Jan 31 EPA uses rare veto to block Alaska copper, gold mine plan By Becky Bohrer, Patrick Whittle, Associated Press The area supports the world's largest sockeye salmon fishery. Alaskan Native tribes and environmentalists are heralding the move after a long fight against the proposed Pebble Mine. Continue reading
Jan 30 Germany pledges $222 million for environmental projects in Brazil By Fabiano Maisonnave, Associated Press Germany announced on Monday that it would make 204 million euros ($222 million) available for environmental policies in Brazil. Continue reading
Jan 28 Watch 3:01 News Wrap: Tensions high after 2nd shooting in Jerusalem wounds 2 In our news wrap Saturday, tensions remain high after a 13-year-old Palestinian boy shot and wounded two people in Jerusalem, floodwaters are receding in Auckland, New Zealand after record-breaking rainfall, Pope Francis clarified his words after saying that being gay… Continue watching
Jan 27 Earth prepares for a close encounter with ‘Green Comet’ not seen since the Stone Age By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press A comet is streaking back our way after 50,000 years. NASA says the dirty snowball last visited during Neanderthal times. It will come within 26 million miles of Earth. Continue reading
Jan 26 NASA marks 20 years since space shuttle Columbia disaster By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press NASA is marking the 20th anniversary of the space shuttle Columbia tragedy with somber ceremonies during its annual tribute to fallen astronauts. Continue reading
Jan 26 Egypt unveils tombs and sarcophagus in new excavation outside of Cairo By Mohamed Wagdy, Associated Press The excavation team said Thursday that the items lay beneath an ancient stone enclosure within the necropolis and date back to the fifth and sixth dynasties of Egypt's ancient Old Kingdom. Continue reading
Jan 25 An asteroid is coming exceedingly close to Earth, but will miss By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press An asteroid the size of a delivery truck will whip past Earth on Thursday night, one of the closest encounters ever recorded. NASA insists it will be a near miss. Continue reading
Jan 24 Watch 8:03 Salton Sea lithium deposits could help EV transition, support economically devastated area By Stephanie Sy, Lena I. Jackson The demand for electric vehicles is surging in the U.S., sparked in part by the Biden administration’s Inflation Reduction Act and the subsidies it offers. But a looming supply shortage of lithium threatens to stall the EV transition. Stephanie Sy… Continue watching
Jan 24 Russia’s invasion of Ukraine pushes ‘Doomsday Clock’ to 90 seconds to midnight By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists says the world is closer to Armageddon than it has ever been. The science-based advocacy group is moving its famous Doomsday Clock to just 90 seconds before midnight. Continue reading
Jan 24 New gene therapy delivers treatment directly to brain By Laura Ungar, Associated Press About 30 U.S. studies testing gene therapy to the brain for various disorders are ongoing, according to the National Institutes of Health. Continue reading