.S. Chamber of Commerce is asking the Supreme Court to pause new California laws expected to require thousands of companies to report emissions and climate-risk information.
Baby sea otter is reunited with mother in central California after dramatic rescue
Read full article: Baby sea otter is reunited with mother in central California after dramatic rescueThe Marine Mammal Center has rescued a sea otter pup in Morro Bay, California, after it was separated from its mother.
London judge finds global mining company BHP Group liable in Brazil’s worst environmental disaster
Read full article: London judge finds global mining company BHP Group liable in Brazil’s worst environmental disasterA London judge has ruled that BHP Group is liable for Brazil’s worst environmental disaster.
With one touch, they vanish. Meet the delicate, icy wonders called frost flowers
Read full article: With one touch, they vanish. Meet the delicate, icy wonders called frost flowersThe first major blast of wintry weather in the U.S. this week brought snow, frigid temperatures and in some places something a little more magical: Frost flowers.
Texas still needs a plan for its growing water supply issues, experts say
Read full article: Texas still needs a plan for its growing water supply issues, experts sayPanelists at The Texas Tribune Festival shared their opinions on what the state should do after voters approved a historic investment in water infrastructure.
Small alligator rescued in Boston after slithering into the city's heart on social media
Read full article: Small alligator rescued in Boston after slithering into the city's heart on social mediaWildlife officials say a small alligator spotted along the Charles River in Boston this week has been rescued and delivered to safety.
Texas oil and gas regulators win new power to approve projects that shoot carbon underground
Read full article: Texas oil and gas regulators win new power to approve projects that shoot carbon undergroundThe EPA handed over power to the Railroad Commission after a two-year review. Critics say the commission has been too lax with the industry.
No car? No problem. Building apartments near public transit could help address the housing crisis
Read full article: No car? No problem. Building apartments near public transit could help address the housing crisisQuantavia Smith, who was often homeless for a decade, now has a studio apartment in Los Angeles with easy access to public transit.
These are the 37 donors helping pay for Trump's $300 million White House ballroom
Read full article: These are the 37 donors helping pay for Trump's $300 million White House ballroomThe White House's list of 37 donors to President Donald Trump's $300 million ballroom project includes crypto billionaires, powerful financiers, tobacco companies, tech giants, media companies, longtime Republican donors and several of the president’s neighbors in Florida.