Temperature records are being broken around the world
Extreme heat is breaking global records: Why this isn’t ‘just summer,’ and what climate change has to do with it
Mathew Barlow, UMass Lowell and Jeffrey...
Heat dome, a term you will be hearing more often in the coming years
What is a heat dome? A meteorologist explains the weather phenomenon baking the northeast quarter of the US
William Gallus, Iowa State UniversityHeat domes, like the...
Humans are depleting groundwater worldwide, but there are ways to replenish it
Scott Jasechko, University of California, Santa Barbara; Debra Perrone, University of California, Santa Barbara, and Richard Taylor, UCL
If you stand at practically any point...
The Atlantic is at risk of circulation collapse – it would mean even greater...
Robert Marsh, University of Southampton
Amid news of lethal heatwaves across the Northern Hemisphere comes the daunting prospect of a climate disaster on an altogether...
Glyphosate found in pregnant women living near farms
Glyphosate, the active ingredient in the weedkiller Roundup, is showing up in pregnant women living near farm fields – that raises health concerns
Cynthia Curl, Boise...
Lizards, fish and other species are evolving with climate change, but not fast enough
Michael P. Moore, University of Colorado Denver and James Stroud, Georgia Institute of Technology
Climate change is threatening the survival of plants and animals around...
Warming climate threatens river animals and plants
As climate change warms rivers, they are running out of breath – and so could the plants and animals they harbor
Li Li (李黎), Penn State
As...
Corals are starting to bleach as global ocean temperatures hit record highs
Ian Enochs, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The water off South Florida is over 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32 Celsius) in mid-July, and scientists are already...
Hurricanes push heat deeper into the ocean than scientists realized, boosting long-term ocean warming
Noel Gutiérrez Brizuela, University of California, San Diego and Sally Warner, Brandeis University
When a hurricane hits land, the destruction can be visible for years...
Avoid Harmful Algae and Cyanobacteria
Harmful algae and cyanobacteria, sometimes called blue-green algae, can produce toxins (poisons) that can make people and animals sick and affect the environment. Learn...
Headlines from the Environmental Protection Agency
- EPA Announces Partnership with City of Kewanee, Illinois, to Accelerate Replacement of Local Lead Water Pipes and Protect Public Health Through Investing in America Agenda
- EPA Announces Partnership with City of Niles, Ohio, to Accelerate Replacement of Local Lead Water Pipes and Protect Public Health Through Investing in America Agenda
- EPA Region 7 Completes Oversight of Removal Activities at C6-Zero Site in Marengo, Iowa
- EPA Issues Fuel Waiver for Four States Impacted by ExxonMobil Refinery Shutdown
- EPA Celebrates the 2024 Winners of the President’s Environmental Youth Award and the Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators
- EPA Announces More Than $2M to West Virginia University to Support U.S. Manufacturing
- EPA Region 7 Performs Removal Operations near Hillsboro, Missouri
- Biden-Harris Administration Announces $2.6 Million for Clean School Buses in American Samoa as Part of Investing in America Agenda
- EPA Announces Partnership with City of Sandusky, Ohio, to Accelerate Replacement of Local Lead Water Pipes and Protect Public Health Through Investing in America Agenda
- EPA penalizes Starbound, LLC $168,000 for Clean Water Act violations off Oregon, Washington, Alaska coasts
- EPA Settles with All American Asphalt Over Failure to Accurately Report Chemical Releases
- Progress continues at Smurfit-Stone Mill Site in Frenchtown, Montana, as EPA plans further studies and sampling this year
- EPA Announces New Initiatives to Strengthen HBCU Engagement and Environmental Partnerships
- EPA Announces $280K in Environmental Education Funding for Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri Organizations
- Biden-Harris Administration Proposes Ban on Numerous Consumer and Workplace Uses of Cancer-causing 1-Bromopropane to Protect Public Health
