The climate crisis is coming for 'the CEO of the family's health'
The increasing incidence of climate change-induced heat spikes, wildfires and life-threatening flash floods is engulfing pregnant and postpartum individuals in a wave of eco-anxiety and depression....
View ArticleCalifornia wildfire near explosives-testing facility mostly contained,...
California's largest wildfire to date this season — kindled on Saturday adjacent to an explosives- and materials-testing facility — has been 75 percent contained, Cal Fire announced Monday. The...
View ArticleBay Area city council rejects controversial sea-spray climate project
City Council members of Alameda, Calif., voted unanimously in the early hours Wednesday to put an end to a controversial climate research project that involved spraying sea salt particles into the...
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Southwest sizzles as early-season heat wave sets in
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View ArticleReport calls for revamp of federal farming subsidies in drought-ridden...
Federally funded drought adaptation incentives may be failing to equip Colorado River farmers with the tools necessary to adapt to changing climate conditions, a new report has found. The U.S....
View ArticleMost American lakes endure smoke impacts, even when they're nowhere near the...
The vast majority of North America's lakes endure the effects of wildfire smoke for more than 30 days annually, a new study has found. Harnessing maps and satellite data to visualize how smoke could...
View ArticleCourt upholds ban on helicopter tours above Mount Rushmore, Badlands National...
A federal circuit court has upheld a recent prohibition on helicopter tours over Mount Rushmore National Memorial and Badlands National Park in South Dakota, rejecting motions from aircraft companies...
View ArticleColorado lawmakers urge EPA to review pollution permits at controversial Utah...
Two Colorado lawmakers are pressing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to scrutinize existing and proposed pollution permits at three Utah oil transport facilities, whose expansion they fear...
View ArticleCalifornia bees and birds to receive increased protections from toxic...
The California Fish and Game Commission has finalized a regulation prohibiting the larger Department of Fish and Wildlife from using certain toxic insecticides on lands under its jurisdiction....
View ArticleHistoric redlining in California cities linked to disparities in urban...
The historic practice of redlining may have led to the redistribution of wildlife populations in four of California's largest cities, a new study has found. Neighborhoods that were subject to the...
View ArticleBiden administration invests $11.1M in bolstering Colorado River basin...
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and its charitable partner will invest $11.1 million in bolstering drought resilience across the Colorado River basin, the parties announced Thursday. The funds,...
View ArticleLooming California budget cuts prompt push for climate ballot measure
Environmental groups are pressing California lawmakers to include a multibillion-dollar climate resilience bond on the November 2024 ballot, as related funding faces probable cuts in the annual state...
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California contends with early-season 'mini outbreak' of multiple wildfires
Multiple wildfires gained momentum this weekend across California in an early-season appetizer of what might be in store later this summer. "This is not a peak-season fire situation," Daniel Swain, a...
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South-Central New Mexico engulfed in fearsome flames
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View ArticleRemoval of gray wolves from US West wreaked havoc on ecosystem: Study
The historic removal of gray wolves from the U.S. West facilitated the rise of mid-ranking predators across the region, wreaking havoc on historical ecosystem dynamics, a new study has found. Yet just...
View ArticleWarming may be driving surge in airborne chemical pollution in Los Angeles:...
Warmer temperatures may be catalyzing a climb in vaporized chemical contaminants across Los Angeles, a new study has found. Even though the California city, like so many other U.S. urban hotspots,...
View ArticleSupreme Court denies New Mexico-Texas motion to resolve Rio Grande dispute...
New Mexico and Texas cannot move forward with a deal aimed at resolving a decadelong dispute over Rio Grande management, due to their failure to include the federal government in the process. The...
View ArticleRestoring Great Salt Lake could have ecological and environmental justice...
Reinvigorating the dwindling Great Salt Lake could bring benefits to regional ecology and help bridge the environmental justice gaps that impact area residents, a new study has found. As inland seas...
View ArticleState officials criticize Supreme Court, Biden administration after ruling on...
Colorado, Texas and New Mexico state officials voiced unanimous discontent after the Supreme Court on Friday upended a deal aimed at resolving long-term water disputes on the Rio Grande. Siding with...
View ArticleNewsom rails against conservative 'California-bashers' in State of the State...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) railed against the "poisonous populism of the right" on Tuesday, describing the Golden State as "the antidote" to fearmongering policies prevalent across red states....
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