Brownsville lands $3.2B AI drone tech company. Community members question the impact it could bring.
Read full article: Brownsville lands $3.2B AI drone tech company. Community members question the impact it could bring.Saronic Technologies accepted a tax incentive deal on the promise of bringing 10,000 jobs in 10 years. Critics say this deal comes with a caveat.
Canadian wildfire smoke turns air hazardous in the US Midwest. Officials say stay inside
Read full article: Canadian wildfire smoke turns air hazardous in the US Midwest. Officials say stay insideHeavy smoke from Canadian wildfires is darkening skies in parts of the U.S. The smoke on Thursday reduced visibility for commuters from the Great Lakes to parts of the East Coast.
At least 1 person has died as Texas flooding forces evacuations and high-water rescues, Abbott says
Read full article: At least 1 person has died as Texas flooding forces evacuations and high-water rescues, Abbott saysAuthorities in Texas have rescued dozens of stranded drivers and people trapped in homes and at least one person has died due to catastrophic flooding.
Texas flooding surges from huge rainstorms as rescuers pull people from rising waters
Read full article: Texas flooding surges from huge rainstorms as rescuers pull people from rising watersAuthorities in Texas have rescued dozens of stranded drivers and people trapped in homes and at least one person has died due to catastrophic flooding.
East Texas counties move to protect groundwater with new conservation district
Read full article: East Texas counties move to protect groundwater with new conservation districtMore than a dozen counties in Northeast Texas have signed resolutions to create a groundwater conservation district in a bid to protect local groundwater.
Flooding forces evacuations in parts of South Texas as slow-moving storms swamp the region
Read full article: Flooding forces evacuations in parts of South Texas as slow-moving storms swamp the regionThe Texas Parks and Wildlife Department says more than 40 people have been rescued from high waters as heavy downpours drenching South Texas continue to raise the risk of flash flooding.
Heavy smoke from wildfires blankets the US Midwest and Northeast, prompting evacuations
Read full article: Heavy smoke from wildfires blankets the US Midwest and Northeast, prompting evacuationsThousands of visitors have been told to evacuate a remote Minnesota wilderness area because of wildfires sending heavy smoke across the U.S. Midwest and Northeast.
Texas is drenched by heavy rains as forecasters warn that more storms could bring dangerous floods
Read full article: Texas is drenched by heavy rains as forecasters warn that more storms could bring dangerous floodsHeavy downpours in South Texas washed out highways and stranded motorists Tuesday as forecasters warned that a threat of more severe weather could bring dangerous flooding to already drenched counties near the border with Mexico.
Live updates: One death reported as flash flooding triggers urgent warnings across southwest Texas, Hill Country
Read full article: Live updates: One death reported as flash flooding triggers urgent warnings across southwest Texas, Hill CountryCritical flood emergencies declared in Uvalde County and along the Guadalupe and Pedernales rivers.
Canada suspends animal exports from Texas due to New World screwworm concerns
Read full article: Canada suspends animal exports from Texas due to New World screwworm concernsThe Canadian Food Inspection Agency is barring horses, pigs, cattle and other animals from Texas due to concerns over New World screwworm, a parasitic fly.
Busy wildfire season tests US fire bosses as they juggle resources to stay ahead
Read full article: Busy wildfire season tests US fire bosses as they juggle resources to stay aheadThe strategy calls for moving firefighters, engines and aircraft into areas where wildfire risk is high in hopes of catching flames before they make a catastrophic run.
Corpus Christi in legal fight with industries after rejecting demand for $80 million water refund
Read full article: Corpus Christi in legal fight with industries after rejecting demand for $80 million water refundA judge will hear arguments this week after industrial users protested a rate hike by the city, which said residents and businesses were unfairly subsidizing industrial rates.
Fire in Fontainebleau forest near Paris triggers evacuations; 10 still missing in Spanish wildfire
Read full article: Fire in Fontainebleau forest near Paris triggers evacuations; 10 still missing in Spanish wildfireA fire is raging in the historic Fontainebleau forest south of Paris, prompting evacuations and disrupting traffic.
China’s 'Green Great Wall' tames desert growth, but scientists warn the fight is not over
Read full article: China’s 'Green Great Wall' tames desert growth, but scientists warn the fight is not overFor half a century, workers in northern China have been using a technique called "straw checkerboards" to combat desertification.
Keystone Pipeline system's operator agrees to pay a $26.9M penalty over a major Kansas oil spill
Read full article: Keystone Pipeline system's operator agrees to pay a $26.9M penalty over a major Kansas oil spillA proposed legal settlement with the U.S. government would require the Keystone Pipeline system’s operator to pay a civil penalty of nearly $27 million over a major oil spill in Kansas in December 2022.
World Sailing measures the environmental impact of the sport's Olympic equipment for the first time
Read full article: World Sailing measures the environmental impact of the sport's Olympic equipment for the first timeThe governing body for sailing is looking at how the sport’s Olympic-class equipment is made, used and discarded, to eventually make changes that will reduce its environmental impact.
Vietnam police detain captain after speedboat capsizing kills 15 Indian tourists
Read full article: Vietnam police detain captain after speedboat capsizing kills 15 Indian touristsVietnamese police have detained the captain of a speedboat that capsized off southern Vietnam, killing 15 Indian tourists.
Focus turns to building stronger institutions in Africa to speed shift to renewable energy
Read full article: Focus turns to building stronger institutions in Africa to speed shift to renewable energyAfrica’s renewable energy transition is entering a new phase as the continent shifts from proving that clean energy works to building the institutions needed to deploy it at scale.
Dangerous heat wave threatens oppressive temperatures in much of the US
Read full article: Dangerous heat wave threatens oppressive temperatures in much of the USA widespread and dangerous heat wave is building across the U.S., with triple-digit highs expected in the Southwest and Great Plains this weekend.
Meteorologists warn week ahead in US will have dangerous temps: 'Heat is not to be played with'
Read full article: Meteorologists warn week ahead in US will have dangerous temps: 'Heat is not to be played with'Most of America’s Lower 48 states are about to swelter under an unusually large, strong and long-lasting heat dome.
EPA promised a Make America Healthy Again agenda. It has yet to materialize, frustrating activists
Read full article: EPA promised a Make America Healthy Again agenda. It has yet to materialize, frustrating activistsAfter Make America Healthy Again activists drew up a petition to get him fired, Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lee Zeldin pledged to release a formal agenda of MAHA priorities his agency would pursue.
AP Exclusive: Inside Israel's push to clear sea munitions, part of global push to protect waters
Read full article: AP Exclusive: Inside Israel's push to clear sea munitions, part of global push to protect watersIsrael has launched a project aimed at clearing part of the seas to give beach space back to the population.