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  1. January Gardening Jobs to Have on Your To Do List

    Sun, 04 Jan 2026 02:30:04 -0000

    From plants to prune to flowers to plant, start the year right in your yard and garden

  2. Trump wants U.S. oil companies in Venezuela. Here's what to know

    Sun, 04 Jan 2026 05:00:00 -0000

    Hours after the U.S. military captured Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, President Trump made it clear that the U.S. operation is about — at least …

  3. ‘Pushed to the limit’: Europe’s ski resorts face climate change threat - which country has it worst?

    Sun, 04 Jan 2026 07:03:59 -0000

    Higher temperatures and a lack of snow are forcing Europe's ski resorts to rethink their business model. With only a few weeks to go until the opening …

  4. NEWS OF THE WEEK: Caroline Kennedy's daughter Tatiana Schlossberg dies

    Sun, 04 Jan 2026 13:30:14 -0000

    In November, the environmental journalist - granddaughter of late U.S. president John F. Kennedy - revealed in an essay published in The New Yorker that she was battling a rare cancer. And on Tuesday, a family spokesperson announced that Tatiana had died. ”Our beautiful Tatiana passed away this morning. She will always be in our hearts," they wrote on the official Instagram account for the JFK Library Foundation, signing the note: "George, Edwin and Josephine Moran. Ed, Caroline, Jack, Rose and Rory.”

  5. Carl Sagan wrote a book that predicted the America of today 31 years ago

    Sun, 04 Jan 2026 11:51:56 -0000

    He talked about climate change, a society full of division, mistrust and authoritarian leadership. Global warming, climate change, a crashing economy, …

  6. 5 Climate-Proof Home Upgrades That Turned Homes Into Survival Shelters

    Sat, 03 Jan 2026 18:20:16 -0000

    The climate crisis has shifted from distant concern to an urgent force redefining how you think about shelter. In this new reality, luxury aligns …

  7. Despite Trump-era reversals, 2025 still saw environmental wins. Here are 7 worth noting.

    Sun, 04 Jan 2026 14:00:00 -0000

    Environmental advocates notched key wins at local and state levels this year — despite the Trump administration’s rollbacks. This story was originally …

  8. The sustainable mobility transition is not equitable. Here are three CEOs trying to close the gap

    Sat, 03 Jan 2026 17:53:44 -0000

    Road mobility accounts for about a quarter of global energy-related carbon emissions and is increasing, so its decarbonization is critical for global …

  9. Here's What That Little Sphere On The Top Of Your Dashboard Is For

    Sun, 04 Jan 2026 01:25:00 -0000

    Have you ever noticed that little dome-like structure on top of your dashboard, sitting quietly in its own corner, unlike the many distracting doo …

  10. A “Call to Action” in the Fight Against Plastic Pollution

    Sun, 04 Jan 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Plastic is ubiquitous in our modern society. It offers fleeting convenience, but at enormous cost to our health and the planet. As plastic production …

  11. 10 Places on Earth Where the Laws of Physics Seem to Bend and Break

    Sun, 04 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    About three billion years ago, long before animals, forests, or even oxygen-rich air, something enormous slammed into the young Earth with a force …

  12. Invisible But Deadly: Scientists Warn Of Growing Global Threat From Amoebae In Water And Environment

    Sat, 03 Jan 2026 23:19:04 -0000

    A group of environmental and public health scientists is sounding the alarm on a largely overlooked but increasingly dangerous group of pathogens: …

  13. Ten Million Corals Are in the Path of a Federal Dredging Project in Florida

    Sun, 04 Jan 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Scientists warn that a proposed expansion of Port Everglades could cause unprecedented damage to corals in the U.S., including some of the only …

  14. The climate crisis, aid cuts and deepening poverty are combining to drive a crisis in Madagascar

    Sun, 04 Jan 2026 10:19:33 -0000

    The climate crisis, foreign aid cuts and chronic poverty are combining to drive an escalating humanitarian crisis in southern Madagascar, the head of …

  15. Charlotte Warms Up as Sunny Skies and Rising Temperatures to Grace the Week Ahead

    Sun, 04 Jan 2026 13:14:23 -0000

    As Charlotte residents woke up to a misty morning with temperatures hovering just around the freezing mark, the National Weather Service forecasts a …

