Newsom's office warns Californians to avoid Chevron this holiday weekend, citing high gas prices
Read full article: Newsom's office warns Californians to avoid Chevron this holiday weekend, citing high gas pricesCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office is warning people to avoid buying gas from Chevron stations over Memorial Day weekend because of the high price at the pump.
Hurricane season expected to be mild in 2026, but officials urge Texans to stay prepared
Read full article: Hurricane season expected to be mild in 2026, but officials urge Texans to stay preparedA strong El Niño weather pattern is expected to develop and intensify during the 2026 hurricane season, which could suppress the formation of tropical storms and hurricanes.
In the Permian Basin, AI takes on big oil’s dirty water problem
Read full article: In the Permian Basin, AI takes on big oil’s dirty water problemFacing limited options, oil industry turns to AI to handle wastewater from oil production. Producers discovered other uses to streamline the process.
Atlantic hurricane season forecast to be milder than normal thanks to El Nino
Read full article: Atlantic hurricane season forecast to be milder than normal thanks to El NinoMeteorologists predict a developing El Nino could dampen the upcoming Atlantic hurricane season, but it won't eliminate storms.
Trump eases refrigerant rule in a bid to address surging grocery costs
Read full article: Trump eases refrigerant rule in a bid to address surging grocery costsThe Trump administration is loosening a federal rule that requires grocery stores and air-conditioning companies to reduce greenhouse gases used in cooling equipment.
Heat wave empties roads and markets in north India as some farmers turn to nighttime work
Read full article: Heat wave empties roads and markets in north India as some farmers turn to nighttime workA heat wave has gripped large parts of India with roads and markets emptying during afternoons.
UN votes to support strong action on climate change despite US efforts to thwart the effort
Read full article: UN votes to support strong action on climate change despite US efforts to thwart the effortThe U.N. General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to support strong action to prevent climate change despite recent diplomatic efforts by the United States to have the measure withdrawn.
Kansas farmers hit hard by weather extremes and growing costs, wheat crop could be worst since 1972
Read full article: Kansas farmers hit hard by weather extremes and growing costs, wheat crop could be worst since 1972Amid a punishing drought, tariffs and the high cost of fertilizers, farming wheat has become more uncertain as farmers in western Kansas are feeling the impact in their major wheat-producing region.
San Francisco turns to AI to avoid collisions between ships and whales searching for food
Read full article: San Francisco turns to AI to avoid collisions between ships and whales searching for foodClimate change is pushing starving gray whales into the San Francisco Bay in unusual numbers, where ship strikes killed at least 40% of the 21 whales found dead last year.
Rain gives Corpus Christi a small break, delaying projected water crisis by 3 months
Read full article: Rain gives Corpus Christi a small break, delaying projected water crisis by 3 monthsWithout additional rain, the coastal city expects to impose mandatory water restrictions around December, new data shows.
More than 17,000 under evacuation orders as Southern California wildfire threatens homes
Read full article: More than 17,000 under evacuation orders as Southern California wildfire threatens homesMore than 17,000 people are under evacuation orders as a wildfire continues to threaten suburban homes in Southern California.
Climate report says world won't get as hot as feared but will pass warming limit
Read full article: Climate report says world won't get as hot as feared but will pass warming limitBoth the old best and worst case future scenarios in the fight against climate change are being jettisoned by the world’s top scientists as they prepare the next series of huge United Nations reports.
New Mexico wildfire sparked by fatal medical plane crash spreads quickly in rural area
Read full article: New Mexico wildfire sparked by fatal medical plane crash spreads quickly in rural areaA wildfire sparked by the fatal crash of a small medical plane in New Mexico has triggered evacuations for a rural area north of the Capitan Mountains and closures in the Lincoln National Forest.
Thousands ordered to evacuate as Southern California wildfire threatens homes
Read full article: Thousands ordered to evacuate as Southern California wildfire threatens homesAuthorities have ordered thousands of people to evacuate as a wind-driven wildfire threatens suburban homes in Southern California.
