Researchers warn others to watch for a deadly strain of parasite that killed four California sea otters and could spread to other animals.
Author: Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY
USDA to spend $197 million to prepare for wildfires brought on by climate change
Vice President Kamala Harris and US Department of Agriculture announce $197 million from Infrastructure Act for wildfire resilience
Global warming driving more extreme droughts and floods, NASA satellites show
Global warming temperatures driving more intense droughts and floods, a NASA scientist says after studying satellite data.
Fishing season canceled: Feds close chinook salmon season in California due to drought effects
Federal officials have closed Chinook salmon fishing for spring in California and southern Oregon and may keep season closed for the next year
If April showers bring May flowers, why are blooms appearing so early? Climate change.
Botanists say spring arriving earlier, in response to warming temperatures and greater rainfall in some locations
Saving endangered right whales pits advocates against lobstermen
Each year pushes the 340 remaining North Atlantic right whales closer to extinction, but lobstermen say protective rules endanger their industry
Attention nature lovers! Researchers need your help counting birds this weekend.
Look up this weekend (not for spy balloons) to help count birds and document climate change during Audubon’s Great Backyard Bird Count.
A massive effort to conserve 30% of US lands and waters is underway. Advocates worry about who could be left out.
America the Beautiful for All Coalition calls for urgent action and more inclusion on the Biden administration’s 30 by 30 climate change initiative.
UN Secretary-General: ‘No more baby steps’ on climate change
This must be “a year of game-changing climate action” on pollution and water, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Monday in New York.
Shark attacks and bites dropped again in 2022. Experts explain why.
The International Shark Attack File says fatal shark attacks and shark bites dropped worldwide in 2022. Experts explain why this might be.