Jul 16 Greenland suspends oil exploration because of climate change By Associated Press The left-leaning government of Greenland has decided to suspend all oil exploration off the world's largest island, calling it is "a natural step" because the Arctic government "takes the climate crisis seriously."… Continue reading
Jul 16 5 Stories: Manicures with microchips, Dorothy's dress finds its way home and other stories you missed By Deema Zein, Julia Griffin A giant panda comeback, microchip manicures and Judy Garland’s “Wizard of Oz” isn’t in Kansas anymore. Check out these stories and others you might have missed on this week's episode of 5 Stories. Continue reading
Jul 16 Largest wildfire in Oregon expands further; new evacuations By Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press Firefighters scrambled on Friday to control a raging inferno in southeastern Oregon that’s spreading miles a day in windy conditions, one of numerous conflagrations across the U.S. West that are straining resources. Continue reading
Jul 14 Western fires threaten parched American Indian tribal lands By Sara Cline, Nathan Howard, Associated Press Fierce wildfires in the northwest are threatening American Indian tribal lands that already are struggling to conserve water and preserve traditional hunting grounds in the face of a Western drought. Continue reading
Jul 12 U.S. drilling approvals increase despite Biden climate pledge By Matthew Brown, Associated Press Approvals for companies to drill for oil and gas on U.S. public lands are on pace this year to reach their highest level since George W. Bush was president. Continue reading
Jul 12 U.S. and Russia say climate talks a springboard to ease tensions By Associated Press U.S. climate envoy John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov have expressed hope that climate change talks could help reduce escalating tensions between the two rival nations. Continue reading
Jul 12 Wildfires rage as U.S. West grapples with heat wave, drought By Christopher Weber, Associated Press Firefighters were working in extreme temperatures across the U.S. West and struggling to contain wildfires, the largest burning in California and Oregon, as another heat wave baked the region, straining power grids. Continue reading
Jul 11 Fires rage in several states as heat wave broils U.S. West By Associated Press Firefighters working in searing weather struggled to contain a Northern California wildfire that continued to grow Sunday and forced the closure of a major highway, one of several large blazes burning across the U.S. West amid another heat wave that… Continue reading
Jul 08 Governor asks Californians to voluntarily cut water use by 15 percent By Adam Beam, Associated Press California's most important reservoirs will likely reach historic lows later this year. Continue reading
Jul 07 Watch 3:16 An environmental health advocate's Brief But Spectacular take on America's dirty secret Environmental health advocate Catherine Coleman Flowers is the founder of the Center for Rural Enterprise and Environmental Justice (CREEJ), where she works on multiple fronts to improve public health and economic development, including access to water and sanitation amidst the… Continue watching