Cap and trade has become a backdoor tax on California consumers
Nineteen years ago, during actor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s governorship, he and the Legislature created a program that would, in…
Sharks and rays get a major win with new international trade limits for 70+ species
The world’s oceans are home to an exquisite variety of sharks and rays, from the largest fishes in…
Inside the Ring of Fire: A tale of two First Nations and a road that could change everything
 THE WARNING The ancestors knew. First Nation elders understood the south would march north eventually. They knew it would come in waves,…
‘Hot droughts’ could push the Amazon into a hypertropical climate by 2100 – and trees won’t survive
The Amazon rainforest may be developing a climate unseen on Earth for tens of millions of years. In…
UN sounds alarm over rising demands on water resources as scarcity increases
It provides an update on renewable water availability, which refers to the amount of freshwater that is replenished…
More than 1,000 native seabirds rescued in Hawai‘i during fallout season : Big Island Now
A record number of 1,000 native seabirds were rescued by workers at the Hawai‘i Wildlife Center on the…
Conservation group reaches deal to acquire Ash Meadows industrial site
Jeniffer Solis  | Nevada Current A former mineral processing site in the middle of a treasured desert wetland…
Five Naperville stores now accept paint for free recycling
JC Licht Paint & Decor, Buikema’s Ace Hardware and Sherwin-Williams stores in Naperville are among the DuPage County…
Divers discover massive 7,000-year-old undersea wall off coast of France
Divers have discovered a long-submerged wall some 7,000 years old under the sea off western France, scientists said…
Washington Prepares for New Atmospheric River Flood Threat
As Washington State experiences severe flooding as a result of atmospheric rivers and abnormally warm December temperatures, NOAA…
Tornado survivors brave freezing homes to guard against looters
Facing dangerously cold temperatures, some north city residents in damaged properties are choosing to stay put, fearing their…
Nigerian coal mine owned by a UI trustee
Last updated on Dec. 13, 2025 at 04:37 p.m. In the fall of 2024, Wilbur Milhouse III, a…