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...
El Niño is back – that’s good news or bad news, depending on where...
Bob Leamon, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
El Niño is officially here, and while it’s still weak right now, federal forecasters expect this global disrupter...
6 feet of snow in Buffalo: What causes lake-effect storms like this?
Michael A. Rawlins, UMass Amherst
It’s hard for most people to imagine 6 feet of snow in one storm, like the Buffalo area saw over...
Bees face many challenges – and climate change is ratcheting up the pressure
Jennie L. Durant, University of California, Davis
The extreme weather that has battered much of the U.S. in 2022 doesn’t just affect humans. Heat waves,...
Arctic is warming nearly four times faster than the rest of the world –...
Jonathan Bamber, University of Bristol
The Earth is approximately 1.1℃ warmer than it was at the start of the industrial revolution. That warming has not...
Climate change is making flooding worse: 3 reasons the world is seeing more record-breaking...
Frances Davenport, Colorado State University
Heavy rainfall turned into dangerous flooding in rugged Appalachia in late July, sweeping away homes and killing at least 25...
Farm runoff causing devastating algae blooms and dead zones in the oceans
To reduce harmful algal blooms and dead zones, the US needs a national strategy for regulating farm pollution
Donald Boesch, University of Maryland Center for Environmental...
Headlines from the Environmental Protection Agency
- EPA and U.S. Senator Tom Carper Announce Historic Investments Advancing Environmental Justice for Underserved Communities
- Biden-Harris Administration Announces $16 Million WIFIA Loan for Water System Reliability in Oregon
- Biden Administration Making Generational Investment to Improve Chesapeake Bay
- EPA Awards Grant to Los Angeles County for Research into Boosting Water Supplies and Improving Water Security
- EPA Updates Plan to Address Contaminated Groundwater Monitor Devices, Inc./Intercircuits, Inc. Superfund Site in Wall Township, New Jersey
- Biden-Harris Administration Announces $235 Million Investment to Assess and Clean up Brownfield Sites Across America
- Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of $20 Million in Grants to Create Career Opportunities in the Water Workforce
- EPA Settles with Two Watsonville, Calif., Companies for Claims of Chemical Safety Violations
- Biden-Harris Administration Invests More Than $3.9 million in Rhode Island Recycling Infrastructure Projects Through Investing in America Agenda
- EPA and Lincoln University Expand Partnership to include PA Department of Environmental Protection
- EPA Proposes to Strengthen 2020 Air Toxics Regulation to Prevent Emissions Increases and Protect Public Health
- EPA Further Extends Comment Period on Proposed Plan to Clean Up New Cassel/Hicksville Groundwater Contamination Superfund Site
- EPA Awards Nearly $8M for Research Grants to Advance Groundwater Availability and Quality
- Biden-Harris Administration Announces $7.5 Billion in Available Financing for Water Infrastructure Projects
- EPA Region 7 to Host Community Meeting in Des Moines, Iowa, for Lot 46 Valley Gardens TCE Superfund Site
