Explosion of invasive 'janitor fish' sparks mass removal operation in Indonesia's capital
Read full article: Explosion of invasive 'janitor fish' sparks mass removal operation in Indonesia's capitalAuthorities in Indonesia’s capital are seeking to remove at least 10 tons of janitor fish from the city’s waterways.
Georgia blaze shows how climate change has led to more wildfires in the East
Read full article: Georgia blaze shows how climate change has led to more wildfires in the EastWildfires are often thought to be a problem for Western North America, but climate change and other factors are making fires nastier in the East, especially this year.
Q&A: Apollo astronaut Schmitt talks about getting back to the moon and life in the universe
Read full article: Q&A: Apollo astronaut Schmitt talks about getting back to the moon and life in the universeApollo astronaut Harrison “Jack” Schmitt knows what the Artemis II crew was feeling when it rocketed into space earlier this month for a historic lunar flyby.
Offshore wind farms take shape along Rhode Island's coast, even as Trump wants to stop them
Read full article: Offshore wind farms take shape along Rhode Island's coast, even as Trump wants to stop themOffshore wind turbines roughly three times the height of the Statue of Liberty were spinning far off the coast of Rhode Island on Thursday, sending clean electricity to the region.
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Explosion of invasive 'janitor fish' sparks mass removal operation in Indonesia's capital
Read full article: Explosion of invasive 'janitor fish' sparks mass removal operation in Indonesia's capitalAuthorities in Indonesia’s capital are seeking to remove at least 10 tons of janitor fish from the city’s waterways.
Q&A: Apollo astronaut Schmitt talks about getting back to the moon and life in the universe
Read full article: Q&A: Apollo astronaut Schmitt talks about getting back to the moon and life in the universeApollo astronaut Harrison “Jack” Schmitt knows what the Artemis II crew was feeling when it rocketed into space earlier this month for a historic lunar flyby.
Georgia blaze shows how climate change has led to more wildfires in the East
Read full article: Georgia blaze shows how climate change has led to more wildfires in the EastWildfires are often thought to be a problem for Western North America, but climate change and other factors are making fires nastier in the East, especially this year.
‘I hope we don’t lose everything’: Families forced to evacuate Brantley County homes not sure what they’ll come back to
Read full article: ‘I hope we don’t lose everything’: Families forced to evacuate Brantley County homes not sure what they’ll come back toA fast-moving Highway 82 wildfire in Brantley County threatened roughly 1,000 homes Wednesday after destroying dozens a day earlier.
Offshore wind farms take shape along Rhode Island's coast, even as Trump wants to stop them
Read full article: Offshore wind farms take shape along Rhode Island's coast, even as Trump wants to stop themOffshore wind turbines roughly three times the height of the Statue of Liberty were spinning far off the coast of Rhode Island on Thursday, sending clean electricity to the region.
More countries are turning to nuclear power 40 years after the Chernobyl disaster
Read full article: More countries are turning to nuclear power 40 years after the Chernobyl disasterThe 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster fueled global fears about nuclear energy and slowed down its development in Europe and other regions.
Archaeological digs in Amazon provide clues about Indigenous inhabitants before colonization
Read full article: Archaeological digs in Amazon provide clues about Indigenous inhabitants before colonizationPaving roads in the Amazon rainforest often causes deforestation that threatens the people who live there.
Chemical leak at a West Virginia plant kills 2 people and sends 30 more to hospitals, officials say
Read full article: Chemical leak at a West Virginia plant kills 2 people and sends 30 more to hospitals, officials sayAuthorities say a chemical leak at a West Virginia plant has killed two people and sent about 30 others to the hospital, including one person in serious condition.
Water to surge into drought-depleted Lake Powell but at costs elsewhere
Read full article: Water to surge into drought-depleted Lake Powell but at costs elsewhereDesert canyons in eastern Utah will be churning this spring with huge volumes of water in a desperate attempt to keep a reservoir on the Colorado River generating electricity.
New study finds 'alarming' high flood risk for 17 million Americans on Atlantic and Gulf coasts
Read full article: New study finds 'alarming' high flood risk for 17 million Americans on Atlantic and Gulf coastsOne of the most comprehensive studies ever of flood risk has determined that more than 17 million people in eight cities along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts are at the highest risk of being affected by flooding.
Heavy rain and snowmelt are hurtling large chunks of ice into northeastern Michigan homes
Read full article: Heavy rain and snowmelt are hurtling large chunks of ice into northeastern Michigan homesLarge chunks of ice have rammed into homes along Michigan's Black Lake in the northeastern Lower Peninsula as constant spring rainfall and winter melt have flooded homes and threatened to overflow stressed dam systems.
Once punished for weaving, this Mexican artisan uses her loom for LGBTQ+ resistance
Read full article: Once punished for weaving, this Mexican artisan uses her loom for LGBTQ+ resistanceXaneri Merino, a transgender woman and artisan from southern Mexico, was once punished for weaving in her Indigenous community, where men are largely barred from weaving.
Climate doom and gloom? Try laughing instead. Activists embrace joy in the fight to save Earth
Read full article: Climate doom and gloom? Try laughing instead. Activists embrace joy in the fight to save EarthAcross the world, groups of activists, teachers and psychologists are tackling one of the world’s most daunting problems — human-caused climate change — with laughter, dancing, hugs and most especially joy.
The Iran war could drive up costs for petroleum-derived products like clothes and crayons
Read full article: The Iran war could drive up costs for petroleum-derived products like clothes and crayonsThe Iran war’s most tangible and immediate effect for many people outside the Middle East has been spiking gasoline prices.
Exploring barefoot trails on 2 continents as a way to connect with nature this Earth Day
Read full article: Exploring barefoot trails on 2 continents as a way to connect with nature this Earth DayBarefoot trails located around the world invite visitors to get close to nature in a different way.
Federal judge strikes down some Trump administration actions that have slowed clean energy projects
Read full article: Federal judge strikes down some Trump administration actions that have slowed clean energy projectsA federal judge in Massachusetts has struck down some of the Trump administration’s orders slowing down the development of clean energy.
Northeast flower and fruit farmers grapple with whiplash weather
Read full article: Northeast flower and fruit farmers grapple with whiplash weatherThe abrupt swing from hot weather to cold across the Northeast didn't just have people scrambling for discarded jackets, it also is affecting some farmers.
As the planet warms, scientists burn homes to figure out how to best protect them in wildfires
Read full article: As the planet warms, scientists burn homes to figure out how to best protect them in wildfiresScientists are using controlled fires to study how to protect homes from wildfires.
Justice Department files complaint against Washington and its sewage authority for massive spill
Read full article: Justice Department files complaint against Washington and its sewage authority for massive spillThe Justice Department has filed a complaint against Washington, D.C., and its water authority for a massive sewage leak into the Potomac River.
Chernobyl's radioactive landscape is a testament to nature’s resilience and survival spirit
Read full article: Chernobyl's radioactive landscape is a testament to nature’s resilience and survival spiritWildlife is thriving again four decades after the nuclear disaster at Ukraine’s Chernobyl power plant in what became the exclusion zone created by the forced mass evacuations of the population.
