Average U.S. diesel prices jumped to record highs on Thursday, as a global supply crunch intensified after renewed hostilities between the U.S. and
September 04, 2026A supervisor overseeing background checks warned last year that Immigration and Customs Enforcement was hiring scores of new officers without basic vetting, violating federal rules and putting the agency at risk of misconduct
September 04, 2026A federal appeals court said a council created by Congress to help the U.S. commerce secretary manage the nation's fisheries exercised unconstitutional powers,
September 03, 2026Volkswagen's supervisory board on Thursday approved a transformation plan that will include
September 04, 2026The Trump administration has stalled a study that would help identify industries dumping harmful PFAS chemicals in wastewater, two former officials say
September 04, 2026The Trump administration is allowing construction of a state-federal project aimed at preventing invasive carp from reaching the Great Lakes to move forward
September 04, 2026Judge declares she’s ‘not the Lorax’ during hearing on Trump’s DC golf course renovation
September 04, 2026Fact check: Vance repeats Trump’s fictional ‘$19 trillion’ investment figure
September 04, 2026The U.S. Forest Service is closing 23 research stations in more than a dozen states as part of an organizational overhaul under President Donald Trump
September 04, 2026Two more beluga whales have died at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium, including one that was moved in mid-August as part of an international effort to rescue Canada's last captive whales
September 04, 2026Edouard’s flood threat finally wanes after dumping 20+ inches on east Texas
August 31, 2026Visitors help track monarch migration at Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge
September 04, 2026The average rate on the popular U.S. 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose this week to its highest in more than a year, a fresh pain point for households already dealing
September 03, 2026Out-of-state drivers owe Maryland nearly $1 billion in unpaid tolls
September 04, 2026Injured snapping turtle released back into the wild
September 04, 2026Brazil’s Senate has approved a bill to regulate the exploration of critical minerals, including rare earths, marking a step toward exploiting its vast reserves
September 03, 2026From the air, the section of Nepal's Trishuli River valley, where rescuers are trying to reach hundreds of workers trapped in hydroelectric power plants, emerges as
September 03, 2026Dhan Bahadur Tamang was at work in a hydropower project near Nepal's border with China when he sensed a sudden air pressure
September 03, 2026A Lebanese man held in Israel has been released, marking the first such handover since the Israel-Hezbollah conflict began six months ago
September 03, 2026France has recorded its hottest summer since measurements began over a century ago, according to the environment minister
September 03, 2026A plan by the Environmental Protection Agency could make it harder for the public to learn about and comment on proposed AI data centers that have sparked a backlash in communities across the country and become a key election issue
September 03, 2026Six bear cubs killed on Tahoe roads in two weeks, Bear League says
September 03, 2026High heat adds another obstacle to Indy flood recovery efforts
September 03, 2026The Trump administration has been fighting with California officials over offshore oil projects and the state's coastal commission, which works to protect the state's shores
September 03, 2026When penguin colonies are surrounded by sea ice, the penguins tend to eat more fish, rather than krill. And colonies that eat more fish are more successful at sustaining their numbers.
September 03, 2026It was a monster of a storm that formed within minutes
September 03, 2026Nepal will have to rebuild around 20,000 houses in flood-ravaged areas, authorities said on Thursday, as rescuers
September 03, 2026The El Niño weather phenomenon is set to intensify further into 2027 and could be the strongest ever, raising risks of extreme weather into next year, the
September 03, 2026Heatwaves from June 18 through August 16 caused 2,935 excess deaths in Belgium, or 22.6% excess mortality, public health body Sciensano said in a report on Thursday.
September 03, 2026For the first time in over three decades, Sri Lankan farmer A.M.
September 03, 2026Oil prices hit fresh six-week highs on Thursday after new U.S. strikes on Iran and renewed Israeli threats against Tehran heightened concerns about
September 03, 2026Floods hit a historic Grand Canyon lodge. It’s the second park landmark affected by a natural disaster in the past year
September 03, 2026A group of farmers has been working to preserve Gaza's native crops by rebuilding a local seed bank that was destroyed during
September 03, 2026Beijing has accused Palau of "hype" over its Pacific missile test, after the host of the regional Pacific Islands Forum on Thursday urged the group to
September 03, 2026Sati Sigdel makes daily visits to a hospital wall in Kathmandu blanketed in hundreds of photographs, some of missing relatives,
September 03, 2026Stormy weather can send the Pacific Ocean flooding into people's homes in small, remote island nations
September 03, 2026A judge in Washington on Wednesday blocked the U.S.