US-Mexico border wall construction is desecrating sacred sites, Indigenous leaders say
Read full article: US-Mexico border wall construction is desecrating sacred sites, Indigenous leaders sayIndigenous leaders say that federal contractors are desecrating sacred Native American places and cultural sites at an unprecedented pace in the rush to build more walls on the U.S.-Mexico border.
Hawaii’s worst flooding in 20 years leaves farmers struggling and fewer veggies at the market
Read full article: Hawaii’s worst flooding in 20 years leaves farmers struggling and fewer veggies at the marketHawaii's recent catastrophic flooding has devastated local farms, leaving many farmers struggling.
Trump administration aims to roll back limits on toxic wastewater from coal-fired power plants
Read full article: Trump administration aims to roll back limits on toxic wastewater from coal-fired power plantsThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency wants to relax limits that require coal-fired power plants to prevent the release of toxic heavy metals into streams and rivers.
Bald eagle hatchlings spotted in a Chicago park may be the city's first for more than a century
Read full article: Bald eagle hatchlings spotted in a Chicago park may be the city's first for more than a centuryTwo bald eagle hatchlings have been spotted in a Chicago park in what experts believe is a first for the Windy City in more than a century.
Corpus Christi moves toward mandatory 25% cut in water use if emergency is declared
Read full article: Corpus Christi moves toward mandatory 25% cut in water use if emergency is declaredFinal approval of the curtailment plan is expected at a future City Council meeting. Experts predict that, without significant rainfall, a water emergency could arrive by September.
Trump says he'll move to suspend federal gasoline tax. He can't do it on his own
Read full article: Trump says he'll move to suspend federal gasoline tax. He can't do it on his ownPresident Donald Trump is moving to suspend the federal tax on gasoline to help Americans shoulder surging fuel prices caused by the Iran war.
Fuel shortages and high prices push adoption of EVs in Africa, led by Ethiopia
Read full article: Fuel shortages and high prices push adoption of EVs in Africa, led by EthiopiaUse of electric vehicles in Africa is surging, led by Ethiopia, as soaring prices and fuel shortages compel countries to opt for cleaner and cheaper transport.
Big Bend border wall plans canceled for national park after backlash, Border Patrol commissioner says
Read full article: Big Bend border wall plans canceled for national park after backlash, Border Patrol commissioner saysTexans across the political spectrum opposed wall construction in the national park. Now the agency’s plans include roadways and digital surveillance to monitor the rugged region.
In parched Texas, a state fund to boost water projects falls almost $3 billion short of demand
Read full article: In parched Texas, a state fund to boost water projects falls almost $3 billion short of demandTen water projects received initial approval to split $1.28 billion in state money this year, but 13 others didn’t make the cut — including one that may supply drought-stricken Corpus Christi.
Scientists say don't forget about plants. Climate change is endangering tens of thousands of species
Read full article: Scientists say don't forget about plants. Climate change is endangering tens of thousands of speciesGlobal warming extinctions usually have people picturing the last polar bears or other furry critters disappearing.
Gas power leapfrogs wind for first time in 10 years in Texas’ grid connection queue
Read full article: Gas power leapfrogs wind for first time in 10 years in Texas’ grid connection queueData centers are largely driving the sudden rise in natural gas power projects on the waiting list to connect to Texas' grid.
Hantavirus is on the rise in Argentina, where a stricken cruise ship began its journey
Read full article: Hantavirus is on the rise in Argentina, where a stricken cruise ship began its journeyOfficials and experts in Argentina are scrambling to figure out if their country is the source of a deadly hantavirus outbreak that has gripped an Atlantic cruise.
Venezuela tells UN court that mineral-rich part of Guyana was fraudulently taken in colonial era
Read full article: Venezuela tells UN court that mineral-rich part of Guyana was fraudulently taken in colonial eraVenezuela insists that a mineral-rich region of Guyana was fraudulently taken in the 19th century.
A late spring snowstorm slams Colorado, closing schools and disrupting commuters
Read full article: A late spring snowstorm slams Colorado, closing schools and disrupting commutersA late spring snowstorm has started to taper off in Colorado after closing schools, delaying flights and creating slushy conditions for commuters.
