She won a $7M grant to teach Texans how to farm. Then the Trump administration yanked it over DEI.
Read full article: She won a $7M grant to teach Texans how to farm. Then the Trump administration yanked it over DEI.Diana Padilla has spent a decade teaching Rio Grande Valley residents how to farm and was set to expand across the rest of the state, first in Kaufman County.
Senate Republicans send Trump resolution to lift mining ban near Boundary Waters Canoe Area
Read full article: Senate Republicans send Trump resolution to lift mining ban near Boundary Waters Canoe AreaCongressional Republicans are sending President Donald Trump a resolution for his signature that would lift a federal ban on mining near Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
Mount Holyoke’s corpse flower blooms again, drawing crowds to its ‘rotting flesh’ stench
Read full article: Mount Holyoke’s corpse flower blooms again, drawing crowds to its ‘rotting flesh’ stenchCrowds gathered at Mount Holyoke College’s Talcott Greenhouse to witness the rare bloom of “Pangy,” a corpse flower known for its powerful odor resembling decaying flesh.
US faces demand to restore $350 million in federal funding to help power Puerto Rico
Read full article: US faces demand to restore $350 million in federal funding to help power Puerto RicoNearly 200 organizations are urging the Trump administration and Puerto Rico’s governor to restore $350 million in federal funding that was meant to finance the installation of rooftop solar and battery systems for 12,000 low-income families across the U.S. territory.
Parts of Northern Marianas could be without power for weeks after super typhoon
Read full article: Parts of Northern Marianas could be without power for weeks after super typhoonAn official says some hard hit areas of the Northern Marianas could be without power and water for weeks after the Pacific Ocean islands were battered by a super typhoon.
EPA may ease regulation of chemical plastic recycling, and environmentalists worry
Read full article: EPA may ease regulation of chemical plastic recycling, and environmentalists worryThe Environmental Protection Agency is reconsidering whether facilities that recycle plastic chemically should be held to the same strict air pollution standards as incinerators.
In apparent flub, Energy Secretary Wright says US heading 'in the wrong direction'
Read full article: In apparent flub, Energy Secretary Wright says US heading 'in the wrong direction'Energy Secretary Chris Wright raised eyebrows Tuesday after saying the country “looks like we’re going in the wrong direction” in remarks hailing a new natural gas pipeline project.
Severe storms accompanied by tornadoes damage communities from the Plains to the Midwest
Read full article: Severe storms accompanied by tornadoes damage communities from the Plains to the MidwestA day after severe storms damaged communities in the Plains and the Midwest, forecasters are warning that storms could bring giant hail, tornadoes and severe wind gusts to the regions again.
Tesla’s Gigafactory water use surges in Austin as new chip plant looms
Read full article: Tesla’s Gigafactory water use surges in Austin as new chip plant loomsTesla’s Giga Texas water use jumped more than 200 million gallons — by about 60% — in two years, as massive chip plant proposal raises concerns about Austin’s strained supply.
Camp Mystic official says he didn't see flood warnings issued the day before storm hit
Read full article: Camp Mystic official says he didn't see flood warnings issued the day before storm hitThe director of the Texas summer camp where 27 campers and counselors were killed by a devastating flood in 2025 said he did not see early federal and state warnings sent the day before the storm hit and that staff had no meetings about the pending danger.
Cruise companies to Alaska are avoiding a popular excursion to Tracy Arm after a massive landslide
Read full article: Cruise companies to Alaska are avoiding a popular excursion to Tracy Arm after a massive landslideFor years, a popular part of many cruises in southeast Alaska has been sailing up Tracy Arm, a long, narrow fjord marked by steep mountains, glittering waterfalls and calving glaciers.
Developer of Massachusetts offshore wind farm sues to stop turbine manufacturer from walking away
Read full article: Developer of Massachusetts offshore wind farm sues to stop turbine manufacturer from walking awayThe developer of a major Massachusetts offshore wind farm is suing its turbine manufacturer seeking to force it to stay with the project.
Argentina approves Milei's bill that eases protections for glaciers despite environmental backlash
Read full article: Argentina approves Milei's bill that eases protections for glaciers despite environmental backlashArgentina's Congress has approved a bill that eases glacier protections to boost mining investments.
States are struggling to meet their clean energy goals. Data centers are to blame
Read full article: States are struggling to meet their clean energy goals. Data centers are to blameNevada's largest utility company says it may not meet its 2030 clean energy goals due to the demands from data centers.
'Climate change is kicking our butts.' March smashes heat records for continental US
Read full article: 'Climate change is kicking our butts.' March smashes heat records for continental USMarch has been the hottest month on record for the continental United States in 132 years, according to federal weather data.
Texas officials investigating hundreds of complaints against Camp Mystic amid license renewal bid
Read full article: Texas officials investigating hundreds of complaints against Camp Mystic amid license renewal bidTexas health regulators have told Camp Mystic’s owners they are investigating hundreds of complaints following last year’s deadly floods that killed 27 girls.
Environmental groups urge appeals court panel to lift halt on closing Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz'
Read full article: Environmental groups urge appeals court panel to lift halt on closing Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz'Environmental groups have asked a federal appellate court panel to lift its temporary halt on closing an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades.
Floods, landslides triggered by heavy rain in Afghanistan leave 77 dead in 10 days, authorities say
Read full article: Floods, landslides triggered by heavy rain in Afghanistan leave 77 dead in 10 days, authorities sayThe Afghanistan Disaster Management Authority says widespread flooding, landslides and lightning strikes triggered by heavy rain and storms across the country have left 77 people dead and 137 injured over the past 10 days.