September 03, 2026Nepal plans to rebuild an early-warning system for landslides on part of its border with China, installing seismic sensors, cameras and a satellite link,
September 02, 2026Texas authorities have rescued dozens of people from stranded cars, homes surrounded by floodwaters and an assisted living facility as former Tropical Storm Edouard lingered over rural parts of the state
September 02, 2026Relentless storm threat slides south after days of flooding and damage in the Northeast
September 01, 2026The Trump administration cut funds for natural hazards monitoring in Nepal
September 03, 2026Intan Permatasari's mother simply couldn't refuse her daughter's pleas for food.
September 03, 2026The U.S.
September 03, 202660 targets struck, 18M barrels of oil protected: The US military’s record day in the Strait of Hormuz
September 03, 2026Debate over turning public national park land into private profit dates back more than a century.
September 03, 2026Several international energy firms, including Eni, GE Vernova and Chevron committed on Wednesday to project expansions to boost oil
September 02, 2026A Democratic U.S. senator has pressed Capital One Financial for details about an internal anti-money-laundering review that the bank said last month led it
September 02, 2026Brent crude prices settled 1% higher in a volatile session on Wednesday, driven by renewed military strikes between the U.S. and Iran that have
September 02, 202617,000 SF residents facing SNAP cuts: Here's how city's new job program could save their benefits
September 03, 2026The Japanese yen gained sharply against the U.S. dollar on Wednesday after having retraced approximately half of the increases made following a rare joint
September 02, 2026Family grieves husky found dead in backyard construction hole
September 02, 2026Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's lead over right-wing challenger Senator Flavio Bolsonaro narrowed further ahead of October's election, a Quaest poll
September 02, 2026Rescue teams raced on Wednesday to reach dozens of workers believed to be trapped inside hydropower
September 02, 2026California utility PG&E said on Wednesday it will defer about $2 billion in spending for next year and launched a strategic review, after an
September 02, 2026The risk of power outages is expected to escalate across a broad swath of the United States on Wednesday as intense heat will test the capacity of electricity
September 02, 2026Chevron pledges to double its Venezuelan oil production
September 02, 2026Targeted grazing is gaining interest as fire risk rises, particularly in hard-to-manage areas of the Western US. But it isn’t always as simple as it seems.
September 02, 2026If you’re looking to reduce your gas bills but buying an electric vehicle just isn’t for you, the 2026 Hyundai Tucson Plug-in Hybrid or 2026 Toyota RAV4 Plug-in Hybrid might be a smart solution
September 02, 2026Tesla's China-made electric vehicle sales slowed to a gain of 3.6% year-on-year in August, down sharply from the prior month, as divergent trends persisted across the U.S.
September 02, 2026Video shows heavy rain and gusty winds in southeast Texas as Tropical Storm Edouard swept through the area. Edouard has weakened to a tropical depression after making landfall Tuesday afternoon near the border of Texas and Louisiana.
August 31, 2026China has fully reopened the only road leading to the Gyirong border crossing into Nepal a week after sections were washed away by catastrophic
September 02, 2026Fishermen in Italy have shifted from incinerating invasive Atlantic blue crabs to commercializing them
September 02, 2026The company that owns two historic schooners that sank near Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal two months ago hasn't decided what to do with them yet
September 02, 2026Australia and the United States on Wednesday announced a combined $580 million in funding for the Pacific Islands as they
September 02, 2026Global temperature rises are set to exceed the key threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) "within a few years", the UN's environmental body said on
September 02, 2026The former Tropical Storm Edouard weakened into a depression while unleashing heavy rains and strong winds on parts of Texas
September 01, 2026BHP's Chief Commercial Officer Rag Udd will step down at the end of January to pursue an opportunity outside the company, according to a staff memo seen
September 02, 2026In a strategic retreat, the United Nations concedes that Earth has lost its chance to prevent some of the worst impacts of global warming
September 02, 2026The flash floods in Nepal were only the latest in an accelerating series of disasters that have battered the Himalayas in recent years
September 02, 2026Three days after a flash flood killed two people in Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona, search teams scoured the flood zone again on Tuesday for the last
September 02, 2026Rescue teams are continuing to search for thousands of people still missing after last week's catastrophic flooding in Nepal and China, as the death toll exceeded 1,000
September 01, 2026As extreme heat and poor monsoon rains result in more demand for power in India for cooling and pumping out groundwater for agriculture, India is managing to meet its power needs
September 02, 2026Tourists are scrambling to find lodging elsewhere after deadly flash flooding in the Grand Canyon
September 02, 2026South Korea's consumer inflation quickened in August due to low-base effects from the previous comparable period a year ago, data showed on Wednesday, but was lower than
September 02, 2026With the help of thunderstorms and everyday fiber-optic cables, these scientists are revealing a hidden world underground.
