Along N.J. bay, rising sea draws ever closer
The night Meghan Wren got stranded by floodwaters and had to sleep in her car, she knew it was time for a reckoning.
Grand Canyon wildlife event to honor memory of park biologist
Eric York was obsessed with the big cats - their health, temperaments and survival rates amid the park's annual tourist invasion.
Interior Department proposes new rules for fracking on federal lands
The Interior Department proposed new rules to regulate hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas on federal lands Thursday, drawing criticism from environmentalists that it had weakened an earlier draft to placate industry.
Along N.J. bay, rising sea draws ever closer
The night Meghan Wren got stranded by floodwaters and had to sleep in her car, she knew it was time for a reckoning.
Increase in greenhouse gases reaches ominous milestone
The following editorial appeared in the Miami Herald on Wednesday, May 15:
Living Smart: Pet fencing
Ah the family pet. A source of great joy, deep camaraderie and yes, at least occasional frustration.
Plan carefully to get a bumper tomato crop
It's time to dream of those summertime sandwiches and BLTs, made with tomatoes you grow in your own yard - in pots or the ground.
Climate change melting Mount Everest glaciers, research finds
A warming climate is melting the glaciers of Mount Everest, shrinking the frozen cloak of Earth's highest peak by 13 percent in the last 50 years, researchers have found.
Scientists track giant whales by their earthshaking calls
At first, the whale chatter was just a nuisance.
Lovely yellow petals belie weedy menace
Who would think this soft landscape, with its undulating blue waves of wildflowers, flitting butterflies and calls of meadowlark, could be the scene of such battle.
Clock is ticking, slowly, on rules for coal-fired plants
On a curve of the Potomac River 37 miles northwest of Washington, the Dickerson power plant has stood sentry over small villages, crop fields and horse farms for more than half a century.
Do Your Part: Pick non-polluting lawn equipment
The sounds of spring are most definitely here. You know, the loud buzz of the lawn mowers, the piercing sound of leaf blowers, the incessant whir of the trimmers. Not only is there the noise pollution to contend with, there is also the air, land, and water pollution that comes with gas powered lawn equipment. This summer, Do Your Part to pick smarter equipment that will not only cut down pollution but will cut down on your lawn maintenance costs.
Big trout saved from close call with extinction
Hour after hour, Brian Dunn lofted his fly line into the turquoise-blue water of this shimmering desert lake north of Reno.
Common plants, animals threatened by climate change, study says
Climate change could lead to the widespread loss of common plants and animals around the world, according to a study released Sunday in the journal Nature Climate Change.
Florida fights stucco-eating African snails
An epic battle is raging in South Florida: man against snail.
Delta tunnel project to radically change landscape
When Daniel Wilson learned earlier this year that the State of California wants to bulldoze his family's pear orchard to build a giant Sacramento River water diversion, he and his brother were making a major new investment in the crop.
Companies won't face charges in condor deaths
LOS ANGELES-Federal wildlife officials took the unprecedented step Friday of telling private companies that they will not be prosecuted for inadvertently harassing or even killing endangered California condors.
Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere crosses historic threshold
WASHINGTON-The ratio of carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere has surpassed 400 parts per million in an average daily reading at Hawaii's Mauna Loa Observatory, the highest concentration of the heat-trapping greenhouse gas in millions of years.
Feds to study oil exploration's effects on marine life
Two federal agencies on Friday announced a major review of how seismic testing for oil and gas deposits affects marine mammals and fish in deep waters off the Gulf of Mexico.
Living Smart: Air conditioning care
If last year's record temperatures were any indication - 2012 ranks as one of the hottest years on record - you can plan to once again crank up your home's air conditioner this summer.
'Imaginary Worlds': Giant plant sculptures on display in Atlanta
"Imaginary Worlds: Plants Larger Than Life" opened Saturday at the Atlanta Botanical Garden, featuring 19 sculptures festooned with 118,000 living plants.
Diggin' In: Fresh flowers for Mother's Day
Nothing says "thank you, Mom" or "thank you, BFF" like a fresh bouquet of flowers, especially in an arrangement you create yourself.
Plans shelved for coal export terminal in Oregon
The battle over plans for a series of massive coal export terminals across the Pacific Northwest took a new turn Wednesday when the energy company Kinder Morgan announced it was dropping its plan to build a $200 million facility on the Columbia River in northern Oregon.
Diminishing snow cover is endangering fragile ecosystem, study finds
MILWAUKEE-Snow cover in the Northern Hemisphere - and especially along the edge of the Snow Belt, as in Wisconsin - has been shrinking.
Divers play tag to save turtles
The 10 scuba divers who plunged to a reef about 70 feet deep off Jupiter, Fla., had a mission: try to find a hawksbill sea turtle for marine scientist Larry Wood to tag.
