Judge orders Dakota Access pipeline shut down pending review
A federal judge has ordered the Dakota Access pipeline to shut down until more environmental review is done.
Sahara dust blankets Caribbean, air quality hazardous
A massive cloud of Sahara dust is blanketing the Caribbean as it heads to the U.S. with a size and concentration that experts say hasn’t been seen in half a century.
Austin Resource Recovery and Goodwill Central Texas team up to provide at-home pickup
The City's Clothing & Housewares Curbside Collection allows all ARR customers to be able to schedule a free at-home pickup of unwanted clothing, shoes, accessories, toys, linens, and housewares.
EPA drops regulation for contaminant harming babies' brains
Administrator Andrew Wheeler's announcement was the latest in a series of Trump administration rollbacks or eliminations of existing or pending public health and environmental protections, targeting Obama administration initiatives in particular. The Trump administration says the regulations are burdensome to business and are unnecessary.
Coronavirus pandemic disrupts fight to save endangered animals and habitats
The coronavirus pandemic is hampering the ability of scientists to protect threatened species and habitats, from South American rainforests to African savannahs.
Trump administration to reportedly lift ban on baiting and killing hibernating bears and wolves in Alaska
The rule change reverses an Obama-era ban on hunting methods such as baiting bears with doughnuts and shooting swimming caribou from a boat.
Turtle watchers: Fill in beach umbrella holes during nesting season
As sea turtle nesting season gets underway, conservation groups are reminding beachgoers to fill in umbrella holes and remove other hazards from the beach to allow baby turtles the best chance at making their way to the water.
Trump allows commercial fishing in marine conservation area
“We are reopening the Northeast Canyons to commercial fishing,” Trump told a roundtable meeting with fishing industry representatives and Maine officials. “We’re opening it today — we’re undoing his executive order.”
PPE pollution: Video shows divers removing masks and gloves from ocean
The high demand for personal protective equipment amid shortages caused by the coronavirus pandemic may have unintended consequences to the environment, as one European environmental group pointed out in a video that has surfaced on social media showing divers removing masks and gloves from the ocean.
Massive concentration of invasive catfish in swamp prompts feeding frenzy in Naples, Florida
A rare concentration of invasive walking catfish formed in the Audubon Society’s Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, providing a feast for alligators, turtles, and vultures in Naples, Florida.
Study: World carbon pollution falls 17% during pandemic peak
The world cut its daily carbon dioxide emissions by 17% at the peak of the pandemic shutdown last month, a new study found.
A cataclysmic eruption: Looking back at Mount St. Helens 40 years later
The eruption was the worst volcanic disaster in the history of the conterminous United States, according to the United States Geological Survey.
'Pick up after yourselves': Cocoa Beach inundated with 12,000 pounds of trash this weekend
The organization, Keep Brevard Beautiful says it is collecting about five times more garbage at Cocoa Beach than before beaches shut down due to coronavirus fears.
Urine and feces being left behind in NJ parks
The head of the state police reported an "inordinate amount" of urine and feces was being left behind in bottles in state parks.
COVID-19 shutdowns are clearing the air, but pollution will return as economies reopen
The air is getting cleaner amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but these blue skies may be temporary.
Austin Parks and Rec Department receives national recognition
The American Planning Association’s Sustainable Communities Division (SCD) has honored PARD with an Award for Excellence in Sustainability, one of only eight winners across to country to receive such an award.
Record-breaking Arctic ozone hole closed itself up, and it may have nothing to do with lockdowns
A rare and very large hole that opened up in the ozone layer over the Arctic in early April has now healed itself, scientists say.
Before-and-after images show how air pollution levels have dropped around the world amid COVID-19 lockdowns
While the changes have come at a high cost, scientists have observed cleaner air in major cities around the world.
NOAA projects 2020 is on track to be Earth's warmest year on record
There’s a 75% chance that 2020 will become the hottest year on record and a 99.9% chance that it will end up in the top five, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported.
As people stay home, Earth turns wilder and cleaner
The world has experienced positive environmental effects as people have stayed home due to COVID-19.