2 days agoNo more paper receipts? This major city is considering a banLawmakers in New York City are considering a ban on paper receipts coated with the chemical BPA.
2 days agoPreservation or development? Brazil’s Amazon at a crossroadsCarved through Amazon jungle during Brazil’s military dictatorship in the 1970s, two highways were built to bend nature to man’s will in the vast hinterland
2 days agoPush to accelerate mustang captures draws fire in Congress Two House committee chairmen are trying to put the brakes on money for a new Trump administration proposal to accelerate the capture of wild horses across the West. Nevad...
3 days agoFlooded farmers face growing dilemma in warming worldThis year’s record rainfall and devastating flooding are forcing tough decisions about the future of farming in in the face of climate change
3 days agoEU to offer billions to help poorer EU nations cut emissionsThe president of the European Commission wants to offer 100 billion euros ($130 billion) to help member countries cut climate-warming emissions
3 days agoSanta, soldiers bring joy to beleaguered Alaska villageA visit from Santa Claus earlier this month helped the 300 or so residents of Napakiak, Alaska, forget their troubles, even if only for a day
Senators focus on climate change issuesPlans for a statewide office focused on rising sea levels and more electronic-vehicle charging stations along Florida highways are moving forward in the Senate, as Republ...
Senators back task force to address sea level riseA request by Gov. Ron DeSantis to establish a statewide office focused on the impact of rising sea levels was approved Monday by a Senate committee.
Nobel laureate: Face up to climate change, no escaping EarthAn astronomer who shares this year's Nobel Physics Prize for discovering a planet outside the Earth's solar system is taking issue with people who shrug off climate chang...
Cowboys for Trump group now says sand wasn't from monumentThe New Mexico group Cowboys for Trump faces criticism after a member bragged the group brought sand from White Sands National Monument to Washington for the U
Ivy Leaguers get community service for disrupting gameStudents from Harvard and Yale universities and others who staged a climate change protest on the field during last month's football game between the Ivy League schools h...
Massive Polish coal mine sparks international disputePoland's massive Turow coal mine is causing trouble including pollution and water shortages for nearby communities
Watchdog faults rushed EPA rulemaking on glider trucksA federal watchdog says the Trump administration moved to exempt a type of super-polluting cargo truck from clean air rules without conducting a federally mandated study ...
Jacksonville Zoo manatee release postponed because of injuryBriarRose, a manatee treated at the Jacksonville Zoo since March, is being released back to Florida waters today.
New projection: Faster rising seas forecast in South FloridaNew scientific projections released Wednesday predict that ocean levels will rise even faster than previously forecast in low-lying southeastern Florida.
Clean up continues after 2 shrimp boats catch fire, sink in riverCrews are working to clean up any potential pollution after two shrimp boats caught fire and sank into the river.
Global carbon pollution continues to rise, but more slowlyA new study finds that global carbon pollution continues to rise, but it’s not increasing as fast as the previous couple years
As manatees migrate, rescuers ready to step inManatee rescues are in the news as the mammals migrate for warmer waters.
UN chief warns of ‘point of no return’ on climate changeU.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the world’s efforts to stop climate change have been “utterly inadequate" so far and warns that “the point of no return is no...
Python hunter brings passion to war against invasive speciesDonna Kalil squats at the edge of the gravel road with one boot in the water as a Burmese python nearly 12 feet long swims alongside a levee.
Florida wild turkeys: Conservation success story face pressures againTurkeys have a long, rich history in the Sunshine State and are a recent conservation success story.
German court issues split rulings over VW diesel cheatingA German appeals court has ruled in several lawsuits against automaker Volkswagen over software it used to cheat diesel emissions tests, saying consumers who bought the c...
UN: ‘Quick wins’ needed to keep climate goals within reachA senior United Nations official says countries have “procrastinated” for too long and should start making steep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions immediately, or risk mis...
US officials granting $29 million for coastal protection$29 million in grants to protect Texas marshes from erosion and an Alaskan village from the Bering Sea are among 44 National Coastal Resilience Fund awards being announce...
7 winter savings tips: Don’t waste your energy or your cashThe average electric bill during winter is nearly $250. So what can you do to save some of that money?
Brunswick’s water quality lands on Georgia group’s Dirty Dozen listThe Georgia Water Coalition named Glynn County to its 2019 Dirty Dozen report Thursday, considering the water quality of the coastal Georgia area among the 12 worst offen...
Doctors: Warmer world is unhealthier place for childrenDoctors are warning that children are being born into a warming world that may bring them more health problems
Protesters fight partial closure of Mickler's BeachBeachgoers and environmental activists against the partial closure of Mickler's Beach headed down to the beach Monday to voice their opposition.
House anti-fracking bill emergesA proposal backed by environmentalists to ban fracking in Florida was introduced Wednesday in the House, two days after a similar measure cleared its first Senate committ...
Appeals court upholds phosphate permitRejecting arguments of environmental groups, a divided federal appeals court has backed a decision by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to issue a permit sought by the pho...
Fracking ban could run into roadblocksA proposal backed by environmentalists to ban fracking in Florida eased through a Senate committee Monday.
Environmentalists push for full funding of Florida ForeverFive years ago, 75 percent of Florida voters approved setting money aside for land conservation and acquisition, but since its passage lawmakers have never fully funded F...
Lawmaker renewing push to ban smoking on Fla. beaches and parksA Florida lawmaker is renewing his push to ban smoking on public beaches and parks.
FWC and Jacksonville Zoo team up to protect Florida batsThe Jacksonville Zoo is working with Florida Fish and Wildlife to protect bats in Florida.
Nearly 6,000 tons of rocks to slow erosion from Golden RayUnified Command response crews on Monday began to place rocks next to the hull of the Golden Ray to slow down erosion around the overturned vessel in the St. Simons Sound...
Sierra Club says addressing climate change urgentSierra Club Florida Chapter Director Frank Jackalone warned Friday that time is running short as the state faces the consequences of climate change. “It's just one minute...
Fishing for hogfish closes at the end of the monthHogfish recreational harvest will close in state and federal waters off Florida's Atlantic and southern Gulf coasts Nov. 1. This closure includes all state waters south o...
DeSantis readies environment plan for 2020 sessionGov. Ron DeSantis intends to use the first set of recommendations from the state's Blue-Green Algae Task Force to craft his environmental proposals for the 2020 legislati...
Toll road routes could emerge in early 2020Potential environmental impacts from a series of controversial toll-road projects could start to be known shortly after the start of the new year.
Fried adds restrictions to sugar industry burningNew statewide safety rules about prescribed burns include more restrictions on burning fields of sugarcane, a common practice during the growing season.
Manatee entangled in bicycle tire spotted in Fernandina BeachCharlie Freeman has been living on his boat at the Egans Creek Marina in Fernandina Beach for eight years, but he’s never seen anything like what he saw on Monday night.
6 additional days added to fish for red snapper in the GulfToday, Governor Ron DeSantis and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) announced six additional recreational red snapper fishing days for the Gulf c...
Floridians push back on Nestlé's plan to bottle our waterThere’s a fight brewing between people trying to protect North Central Florida’s Ginnie Springs and a subsidiary of a multinational company that wants to pump more than 1...
State warns of wildfire dangersPointing to dry conditions and high temperatures, the Florida Forest Service on Thursday warned about wildfire threats in the state.
Septic tanks eyed in efforts to combat algaeThe Florida Department of Environmental Protection should be teamed with health officials who permit septic tanks as the state tries to ensure cleaner waterways, members ...
