Environment

Building wildfire-resistant homes can be affordable, new study shows

4:50pm August 03, 2022

by Lauren Sommer

Many communities are still rebuilding after wildfires in recent years, but few states require homes to be built with wildfire-resistant materials. A new study shows it's not as expensive as some say.

Seaweed covers the Atlantic shore in Frigate Bay, St. Kitts and Nevis, on Wednesday. A record amount of seaweed is smothering Caribbean coasts from Puerto Rico to Barbados.

A record amount of seaweed is choking shores in the Caribbean

11:00am August 03, 2022

by The Associated Press

Seaweed is smothering Caribbean coasts from Puerto Rico to Barbados as tons of brown algae kill wildlife, choke the tourism industry and release toxic gases.

For Georgia to stay the 'peach state,' farmers are trying to adapt to climate change

4:58pm August 02, 2022

by Sam Gringlas

Georgia is known as the "peach state." But warming winters due to climate change mean fewer chill hours needed for fruit. Growers and horticulturists are now experimenting with new varieties to adapt.

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Hyperion is located in a closed part of the Redwood National Park. Still, many visitors have attempted to go off trail to observe the tree.

People who want to visit the world's tallest living tree now risk a $5,000 fine

12:07pm August 01, 2022

by Juliana Kim

Hyperion, the world's tallest living tree, has suffered as hikers in California's Redwood National Park damaged its habitat. Now, prospective visitors face a $5,000 fine and six months in jail.

A chimney stands at a destroyed building as the McKinney Fire burns in Klamath National Forest, Calif., on Sunday.

As Western flames spread, California sees its largest 2022 fire

8:36am August 01, 2022

by The Associated Press

Crews battling the largest wildfire so far this year in California braced for thunderstorms and hot, windy conditions that created the potential for additional fire growth Sunday.

Researchers caught a Greenland shark off the coast of Belize in April, the first reported sighting of the species in the western Caribbean. The shark is typically found in the Arctic and at depths of up to 7,000 feet below the ocean surface.

A Greenland shark, one of the longest-living animals on Earth, was caught near Belize

9:10pm July 31, 2022

by Dustin Jones

This was the first time a Greenland shark was reported in the western Caribbean, researchers said. This species of shark is typically found in the Arctic and thousands of feet below the ocean surface.

The Connecticut-based Edgewell Personal Care Company said some samples of the Banana Boat Hair & Scalp Sunscreen Spray SPF 30 contained trace amounts of the cancer-causing chemical benzene.

Banana Boat recalled a sunscreen spray after detecting trace amounts of a carcinogen

1:28pm July 31, 2022

by Shauneen Miranda

The maker of Banana Boat Hair & Scalp Sunscreen Spray SPF 30 said trace amounts of the cancer-causing chemical benzene were found in the propellant that sprays the product from the can.

Mauna Kea is considered sacred to Native Hawaiians. It also happens to be ideal for observatories.

On a stunning Hawaiian mountain, the fight over telescopes is nearing a peaceful end

5:00am July 31, 2022

by GUILLERMO MOLERO

Mauna Kea is considered sacred to Native Hawaiians. It also happens to be ideal for space observatories. Now, a long running fight over the mountain's future may be coming to an end.

Austin Acocella, co-owner of Acocella Landscaping in Westchester County, N.Y., is holding onto his gas-powered mowers. He says electric ride-ons are too expensive for him to switch right now.

Environment

Professional landscapers are reluctant to plug into electric mowers due to cost

10:29am July 30, 2022

by Matthew Schuerman

A heavy duty commercial electric mower with long-lasting batteries can cost nearly $30,000, more than three times what a comparable gas-powered machine sells for.

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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and West Virginia Democrat Joe Manchin struck a deal to include energy and climate spending in a party-line reconciliation bill.

Climate experts experience an odd sensation after the Manchin budget deal: optimism

1:19pm July 29, 2022

by Laura Benshoff

Democrats in Congress look ready to pass legislation with significant climate change elements that push the country closer to President Biden's ambitious goals.

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