August 21, 2026Venezuela’s main airport has partially resumed operations nearly 10 weeks after two devastating earthquakes
September 02, 2026The California Assembly has opted not to vote on legislation meant to help wildfire victims
September 01, 2026A Honduran court has dropped charges against former President Juan Orlando Hernandez over fraud and money laundering, judiciary
September 02, 2026How a scenic enclave at the bottom of the Grand Canyon turned into an epicenter of deadly destruction
September 01, 2026The Justice Department says it has seized more than $560,000 in cryptocurrency donations intended for Hamas
September 02, 2026The Trump administration won backing from all G20 financial leaders except China's on Tuesday to act against "non-
September 01, 2026USPS whistleblower describes new plans for voting by mail hidden from the public
September 01, 2026Researchers are catching a wide range of sharks off New York’s Hamptons and outfitting them with small trackers as they seek to understand more about one of the world’s few confirmed great white shark nurseries
September 01, 2026Alligator on Central Florida highway causes chain-reaction crash, leaving woman dead
September 01, 2026Oil prices jumped about 4% to a one-week high on Tuesday as a resumption in fighting between the U.S. and Iran renewed fears of supply disruptions from
September 01, 2026A whistleblower told Congress that the U.S.
September 01, 2026Scientists extracted DNA from mummified cheetah remains and made a surprising discovery
February 20, 2026The Environmental Rights Amendment of the PA Constitution guarantees the right to clean air, pure water and to the preservation of the aesthetic values of the environment.
September 01, 2026U.S. job openings increased in July amid a surge in manufacturing vacancies, but weak hiring suggested the labor market remained in a holding pattern.
September 01, 2026U.S.
September 01, 2026Tropical Storm Edouard has formed in the Gulf of Mexico and is expected to gain strength before bringing potentially heavy rains and flooding into parts of Texas and Louisiana
August 31, 2026The Himalayan region faces severe risks from future glacial floods, a senior U.N. official has warned, as the death toll from last week's flood in Nepal,
September 01, 2026For the first time on record, Iran has gone about seven weeks without shipping meaningful crude exports through the Strait
September 01, 2026Tesla's August registrations across several European markets painted a mixed picture on Tuesday, with strong gains in France and Denmark contrasted by declines in
September 01, 2026A submersible vessel has joined the search for 20 people missing for two days following a ferry disaster off the coast of Cyprus
September 01, 2026A ‘green’ building has to last for its intentionally small carbon footprint to pay off. That includes surviving flood, storm or wildfire damage.
September 01, 2026Drone pilot Manish Maharjan has helped rescue teams in Nepal find people missing after last week’s catastrophic floods
September 01, 2026Deadly floods that wiped out a tenth of Nepal's electricity generation capacity last week have cast doubt on the
September 01, 2026More than a month after flames tore through Serbia's Deliblatska Pescara reserve, foresters are facing tough choices as they work on plans to restore
September 01, 2026Data centers have requested roughly as much electricity across the middle swath of the United States as it takes to power every home in the country, but much of that demand may be
September 01, 2026China has warned of consequences for Taiwan after officials from Beijing and Taipei attended a Pacific leaders summit
September 01, 2026A school in Thailand where a student went on a deadly shooting rampage three weeks ago reopened on Tuesday amid heightened security,
September 01, 2026The bodies of two friends — a Texas chiropractor and a martial arts studio owner — have been found after a major flash flood swept through the Grand Canyon
August 31, 2026Efforts to reduce wildfires ablaze across Indonesia will be challenging as the El Niño weather phenomenon will peak this month, the forestry minister said on Tuesday,
September 01, 2026Chinese rescue teams worked through the night and frequent rain to restore the last stretch of the sole road leading to the Gyirong border
September 01, 2026France started imposing fees on the extreme end of fast fashion on Tuesday to try to curb a surge in sales of cheap clothing sold by e-
September 01, 2026Author-agrarian Wendell Berry, a Kentucky native who celebrated the farming world of his home state and warned of the excesses of industrial society, has died
September 01, 2026The sole pipeline that supplies water for millions of Grand Canyon visitors was badly damaged by weekend flash flooding, setting up a tricky repair scenario and upending a yearslong construction project to upgrade the line
September 01, 2026New Zealand and the U.S. will jointly fund a major upgrade of a World War Two port on a Cook Islands atoll, the three governments said on Tuesday, in a
September 01, 2026Mount Sinabung in Indonesia has erupted, spewing black ash and smoke into the sky over Sumatra island
August 31, 2026The White House on Monday released terms of the U.S.-Venezuela oil deal with North American Blue Energy Partners.
