12+ hour, 48+ min ago   (519+ words) A Yale-led study found that heat waves and cold snaps do more than disrupt bird migration — they may help determine whether entire North American bird species can live in a place at all. This is a serious issue beyond whether…...

13+ hour, 16+ min ago   (364+ words) In areas where evacuation routes are limited, every minute matters. Near Hallelujah Junction, California, the Bug Fire swept over Highway 395, and a video of the scene shows how rapidly dangerous wildfire conditions can develop in windy weather. The clip captures…...

13+ hour, 2+ min ago   (421+ words) An Oregon judge has allowed a class-action lawsuit to move forward over allegations that nitrate-polluted water was supplied to more than 46,000 people, including about 10,000 children. The poisoned water was supplied in communities around Boardman, Echo, Hermiston, Irrigon, and Stanfield. National…...

13+ hour, 44+ min ago   (388+ words) "It's the not knowing that's the biggest problem." A test of a Rhode Island well has spotlighted a nightmare scenario for homeowners who rely on private drinking water: contamination that may have gone unnoticed for decades. The Providence Journal reported…...

13+ hour, 58+ min ago   (525+ words) "But at a certain point, high enough winds can take down even a perfectly healthy tree." New York City's trees are getting hit hard by severe weather, with damaged and fallen trees piling up at an unusually fast rate. A…...

14+ hour, 12+ min ago   (369+ words) "England should not be the same temperature as Florida! That's why people are complaining." A patch of cracked Earth is becoming a symbol of a much bigger fear in Britain. In a widely viewed video, a woman captured drought-scorched ground…...

14+ hour, 40+ min ago   (560+ words) "My students can go to this park by us and find nurdles anytime." A group of New York teachers is battling one of the world's messiest pollution problems while taking inspiration from an unlikely source: the aquatic snail. At a…...

14+ hour, 54+ min ago   (337+ words) "I'm throwing cucumbers in the woods at this point." A garden can feel especially rewarding when one crop finally takes off, and especially humbling when another stubbornly lags behind. That mix of abundance and frustration is exactly why one homesteader's…...

15+ hour, 8+ min ago   (487+ words) Critics are concerned about how that data could be shared and who it might ultimately target. Santa Cruz banned Flock Safety cameras earlier this year, and the grassroots group behind that win is now taking its fight across the Bay…...

15+ hour, 22+ min ago   (422+ words) Stopping invasive mussels in Alberta, Canada, does not fall to human inspectors alone. Some of the province's most important environmental protection work is also being done by three working dogs stationed at boat inspection sites. Those dogs, Hilo, Jane, and…...