Environment Archives

New Orleans: Seniors Left in Dark, Hot Facilities After Ida

Ida killed at least 13 people in Louisiana, many of them in the storm's aftermath.

Biden Directs Federal Aid to NY, NJ After Deadly Flooding

At least 50 people were killed in six Eastern states as record rainfall last Wednesday...

Shark Tourism Grows on Cape Cod, 3 Years After Attacks

A small but growing group of charter boat operators are offering great white shark tours...

Shortages of Supplies and Workers Will Delay Gulf Rebuilding

Ida slammed into the Gulf Coast at a time when building contractors were already grappling...

Spanish Judge Recommends Shakira Face Tax Fraud Trial

Judge Marco Juberías wrote that his three-year probe found there existed “sufficient evidence of criminality”...

Over 100 Deaths May Be Tied to Historic Northwest Heat Wave

The grim toll of the historic heat wave in the Pacific Northwest became more apparent...

Western Drought Brings Another Woe: Voracious Grasshoppers

Federal agriculture officials are launching what could become their largest grasshopper-killing campaign since the 1980s...

Official: Crash, ‘Likely’ Due to Storm, Kills 10 in Alabama

Tropical Depression Claudette claimed 12 lives in Alabama as the storm swept across the southeastern...

Western Heat Wave Threatens Health in Vulnerable Communities

Phoenix and other local governments around the Southwest remind people to drink lots of water,...

Ice Shelf Protecting Antarctic Glacier Is Breaking Up Faster

The Pine Island Glacier's ice shelf loss accelerated in 2017, causing scientists to worry that...

Drought-Stricken Nevada Enacts Ban on ‘Non-Functional’ Grass

In Sin City, one thing that will soon become unforgivable is useless grass.

Nuclear Waste Tank Built During Manhattan Project May Be Leaking

An underground nuclear waste storage tank in Washington state that dates to World War II...