Environment News

The District of Columbia on Friday filed a lawsuit against the federal government over pollution in the Anacostia River, arguing it has inflicted “catastrophic harm” on the mostly poor and minority communities living along the urban waterway.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s new natural resources secretary has shelved an investigation into allegations of illegal construction in a protected area on the island’s southwest coast , sparking an outcry.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm warned Friday in Puerto Rico that the U.S. territory needs more power generation as it struggles to recover from a recent massive blackout .

Firefighters are hoping for a break Friday from the fierce winds that have fueled massive blazes in the Los Angeles area , killing 10 people, obliterating whole neighborhoods and setting the nation’s second-largest city on edge.

CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island's oyster industry is calling for more research and government action as a parasite spreads in the province's waters, threatening the world-renowned export.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Pacific Palisades wildfires torched the home of “This Is Us” star Milo Ventimiglia, perhaps most poignantly destroying the father-to-be's newly installed crib.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Earlier this week, as hurricane-strength winds blew through bone-dry hillside subdivisions, Los Angeles saw its worst nightmare realized as long-predicted firestorms engulfed wide swaths of the nation's second-largest city.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An earthquake registering a magnitude of 3.7 shook part of the San Francisco Bay Area and people reported feeling a quick jolt. There were no immediate reports of injuries or major property damage.

Earth recorded its hottest year ever in 2024, with such a big jump that the planet temporarily passed a major climate threshold , weather monitoring agencies announced Friday.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm warned Friday in Puerto Rico that the U.S. territory needs more power generation as it struggles to recover from a recent massive blackout .