Where the Colorado River crisis is hitting home
A reckoning has come for cities and farms in the desert Southwest that were built to rely on the Colorado River.
Environment
Puerto Rico is in the dark again, but solar companies see glimmers of hope
Around 50,000 solar and battery power systems have been installed on homes in Puerto Rico in recent years, and most seemed to continue working during Hurricane Fiona.
Encore: Apache tribes in Arizona are leading the way in saving Emory oak trees
As Emory oak trees in parts of Arizona disappear, members of several Apache tribes are working on a collaborative plan with the U.S. Forest Service and researchers to preserve them.
The number of ants on Earth has a mass greater than all birds and mammals combined
Researchers compiled hundreds of studies of tree-dwelling and ground-dwelling ants to make their estimate of 2.5 million ants for every human.
States dependent on Colorado River wonder if desalination could help the water supply
Severe drought has states dependent on the Colorado River looking at alternatives. Desalinating seawater may be a viable supplement to some areas, but likely can't fix much of the river's deficit.
Rescue efforts are beginning in Tasmania to save more than 200 beached whales
A stranded whale pod on Tasmania's west coast appears to be pilot whales and at least half are presumed to still be alive, local government officials said Wednesday.
The U.S. will officially phase down HFCs, gases trapping 1,000x more heat than CO2
The Senate is moving to ratify a climate treaty that would formally phase down the use of industrial chemicals found in air conditioners and refrigerators.
Puerto Rico has lost more than power. The vast majority of people have no clean water
More than 760,000 customers have been left with no access to clean running water since Hurricane Fiona struck the island on Sunday.
As demand for electric cars grows, Chileans face the effects of lithium mining
The South American country of Chile has become a center of lithium mining, which has boomed as demand for electric car batteries has risen. But what are the environmental costs?
Longtime NC Zoo southern white rhino Olivia dies
A southern white rhinoceros who lived at the North Carolina Zoo for more than 30 years has died.