Energy Transfer seeks to overturn Pennsylvania clean water law after jet fuel spill
The 89-year-old law's mens rea challenge could also unravel other state statutes, from traffic offenses to hunting rules, if the company's argument succeeds.
Panama looks to science, fishers, and the law to protect its sharks and rays
A pending bill would ban targeted shark fishing nationwide, but marine biologists say its proposed 10 percent bycatch limit has no scientific basis.
Humanitarian Needs Grow as Nepal Recovers from Catastrophic Floods
1,367 people are confirmed dead and 5,132 remain missing, including 587 foreign nationals, two weeks after a glacial collapse triggered Nepal's floods.
US just had its hottest summer and hottest August on record, NOAA says
Drought now covers 59 percent of the country as the warmest year on record runs into fall.
US heat deaths run five times higher than official counts, NPR investigation finds
The undercount traces back to how death certificates get written, researchers found, after NOAA confirmed 2026 brought the hottest summer on record.
Federal panel halts first AI data center approved on US public land
The board found regulators treated an 88.5-acre data center as barely different from the solar farm it was supposed to replace.
A second hurricane just sideswiped Hawaii – why the islands’ usual force field seems...
Cooler ocean temperatures east of the islands typically keep major hurricanes away, but El Niño is helping fuel this year’s risks.
What 13 minutes in Nepal can teach us about acting before disaster strikes
99% of humanitarian funding flows after disasters strike. The Himalayan flood should force a rethink of how – and when – scarce resources are spent.
How Saving Cattle in Zimbabwe is Saving Its Lions
I realised that protecting lions inside the park meant little if we were not also protecting people living alongside them.
A stinking mess: government cuts leave UK facing chicken waste crisis
Closure of litter incineration plants could force tonnes of toxic waste into British waterways