Environment

The cooling towers at the Stanton Energy Center, a coal-fired power plant, are seen behind a home in Orlando.

In Orlando, a mountain of coal ash evades EPA rules. It's not the only one.

9:43am January 12, 2022

Environmentalists want Biden's Environmental Protection Agency to aggressively regulate huge piles of toxic coal ash across the nation. The waste has polluted groundwater in 39 states.

A tunnel inside the Red Hill Underground Fuel Storage Facility is seen in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Jan. 26, 2018. The U.S. Navy will comply with Hawaii's order to remove fuel from a massive underground storage tank facility near Pearl Harbor blamed for co

U.S. Navy agrees to drain a Hawaii fuel tank system blamed for tainted drinking water

10:32pm January 11, 2022

by The Associated Press

After initially resisting, the Navy will comply with the state's order to remove fuel from a massive underground storage tank facility near Pearl Harbor, officials say.

The Biden administration says it has a plan to clean up toxic coal ash

7:05pm January 11, 2022

by Amy Green

Even as coal plants shut down, they leave behind massive piles of toxic coal ash. About half that coal ash is unregulated, and environmental groups want the Biden administration to change that.

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Cyber risks add to climate threat, World Economic Forum warns

7:07am January 11, 2022

by The Associated Press

Survey of 1,000 experts and leaders finds cybersecurity and space add to the existing challenges of climate change and the coronavirus pandemic.

Climeworks factory with it's fans in front of the collector, drawing in ambient air and release it, as largely purified CO2 through ventilators at the back is seen at the Hellisheidi power plant near Reykjavik on October 11, 2021.

As carbon removal gains traction, economists imagine a new market to save the planet

6:30am January 11, 2022

by Greg Rosalsky

Carbon removal went mainstream in 2021. But the technology is still light years away from making a real difference combating climate change. A group of economists wants to help change that.

Trucks cross the Vincent Thomas Bridge above a container ship at the Port of Los Angeles on Nov. 30, 2021. Transportation, particularly for moving freight to meet high demand for consumer products, saw the steepest increase in climate-warming emissions in

U.S. greenhouse gas emissions jumped in 2021, a threat to climate goals

5:07pm January 10, 2022

The spike was attributed to a slew of causes, including behavior changes after COVID-19 vaccines became widely available, but environmental advocates say it's worrisome.

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Photo of a variety of single-use, disposable plastic from food products arranged on a colorful backdrop and photographed from above.

22 tips for 2022: To cut back on plastic, you need to audit how much you use

3:46pm January 10, 2022

by Rebecca Davis

The first step in cutting back on plastic is understanding what you're using and how much of it. Do an audit of the plastics in your home to get a sense of how much plastic you use.

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Researchers were able to detect DNA from elephants at the Copenhagen Zoo simply by sampling the air nearby.

Scientists vacuum zoo animals' DNA out of the air

7:00am January 09, 2022

by Geoff Brumfiel

Researchers who detected that detecting environmental DNA, or eDNA, in two zoos say the technique could one day be used to look for endangered species in remote locations in the wild.

A red-tailed black cockatoo is seen sitting on a branch with the moon behind it. The bird is one of more than 50 featured on the album Songs of Disappearance that features the sounds of many of Australia's endangered birds.

An album made entirely of endangered bird sounds beat Taylor Swift on a top 50 chart

5:00am January 09, 2022

Songs Of Disappearance is an entire album of calls from endangered Australian birds. Last month, it briefly perched at No. 3 on the country's top 50 albums chart – ahead of Taylor Swift.

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The crater fire named "Gates of Hell" is seen near Darvaza, Turkmenistan, on July 11, 2020. The president of Turkmenistan is calling for an end to one of the country's most notable but infernal sights.

Turkmenistan's leader wants 'Gates of Hell' fire put out

12:10pm January 08, 2022

by The Associated Press

The president of Turkmenistan is calling for an end to one of the country's most notable but infernal sights — a natural gas crater that has burned for decades.