Images highlight just how drastic change in Great Lakes ice coverage has been in recent years
Read full article: Images highlight just how drastic change in Great Lakes ice coverage has been in recent yearsIce coverage for all the Great Lakes was at historical lows, with the coldest of the lakes — Lake Superior — having just 1% ice coverage as of Tuesday. The historical average is 40%.
Hurricane-force wind downs power lines, fans wildfires in Colorado with more on way
Read full article: Hurricane-force wind downs power lines, fans wildfires in Colorado with more on wayWork crews are mopping up but bracing for more after hurricane-force wind downed power lines and fanned wildfires along the Colorado Front Range and onto the Great Plains.
House backs bill to speed permitting reviews for new energy and infrastructure projects
Read full article: House backs bill to speed permitting reviews for new energy and infrastructure projectsThe House has approved bipartisan legislation aimed at speeding up permitting reviews for new energy and infrastructure projects and limiting judicial review.
Along the Texas Coast, a new sanctuary aims to protect the endangered and rare whooping crane
Read full article: Along the Texas Coast, a new sanctuary aims to protect the endangered and rare whooping cranePartners at the International Crane Foundation and The Conservation Fund have secured permanent protection of more than 3,300 acres of high-priority wintering habitat for whooping cranes near Port Aransas, Texas.
Refugee firefighters in Mauritania battle bushfires to give back to the community that took them in
Read full article: Refugee firefighters in Mauritania battle bushfires to give back to the community that took them inBushfires are deadly, they can break out in the blink of an eye and last for days in the vast desert of Mauritania.
Rain creates a crimson spectacle on Iran's Hormuz Island for the first time this year
Read full article: Rain creates a crimson spectacle on Iran's Hormuz Island for the first time this yearRainfall this week on Iran's Hormuz Island has briefly transformed the coastline of the famed Red Beach into a striking natural scene.
States brace for Trump's push to make oil drilling cheap again
Read full article: States brace for Trump's push to make oil drilling cheap againA Republican push to make drilling cheaper on federal land is creating new fiscal pressure for states that depend on oil and gas revenue, most notably in New Mexico.
Energy Department watchdog will audit Trump's cuts of nearly $8B in clean energy grants
Read full article: Energy Department watchdog will audit Trump's cuts of nearly $8B in clean energy grantsThe U.S. Department of Energy Office of Inspector General will investigate the Trump administration’s termination of $7.6 billion in grants for clean energy projects across several states that voted for former Vice President Kamala Harris in last year’s presidential election.
Federal judge blocks Whitmer from shutting down submerged Great Lakes pipeline
Read full article: Federal judge blocks Whitmer from shutting down submerged Great Lakes pipelineA federal judge has blocked Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer from revoking an easement that allows Enbridge to run an oil pipeline through a Great Lakes channel.
Damage from record flooding in Washington state is profound, with more on the way, governor says
Read full article: Damage from record flooding in Washington state is profound, with more on the way, governor saysGov. Bob Ferguson says the extent of the damage in Washington state is profound but unclear after more than a week of heavy rains and record flooding.
16 states sue Trump administration again over billions in withheld electric vehicle charging funds
Read full article: 16 states sue Trump administration again over billions in withheld electric vehicle charging fundsSixteen states and the District of Columbia are suing President Donald Trump’s administration for what they say is unlawfully withholding billions of dollars in funding for two electric vehicle charging programs.
EU moves to ease 2035 ban on internal combustion cars as auto industry faces headwinds
Read full article: EU moves to ease 2035 ban on internal combustion cars as auto industry faces headwindsThe European Union is moving to dial back its total ban on cars with gas or diesel engines by 2035.
As reefs vanish, assisted coral fertilization offers hope in the Dominican Republic
Read full article: As reefs vanish, assisted coral fertilization offers hope in the Dominican RepublicIn an underwater nursery just off the Dominican Republic coast, tiny corals born in a laboratory are slowly growing under the eye of conservationists.
Crews use sandbags to shore up levee breach near Seattle after failure prompts flood warning
Read full article: Crews use sandbags to shore up levee breach near Seattle after failure prompts flood warningCrews used sandbags to shore up an earthen levee south of Seattle after a small section failed after a week of heavy rains.
Farmers and politics threaten to put EU's free-trade deal with South America on ice
Read full article: Farmers and politics threaten to put EU's free-trade deal with South America on iceFrance is creating a last-minute hurdle for a major trade deal between the European Union and the Mercosur bloc.
Weekend storm drops heavy snow around Northeast as Pacific Northwest braces for more rain
Read full article: Weekend storm drops heavy snow around Northeast as Pacific Northwest braces for more rainA weekend storm has dumped heavy snow on parts of the Northeast, causing flight delays and creating slick roads.
Historic rains and flooding trigger dramatic rescues in Washington state
Read full article: Historic rains and flooding trigger dramatic rescues in Washington stateRecord floodwaters are slowly receding in Washington state after triggering evacuations, inundating communities and prompting dramatic rescues from rooftops and vehicles.
Before megalodon, researchers say a monstrous shark ruled ancient Australian seas
Read full article: Before megalodon, researchers say a monstrous shark ruled ancient Australian seasResearchers have dated vertebrae from a massive prehistoric shark thought to have ruled the waves off northern Australia back to further in the Cretaceous period than was previously known.
Trump administration delays decision on federal protections for monarch butterflies
Read full article: Trump administration delays decision on federal protections for monarch butterfliesThe Trump administration has delayed a decision on whether to extend federal protections to monarch butterflies indefinitely.
Tens of thousands ordered to flee flooding after torrential rain in Pacific Northwest
Read full article: Tens of thousands ordered to flee flooding after torrential rain in Pacific NorthwestWashington state is under a state of emergency from a barrage of torrential rain that's sent rivers flowing over their banks, caused mudslides to close highways and trapped people in floodwaters.
Federal judge orders FEMA to restore billions in canceled disaster mitigation funding
Read full article: Federal judge orders FEMA to restore billions in canceled disaster mitigation fundingA federal judge in Massachusetts has ordered the Trump administration to restore billions in canceled FEMA disaster mitigation funding.
US national park gift shops ordered to purge merchandise promoting DEI
Read full article: US national park gift shops ordered to purge merchandise promoting DEIThe Trump administration is expanding its crackdown on diversity, equity and inclusion by ordering national parks to remove certain items from gift shops.
Lawsuit challenges the approval of an exploratory drilling program in Alaska petroleum reserve
Read full article: Lawsuit challenges the approval of an exploratory drilling program in Alaska petroleum reserveA new lawsuit seeks to overturn the recent approval of an exploratory drilling program in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.
AP Breakthrough Entertainer: Tramell Tillman, the 'Severance' star who is very much connecting
Read full article: AP Breakthrough Entertainer: Tramell Tillman, the 'Severance' star who is very much connectingTramell Tillman has had a remarkable 2025, becoming a force in the entertainment world and winning a spot as one of The Associated Press’ Breakthrough Entertainers of 2025.
