Push to map Great Lakes bottom gains momentum amid promises effort will help fishing and shipping
MADISON, Wis. -- Jennifer Boehme grew up scouting beaches around her home in St. Petersburg, Florida, for whatever she could...
Climate and environment
In India, warming climate pressures scientists to keep developing tougher seeds
BENGALURU, India -- Unpredictable rains and increasing heat aren't just making life more difficult for the people of Rayanpet, a...
Swiss glaciers are receding again after 2 punishing years and despite a good start to 2024
GENEVA -- The volume of Switzerland's glaciers shrank again this summer, compounding the negative impact of climate change after a...
Wildfires in California have burned 1 million acres so far this year
LOS ANGELES -- The total acres burned in California this year surpassed 1 million as spiking temperatures Tuesday added to...
Harvesting hops for beer produces a lot of waste. These German groups are seeking to fix that
MUNICH -- Two students in Munich, sipping beers on their dormitory couch in 2022, chatted about a recent lecture describing...
Here’s how Helene and other storms dumped a whopping 40 trillion gallons of rain on the South
More than 40 trillion gallons of rain drenched the Southeast United States in the last week from Hurricane Helene and...
Cutting food waste would lower emissions, but so far only one state has done it
Kay Masterson has always wanted to make her Boston-area restaurant more sustainable, partnering with an organic farm to get some...
Over 90,000 Georgia residents sheltering a day after chemical plant fire sent chlorine into the air
CONYERS, Ga. -- More than 90,000 residents in a county east of Atlanta were told to keep sheltering in place...
Takeaways from AP’s report on how shrimp farmers are exploited as supermarkets push for low prices
BANGKOK -- A new investigation focused on three of the world’s largest producers of shrimp released on Monday claims that...
Global Citizen CEO taps into Generation Z’s sense of urgency
NEW YORK -- Global Citizen CEO Hugh Evans says the sense of urgency that younger generations bring to solving international...
