US October 12, 2021 California oil spill legal fight will likely span years It took little more than 48 hours from the moment a major oil spill was discovered off Southern California until the first lawsuit was filed against the Houston company that owns and operates the ruptured pipeline.
US October 5, 2021 California oil spill state of emergency: criminal, civil probes reportedly launched Criminal and civil probes have reportedly been launched after an oil spill off the coast of Huntington Beach, California, sent up to 144,000 gallons of heavy crude into the ocean over the weekend.Â
SCIENCE September 30, 2021 N95 respirators could reduce hospitalizations from wildfire smoke: study N95 respirators could offer robust protection from wildfire smoke, researchers say.
WILD NATURE September 29, 2021 US officials say ivory-billed woodpecker, over 20 other species extinct Death’s come knocking a last time for the splendid ivory-billed woodpecker and 22 more birds, fish and other species: The U.S. government is declaring them extinct.
NATURAL SCIENCE September 18, 2021 More than a third of shark species threatened with extinction More than a third of the world's sharks and rays are threatened with extinction, according to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
United Kingdom August 29, 2021 British government to ban single-use plastic utensils The British government has announced plans to ban single-use plastic utensils in England as part of a wide-ranging Environmental Bill that aims to tackle plastic pollution.Â
US August 26, 2021 California fires close in on communities as smoke chokes Lake Tahoe 11 wildfires in California continued to rage on Thursday, forcing evacuations, shuttering schools and choking communities with heavy smoke.
US August 14, 2021 Some COVID deaths are linked to Western wildfires, study shows As wildfires continue to tear through the western U.S., scientists reported that particulate matter from the blazes has been linked to an excess of COVID-19 cases and deaths.
US August 12, 2021 Scientists challenge 'alarm bells' in IPCC climate change report: 'Not the end of the world' In the first release of a three-part report, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warned this week of the consequences of a rapidly warming world spurred largely by human-influenced climate change.
SCIENCE August 10, 2021 How, when to watch the Perseid meteor shower The Perseids, considered the best meteor shower of the year, will peak on Wednesday night and into pre-dawn hours on Thursday.
US July 28, 2021 Wildfire smoke triggers air quality alerts in eastern US as monsoon season poses risk to West As wildfires continue to threaten the western U.S., eastern states are once again under air quality alerts due to plumes of smoke traveling across the country.