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EPA announces broad reorganization that includes shuffle of scientific research

EPA announces broad reorganization that includes shuffle of scientific research

The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday announced a broad reorganization as part of the Trump administration's drive to cut costs that some activists worry will harm the agency's independent scientific research.
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Few migrants remain in the Darien Gap, but an environmental crisis has been left behind

Few migrants remain in the Darien Gap, but an environmental crisis has been left behind

VILLA CALETA, Panama (AP) — For centuries, the Comarca Embera people have fished and bathed in the Turquesa River, a jungle waterway flowing out of the Darien Gap .
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A massive coastal restoration project is in peril amid claims Louisiana concealed a critical report

A massive coastal restoration project is in peril amid claims Louisiana concealed a critical report

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — An ambitious project to restore a rapidly vanishing stretch of Louisiana coast that was devastated by the 2010 Gulf oil spill has been thrown deeper into disarray amid claims by Gov.
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Arizona communities bank on Trump's push for coal to ensure they're not forgotten

Arizona communities bank on Trump's push for coal to ensure they're not forgotten

JOSEPH CITY, Ariz.
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McGill platform becomes safe space for conserving U.S. climate research under threat

McGill platform becomes safe space for conserving U.S. climate research under threat

MONTREAL — Academics at McGill University in Montreal are providing the U.S. scientific community a platform to protect climate research under attack.
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Rain Barrel Village gives visitors a taste of old Florida and a photo op with a giant lobster

Rain Barrel Village gives visitors a taste of old Florida and a photo op with a giant lobster

ISLAMORADA, Fla. (AP) — A holdover of the once numerous roadside attractions that lined U.S.
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Hawaii lawmakers raise the state's hotel tax to help the islands cope with climate change

Hawaii lawmakers raise the state's hotel tax to help the islands cope with climate change

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii lawmakers passed on Friday first-of-its-kind legislation that will increase the state’s lodging tax to raise money for environmental protection and strengthening defenses against climate change -fueled natural disasters. Gov.
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As Trump pares back ocean protections, California weighs expanding them

As Trump pares back ocean protections, California weighs expanding them

CHANNEL ISLANDS, Calif. (AP) — Strands of kelp glow in the dim morning light off California’s Channel Islands as fish and sea lions weave through the golden fronds.
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7.4 magnitude quake off Chile's far south briefly triggers tsunami alert but causes no damage

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A major earthquake with a magnitude of 7.
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Scientific societies say they'll step up after Trump puts key climate report in doubt

Scientific societies say they'll step up after Trump puts key climate report in doubt

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two major scientific societies on Friday said they will try to fill the void from the Trump administration's dismissal of scientists writing a cornerstone federal report on what climate change is doing to the United States.
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