Arizona, Nevada and Mexico will be subject to substantial cuts from their Colorado River allocations for the third year in a row, the Bureau of Reclamation announced Friday. The agency made these determinations in its August 2025 24-month study, which provides an outlook on hydrological conditions and projected operations for the basin’s two biggest reservoirs: Lake...
BELEM, Brazil (AP) — Brazil set out to host this year's United Nations climate talks with a promise to spotlight Indigenous peoples whose way of life depends on the Amazon rainforest. Those groups are seizing the chance. For the second time this week, Indigenous protesters on Friday disrupted entry to the main venue for COP30...
The National Weather Service announced air quality alerts in 10 states Tuesday as smoke from the Canadian wildfires continues to spread across the U.S. border. The alerts come as the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre lists 746 active fires Tuesday morning, including 199 that were considered out of control. On Monday morning, 743 active fires were listed,...
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin said Tuesday night he has terminated $20 billion in green bank grants that were funded by the Democrats’ climate, tax and health care law. Since taking office, Zeldin has railed against the program, which gave a total of $20 billion to eight institutions that are in charge of...
House Republicans on Monday announced that they plan to repeal Democrats’ tax credits for electric vehicles (EVs) and phase out those that apply to climate-friendly energy sources. The green energy credits have long been in the GOP’s crosshairs as party leaders decry climate spending. But they have also emerged as a point of conflict within...
The vast majority of Academy Award-nominated movies do not acknowledge climate change or environmental issues, despite those issues being increasingly present in mainstream blockbusters, according to a report from the consultancy Good Energy. The group on Thursday released its second annual Climate Reality Check, a two-pronged test that assesses whether climate change exists within the...
Climate change is making hurricanes like Hurricane Helene more intense, scientific research shows. Helene has unleashed high winds, heavy rain and a dangerous storm surge in the Southeast after making landfall in Florida as a Category 4 hurricane Thursday night. As of Friday afternoon, the estimated death toll of the storm had climbed to more...
Conservation groups filed two legal challenges Wednesday to the Trump administration’s moves to shrink areas protected from offshore oil and gas development. In the first lawsuit, a coalition of local and national groups including the Center for Biological Diversity, Greenpeace, the Sierra Club and the Northern Alaska Environmental Center sued over Trump’s attempt to rescind...
After sampling seven different eggnogs you're likely to find at your local supermarket, we crowned an overall winner we’d be happy to serve at our own holiday parties, plus a few other worthy contenders.
A lack of official labeling guidelines and a lot of overlap among the terms can lead to confusion. Culinary experts including chefs, corn growers, and mill owners explain how polenta, grits, and cornmeal are different, but also how they're often the same.
Whether you're hosting an elaborate brunch for family and friends or an intimate traditional dinner, start your Easter celebrations off right with great appetizers. We've pulled together some of our favorites—from tantalizing hors d'oeuvres and luscious dips to bright refreshing salads—all designed for sharing.