Study says trees counter half the world's urban heating, but not in the places that need it most
Read full article: Study says trees counter half the world's urban heating, but not in the places that need it mostTree cover globally cools nearly half the warming from built-up cities, but it’s doing it more in richer, cooler areas and less in hotter poorer areas where it’s needed most.
Texas lawmakers repeatedly failed to pass flood protections. Some could have saved lives.
Read full article: Texas lawmakers repeatedly failed to pass flood protections. Some could have saved lives.Dozens of bills were rejected over nearly 60 years, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune found. Some measures would have prohibited youth camps and new construction in high-risk flood areas.
Texas lifts safety rule enacted after deadly flood, clearing the way for some summer camps to reopen
Read full article: Texas lifts safety rule enacted after deadly flood, clearing the way for some summer camps to reopenNineteen camps had sued over a regulation that required fiber optic connectivity. An agreement with the state allows sites to operate with other broadband internet service.
Corpus Christi to begin talks on privately built desalinization plant
Read full article: Corpus Christi to begin talks on privately built desalinization plantA new Houston company hopes to build a $1.3 billion facility in the area and wants the city, which is on the brink of a water crisis, to commit to 30 years of purchases.
Spring plans meet snow in Denver as a late storm could be the season's biggest
Read full article: Spring plans meet snow in Denver as a late storm could be the season's biggestPeople in Colorado and Wyoming are getting out their snow shovels as a late-spring storm could bring Denver’s biggest snowfall of the season.
White House East Wing debris dumped at nearby golf course has toxic metals, report says
Read full article: White House East Wing debris dumped at nearby golf course has toxic metals, report saysThe National Park Service says debris from the demolition of the White House East Wing that was dumped at a nearby public golf course has tested positive for lead, chromium and other toxic metals.
A gold-fueled mining rush scars Brazil’s Amazon, spiking deforestation and mercury risks
Read full article: A gold-fueled mining rush scars Brazil’s Amazon, spiking deforestation and mercury risksGold prices have surged in recent years, sparking a mining rush in the Amazon that accelerates deforestation and mercury contamination.
Wall Street rallies to records after oil prices ease and corporate profits keep topping expectations
Read full article: Wall Street rallies to records after oil prices ease and corporate profits keep topping expectationsThe U.S. stock market rose to records after oil prices eased and companies kept reporting bigger profits for the start of the year than analysts expected.
Endangered whale protections may be delayed to 2035 under Trump-backed plan
Read full article: Endangered whale protections may be delayed to 2035 under Trump-backed planPresident Donald Trump's administration supports a proposal to delay rules to protect a vanishing species of whale in favor of commercial fishing interests.
Iran war has put foreign workers in the Gulf at greater risk while raising the cost of going home
Read full article: Iran war has put foreign workers in the Gulf at greater risk while raising the cost of going homeThe Iran war has made life even more precarious for millions of foreign workers in the Middle East.
Tribes sue to halt exploratory drilling in Black Hills near sacred ceremonial site
Read full article: Tribes sue to halt exploratory drilling in Black Hills near sacred ceremonial siteNine Native American tribes are suing the federal government in a bid to stop exploratory drilling for graphite near a sacred site in the Black Hills of South Dakota.
Wall Street falls from its records and oil prices jump after fighting flares in the Middle East
Read full article: Wall Street falls from its records and oil prices jump after fighting flares in the Middle EastU.S. stocks fell from their record heights, while oil prices jumped following escalations in the Middle East that may undermine the ceasefire in the war with Iran.
Nations preserve a plan to adopt a global fee on shipping emissions, but keep their options open
Read full article: Nations preserve a plan to adopt a global fee on shipping emissions, but keep their options openThe world’s maritime nations preserved a plan to adopt the first global carbon fee on shipping, as they agreed to keep working on it in the fall and adjourned their meeting.
Apple leads Wall Street to more records as oil prices pull back
Read full article: Apple leads Wall Street to more records as oil prices pull backThe U.S. stock market set more records after Apple, Estee Lauder and others joined the list of companies delivering fatter profits for the start of the year than analysts expected.