  16. A Study Is Retracted, Renewing Concerns About the Weedkiller Roundup

    Fri, 02 Jan 2026 16:00:15 -0000

    Problems with a 25-year-old landmark paper on the safety of Roundup’s active ingredient, glyphosate, have led to calls for the E.P.A. to reassess the widely used chemical. In 2000, a landmark study claimed to set the record straight on glyphosate, a contentious weedkiller used on hundreds of …

  17. “You Can’t Reduce Carbon Emissions When You Can Pollute For Free” — Sheldon Whitehouse

    Sun, 04 Jan 2026 15:25:39 -0000

    If you haven’t had a chance to learn about Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), I recommend that you slow down your reading when you see his name in …

  18. Refreezing the Arctic, brightening the clouds so they reflect the sun's rays – the crazy but serious geoengineering ideas that could save our planet

    Sun, 04 Jan 2026 13:29:11 -0000

    There is considerably less sea-ice in the Arctic than there used to be. Thanks to global warming, Arctic sea-ice is melting faster in the spring and …

  19. How Tampa Bay women describe pregnancy during Florida's extreme heat

    Sun, 04 Jan 2026 11:37:26 -0000

    The air conditioning unitin Kaitlin Greenough's Tampa rental sputtered. Sometimes it worked, sometimes it didn't. Then in June, as the summer heat …

  20. Officials thrilled by massive transformation in reservoirs: 'This year is better'

    Sun, 04 Jan 2026 09:00:00 -0000

    Steady monsoon rains in India have dramatically boosted water levels across reservoirs on the southern coast, easing water concerns for both people …

  21. Scientists Are Racing to Unearth the Secrets of an Ancient Underwater World

    Sun, 04 Jan 2026 14:41:00 -0000

    Historians and divers are trying to retrieve prehistoric clues from beneath the waves—but they have to act fast. Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Around 8,000 years ago, many civilizations thrived on plains that are now submerged by the North and Baltic seas. • Now, scientists from a …

  22. A year after the Palisades and Eaton fires, L.A. is still burning — with anger

    Sun, 04 Jan 2026 12:00:00 -0000

    Is there a government that Los Angeles’s fire victims can depend upon? Probably not. Which is why they should demand the creation of a government of …

  23. Electric vehicles will end oil wars - if we let them

    Sat, 03 Jan 2026 22:33:38 -0000

    With the news of the US’ actions in Venezuela this morning, we are reminded again of how reducing oil demand can lead to less conflict – and electric vehicles are our best bet for doing so. Today, US dictator Donald Trump, who cannot legally hold US office, unilaterally ordered an invasion of …

  24. Despite Calif. rains, America's largest reservoir remains in peril

    Sun, 04 Jan 2026 12:00:00 -0000

    It’s been raining buckets in California, but one of the state’s largest suppliers of drinking water in neighboring Nevada was at a troublingly low level yet again at the end of 2025. Data from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation shows that the water elevation at Lake Mead’s Hoover Dam was 1,062.24 feet …

  25. The Renewable Energy Revolution Is Unstoppable | Common Dreams

    Sun, 04 Jan 2026 13:31:04 -0000

    By every measure, shifting from fossil fuels to electrification, renewables, and energy efficiency and conservation is far more beneficial to most …

  26. A top source of lead pollution faced tighter rules. Then Trump intervened

    Sun, 04 Jan 2026 14:00:05 -0000

    Trump exempted the smelter in Arizona from complying with limits on lead, arsenic, chromium and other hazardous pollutants for the next two years.

  27. 'Fish Mouth' Filter Removes 99% of Microplastics From Laundry Waste

    Sun, 04 Jan 2026 12:00:49 -0000

    The ancient evolution of fish mouths could help solve a modern source of plastic pollution. Inspired by these natural filtration systems, scientists …

  28. How To DIY A Solar-Powered Irrigation System For A More Hydrated Garden

    Sun, 04 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Solar power is a sustainable energy source that has many uses in both homes and gardens, including self-watering solutions for your garden. With all …

  29. Alaska Wolf Found With Record Amount of Mercury, a Sign of Growing Contamination

    Fri, 02 Jan 2026 06:00:00 -0000

    When Alaska’s wolves began eating sea otters, it looked like a story of adaptation. Then they started getting sick. In the summer of 2013, two …

  30. As Electricity Bills Rise, Activists Are Demanding Public Control of Utilities

    Fri, 02 Jan 2026 14:32:46 -0000

    Electricity bills for millions of utility customers are skyrocketing across the U.S. while the number of households facing extreme utility debt is …