Skip to content

Environment News

Rescuers rush to save geese and ducks soaked in oil due to spill in Boston river

Rescuers rush to save geese and ducks soaked in oil due to spill in Boston river

BOSTON (AP) — Wildlife rescuers were rushing Monday to tend to dozens of geese and ducks that were soaked in oil after a spill in a Boston river.
Read more >
Rescuers rush to save geese and ducks soaked in oil due to spill in Boston river

Rescuers rush to save geese and ducks soaked in oil due to spill in Boston river

BOSTON (AP) — Wildlife rescuers were rushing Monday to tend to dozens of geese and ducks that were soaked in oil after an apparent spill in a Boston river.
Read more >
Indigenous Mayans want their sacred cenotes to have personhood status

Indigenous Mayans want their sacred cenotes to have personhood status

HOMUN, Mexico (AP) — A huge poplar tree stands proud in Maribel Ek's courtyard, adorned with a sign that reads: “Florece desde adentro” ("It blooms from within").
Read more >

Santa Ana winds return means increased fire risk, possible power shut-offs for Southern California

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California's notorious Santa Ana winds were predicted to return Monday night and utilities said they are prepared to cut power to hundreds of thousands of customers in areas where strong gusts could damage electrical equip
Read more >

Indigenous Mayans want their sacred cenotes to have personhood status

HOMUN, Mexico (AP) — A huge poplar tree stands proud in Maribel Ek's courtyard, adorned with a sign that reads: “Florece desde adentro” ("It blooms from within").
Read more >
Earth's lands are drying out. Nations are trying to address it in talks this week

Earth's lands are drying out. Nations are trying to address it in talks this week

Much of Earth's lands are drying out and damaging the ability of plant and animal life to survive, according to a United Nations report released Monday at talks where countries are working to address the problem. The report was released at the U.N.
Read more >
Earth's lands are drying out. Nations are trying to address it in talks this week

Earth's lands are drying out. Nations are trying to address it in talks this week

Much of Earth's lands are drying out and damaging the ability of plant and animal life to survive, according to a United Nations report released Monday at talks where countries are working to address the problem. The report was released at the U.N.
Read more >

Landslides and flash floods hit Indonesia’s Java island, leaving 10 dead and 2 missing

SUKABUMI, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian rescuers recovered 10 bodies that were swept away in flash floods or buried under tons of mud and rocks that hit hilly villages on the country’s main island of Java, officials said Monday.
Read more >
Second-warmest November on record means that 2024 is likely to be Earth's hottest year, report says

Second-warmest November on record means that 2024 is likely to be Earth's hottest year, report says

Earth just experienced its second-warmest November on record — second only to 2023 — making it all but certain that 2024 will end as the hottest year ever measured, according to a report Monday by European climate service Copernicus.
Read more >
Second-warmest November on record means that 2024 is likely to be Earth's hottest year, report says

Second-warmest November on record means that 2024 is likely to be Earth's hottest year, report says

Earth just experienced its second-warmest November on record — second only to 2023 — making it all but certain that 2024 will end as the hottest year ever measured, according to a report Monday by European climate service Copernicus.
Read more >