Trump gives go-ahead to major new Canada-US oil pipeline
Read full article: Trump gives go-ahead to major new Canada-US oil pipelinePresident Donald Trump has granted a key approval to a major new pipeline that would move oil from Canada into the central U.S. The three-foot-wide Bridger Pipeline Expansion would carry up to 550,000 barrels of oil a day from the Canadian border with Montana down through eastern Montana and Wyoming, where it would link up with another pipeline.
Solar ranch in Tennessee aims to prove grazing cattle under the panels is a farmland win-win
Read full article: Solar ranch in Tennessee aims to prove grazing cattle under the panels is a farmland win-winA Tennessee solar developer is betting that cattle-grazing and solar panels can coexist — and benefit farmers as well as the electric grid.
Democrats investigate as Trump OKs almost $2 billion in taxpayer money to end offshore wind projects
Read full article: Democrats investigate as Trump OKs almost $2 billion in taxpayer money to end offshore wind projectsThe Trump administration is spending nearly $2 billion to get energy companies to walk away from U.S. offshore wind projects.
One of America’s oldest weather observatories shows people the science behind our climate
Read full article: One of America’s oldest weather observatories shows people the science behind our climateAt Blue Hill Observatory and Science Center, a weather station 15 miles south of Boston, staff and volunteers have been using many of the same tools to monitor the weather since it opened in 1885.
Environmental Protection Agency boss backs big budget cuts but Congress will get the final say
Read full article: Environmental Protection Agency boss backs big budget cuts but Congress will get the final sayThe head of the Environmental Protection Agency is back on Capitol Hill defending the administration's plan to cut in half the EPA's budget.
This year's World Cup games could be sizzling. Here's what's being done to prepare for extreme heat
Read full article: This year's World Cup games could be sizzling. Here's what's being done to prepare for extreme heatThe 2022 World Cup tournament in Qatar was moved from summer to winter because of the threat of extreme heat.
Corpus Christi delays action on plan to cut water use by 25% if emergency is declared
Read full article: Corpus Christi delays action on plan to cut water use by 25% if emergency is declaredA Level 1 emergency, which could arrive in September, would limit households to 5,250 gallons a month under proposed restrictions. About 30% of residential customers use more.
Georgia officials warn wildfires are still a threat as firefighters report progress
Read full article: Georgia officials warn wildfires are still a threat as firefighters report progressOfficials battling two large wildfires in southern Georgia say firefighters are bracing for a long battle even after weekend rains boosted their containment efforts.
High-level talks begin on moving away from fossil fuels at Colombia conference
Read full article: High-level talks begin on moving away from fossil fuels at Colombia conferenceMinisters and officials are gathered in Colombia for a high-level conference aimed at accelerating the shift away from fossil fuels, with financing emerging as a key challenge.
Trump lifts ban on mining near Boundary Waters, clearing way for Chilean company to seek permits
Read full article: Trump lifts ban on mining near Boundary Waters, clearing way for Chilean company to seek permitsPresident Donald Trump has lifted a federal ban on mining near Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, clearing the way for a Chilean company eying the region's precious metals to begin applying for permits.
White House withdraws hospitality executive as nominee to lead the National Park Service
Read full article: White House withdraws hospitality executive as nominee to lead the National Park ServicePresident Donald Trump is withdrawing his nomination of a hospitality company executive to lead the National Park Service.
Trump administration to pay 2 more companies to walk away from US offshore wind leases
Read full article: Trump administration to pay 2 more companies to walk away from US offshore wind leasesThe Trump administration has announced two more payouts for energy companies to walk away from U.S. offshore wind projects under development.
Rare two-colored lobster caught by fishermen off Cape Cod donated to aquarium
Read full article: Rare two-colored lobster caught by fishermen off Cape Cod donated to aquariumA Cape Cod seafood company has donated a rare two-colored lobster to a science center, sparing the critter from the kettle because of its remarkable coloration.
2026 Kinder Institute Houston Area Survey identifies Houstonians’ feelings on economy, environment, social issues
Read full article: 2026 Kinder Institute Houston Area Survey identifies Houstonians’ feelings on economy, environment, social issuesThe Kinder Institute for Urban Research at Rice University has released its 2025 Area Survey Report, which paints a complex picture of life across the Houston region in 2026.