September 01, 2026U.S. companies Chevron and GE Vernova, India's ONGC, Italy's Eni and Colombia's GeoPark are on track to sign final agreements
August 31, 2026A federal judge ruled on Monday that New York cannot enforce a 2024 state law that sought to force fossil fuel companies to contribute
September 01, 2026U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that ExxonMobil, the largest U.S. oil major, was among a group of companies planning to do business in Venezuela.
September 01, 2026‘America’s national parks are not for sale’: Cyclists rally at Hains Point over proposed golf course changes
September 01, 2026At least two people were killed and as many as 20 or more others were unaccounted for after flash flooding struck the Grand Canyon in Arizona over
August 31, 2026The Trump administration will soon announce sharply lower vehicle fuel-economy standards, reversing a push by the prior administration to force
September 01, 2026‘OH SNAP!’ proposal would let families use benefits toward water bills
September 01, 2026Couple calls neighbor 'a lifesaver' after jumping in to help fight fire at home
September 01, 2026The highest-ranking officer in the U.S. military says there are no plans to send troops to polling places during November’s midterm congressional elections
August 31, 2026Tina Cordova to address United Nations
August 31, 2026Homeowner in high fire risk area finds new way to protect property
August 31, 20262 people dead, about 15 possibly missing after deadly flash flooding rips through Grand Canyon. And more rain could come
August 31, 2026An L.A. neighborhood was terrorized by a warehouse inferno. The big cleanup is done, but the suffocating stench remains
August 08, 2026Kalshi permanently banned former U.S. congressman George Santos from its platform on Monday and imposed a penalty of $71,356, citing insider trading.
August 31, 2026A massive long-term oil deal expected to grant the U.S. access to a fifth of Venezuela's crude reserves has energy experts and lawyers questioning its legality and
August 31, 2026A new study highlights the life-saving role of air conditioning
August 31, 2026Israeli airstrikes killed at least five Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Monday, health officials said.
August 31, 2026Nepal's rescue teams, helped by Chinese and Indian experts, stepped up efforts on Monday to reach hundreds of
August 31, 2026Six months into the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, Washington may find it harder to calm jittery oil
August 31, 2026As rescuers in Nepal struggle to find hundreds of workers in the tunnels that were buried in last week's flooding, attention has focus on where to rebuild crucial hydropower projects
August 31, 2026India must uphold a water-sharing treaty with Pakistan it suspended amid bilateral tensions and must limit work on an hydroelectric plant it is building in the Kashmir
August 31, 2026A group of 6,000 young American elms in Vermont could help save one of the country’s most iconic trees
August 31, 2026HOMES Brewery in Ann Arbor selling "SHAME" t-shirts over Lake Ontario name change
August 31, 2026Indictments of a longtime extremism researcher and her former organization raise a crucial question for researchers in the field: What are the ethical limits on research about often-dangerous groups?
August 31, 2026Data center water line leak wastes over 3 million gallons, city issues violations
August 31, 2026Man fined $620 for turtle deaths 1st to be convicted under new law
August 31, 2026Rescuers are trying to find trapped workers in hydroelectric plant tunnels after catastrophic flooding in Nepal and Tibet killed at least 900 people and left more than 4,700 missing
August 31, 2026One person has died and about 15 people are missing or unaccounted for after a major flash flood at the Grand Canyon
August 31, 2026A massive heat dome is bringing storms to the Northeast, and causing sweltering temperatures heading into fall
August 30, 2026As Indonesia's wildfire season intensifies, authorities are on high alert as they work to contain the damage and avoid the devastation that hit the
August 31, 2026Leaders from some of the world’s least populous states are gathering in Palau for the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting
August 31, 2026Russia sees NATO activity in the Arctic as a direct security threat, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an article published on Monday, as the alliance
August 31, 2026Some schoolchildren in Nepal have survived catastrophic floods by leaving their classrooms for lunch
August 30, 2026Authorities in Nepal are warning of potential fresh flooding as water levels rise in the Bhotekoshi River
August 30, 2026Three months before a wall of water, mud and rock killed hundreds when it hurtled down a Himalayan valley
August 30, 2026Plans in one of Texas’ largest counties to use dozens fewer polling location than previous years is drawing protests from Democrats who say the reductions could create confusion in the November midterm elections
August 31, 2026Forecasters say Hurricane Karina has become a major hurricane in the Pacific Ocean, but poses no immediate threat to land
August 30, 2026What is ragweed? And why does it cause allergies in the late summer?
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