Environment

A destructive storm system that produced at least 11 tornado reports and killed five people in Missouri now threatens millions more from Texas to New York with severe winds, big hail, and more potential twisters. Sheriff Casey Graham…

As part of its energy efficiency and climate change strategy, the Biden administration is getting ready to enact a broad national ban on routinely used light bulbs. The Department of Energy (DOE) finalized the regulations, which forbid…

This Monday, officials are expected to ban all commercial and recreational salmon fishing off the coast of California until 2023. Much of the weather will be canceled in neighboring Oregon as well. The reason: is an alarming loss in fish…

Plastics have been linked to a wide range of negative health impacts, including cancer, respiratory illnesses, and birth defects. The first investigation of the health risks associated with plastics across their full life cycle, from…

During another day of bizarre weather in California, a tornado was captured on camera touching down near Los Angeles on Wednesday, as the death toll rose to five. On March 22, a tornado that was close to downtown Los Angeles had strong…

The Minnesota Department of Health and other state agencies are investigating a nuclear power facility in Monticello after 400,000 gallons of radioactive chemical-laced water escaped into the earth.  According to a release, Xcel Energy…

A group of environmental organizations filed a complaint against the Bureau of Ocean Management (BOEM) on Monday, claiming the sales of leases the bureau made in the Gulf of Mexico were illegal. The plaintiffs claimed in the lawsuit that…

Hundreds of insects were trapped in sediment along the Sylva River's bank millions of years ago. Scientists are currently analyzing these animals, which look to be covered in pollen, indicating that they may have been among the world's…