Supreme Court grapples with multibillion-dollar wave of lawsuits over Roundup cancer claims
Read full article: Supreme Court grapples with multibillion-dollar wave of lawsuits over Roundup cancer claimsThe Supreme Court seems divided over whether to block thousands of lawsuits alleging the maker of the weedkiller Roundup failed to warn people it could cause cancer.
Supreme Court seems inclined to allow police to use geofence warrants to identify criminal suspects
Read full article: Supreme Court seems inclined to allow police to use geofence warrants to identify criminal suspectsThe Supreme Court seems inclined to rule that police could use geofence warrants that collect the location history of cellphone users to find people near crime scenes.
Camera shows Sumatra orangutan using a canopy bridge to cross a road in Indonesia
Read full article: Camera shows Sumatra orangutan using a canopy bridge to cross a road in IndonesiaConservations say a Sumatran orangutan has been filmed for the first time using a human-made canopy bridge to cross a public road on the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
Heavy weekend rain slows 2 sprawling Georgia wildfires, even as new blazes start
Read full article: Heavy weekend rain slows 2 sprawling Georgia wildfires, even as new blazes startHeavy rain slowed the progress of two sprawling southern Georgia wildfires over the weekend, allowing crews to make some progress in containing the blazes that have destroyed more than 100 homes.
Poor preparation doomed Camp Mystic victims, investigator tells Texas lawmakers in harrowing account
Read full article: Poor preparation doomed Camp Mystic victims, investigator tells Texas lawmakers in harrowing accountThe summer camp hadn’t prepared counselors and staff with adequate emergency training, an evacuation plan or flood preparedness supplies, the investigator concluded.
Researchers say remote Lake Superior island's wolves are thriving as packs prey on moose
Read full article: Researchers say remote Lake Superior island's wolves are thriving as packs prey on mooseResearchers say more wolves are roaming a remote Lake Superior island, using moose as one of their primary food sources.
Energy shock ripples through kitchens, forests and conservation in Africa and South Asia
Read full article: Energy shock ripples through kitchens, forests and conservation in Africa and South AsiaEnergy shocks linked to the Iran war are pushing households across Africa and South Asia back to charcoal and firewood as cleaner cooking methods become more expensive and unreliable.
The threat of light pollution puts the world’s darkest skies in the Atacama Desert at risk
Read full article: The threat of light pollution puts the world’s darkest skies in the Atacama Desert at riskThe Atacama Desert in Chile offers some of the clearest views of the universe, thanks to its dry climate, high altitude and isolation from light pollution.
Trees are magic. In Newport, volunteers are working to expand their healthy reach
Read full article: Trees are magic. In Newport, volunteers are working to expand their healthy reachOn Newport’s south side, historic and opulent mansions sit on an avenue with mature trees that help cool the neighborhoods, clean the air and foster wildlife.
Tick season seems to be off to a fast start, and some expert worry about future illnesses
Read full article: Tick season seems to be off to a fast start, and some expert worry about future illnessesTick season seems to be off to a fast start, with an unusually high number of bites already reported across the country.
Trump's disdain for wind power creates political turbulence for Republicans in coastal Virginia
Read full article: Trump's disdain for wind power creates political turbulence for Republicans in coastal VirginiaPresident Donald Trump's attempts to cancel offshore wind projects have drawn opposition not only from environmentalists but also from Republicans.
Growing wildfires blamed for death of Florida firefighter and destruction of 120 Georgia homes
Read full article: Growing wildfires blamed for death of Florida firefighter and destruction of 120 Georgia homesOfficials say a volunteer firefighter has died battling a wildfire in Florida, while two large fires in Georgia have destroyed more than 120 homes.
Texas lieutenant governor Democratic runoff: Who is running and what to know
Read full article: Texas lieutenant governor Democratic runoff: Who is running and what to knowThe lieutenant governor’s office is one of the most powerful in Texas government, and the 2026 race features a Democratic runoff between Vikki Goodwin and Marcos Velez.
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 this month for a historic lunar flyby: Pure excitement and the potential for so much more.
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 off the coast of Rhode Island on Thursday, sending clean electricity to the region.
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.