Need to dispose of your Christmas tree? This might be the 'greatest of all time' way
"Get Your Goat Rentals" will come to your home and remove your live Christmas tree for $20.
Two offshore wind turbines will start sending electricity to US grid for the first time
For the first time in the United States, turbines are sending electricity to the grid from the sites of two large offshore wind farms.
The craziest weather records set or smashed in 2023
This past year proved that Mother Nature always seems to have some tricks up her sleeves.
Recycling Christmas wrapping paper: Tips for your leftover holiday packaging
With piles of shiny Christmas paper, bows, boxes, and gift bags, some may be left wondering how to dispose of all the remnants.
Some coral species ‘remember’ how to survive ocean heat waves, study suggests
Researchers believe heat waves due to climate change will become more frequent, and understanding how some corals are able to survive is essential for future conservation efforts.
County leaders stave off decision on landfill probe, while taxpayers cry foul
Lamar County leaders have rejected demands for an outside investigation into the landfill’s waste-to-fuel project, for now. The vote to table the proposal had some taxpayers lashing out about who was allowed to make the decision – two commissioners who double as members of the landfill authority board.
NASA: Life may exist in oceans, geysers of 17 icy exoplanets
These findings expand the search for life in the universe, as it bucks the typical approach of finding liquid water, a necessary ingredient for life.
Study suggests people are leaving some U.S. neighborhoods because of flood risks
A recent study implies that flood risk and climate change are compelling people to move from their homes to places where the threat isn’t as high.
Money for waste-to-fuel project went to landfill chief and people connected to him
Lamar County trusted its landfill chief with a waste-to-fuel project whose price tag is nearly double the size of the county's operating budget. It turns out Executive Director Johnny Poole got paid some of that money himself.
EPA begins formal review of chemicals burned in Ohio train derailment
The Biden administration is initiating a formal evaluation of risks posed by vinyl chloride, the cancer-causing chemical that burned following a train derailment earlier this year.
Residents say delayed landfill project reeks of mismanagement
Lamar County's solid waste authority has spent more than $20 million on a plan to turn trash into cash. But nine years after it took out a big loan from the state, none of the machinery is operating.
China and India lead the world's increase in carbon dioxide emissions this year
A team of scientists reported that the world this year pumped 1.1% more heat-trapping carbon dioxide into the air than last year because of increased pollution from China and India.
World's largest iceberg, 3 times the size of LA, moving after being grounded for nearly 40 years
Currently, A23a has exited the Weddell Sea and is now heading into the open ocean. It is currently passing the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, driven by winds and currents.
World in 'deep trouble' with 2023 still on track to be hottest year ever recorded, UN leader warns
This year is on track to become the hottest year ever recorded, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned Thursday as world leaders gathered in Dubai for a global climate summit.
Most US cities would need new lead water pipes within 10 years under newly-proposed EPA rules
In the U.S., there are more than 9 million lead pipes still in the ground, which are typically the biggest source of lead in drinking water. Lead is particularly dangerous to young children.
Virgin Atlantic achieves 1st trans-Atlantic flight on sustainable 'jet-zero' fuel
The first commercial airliner to cross the Atlantic on a purely high-fat, low-emissions fuel flew Tuesday from London to New York in a step toward achieving what supporters called “jet zero."
One of world's largest icebergs on the move after it was grounded for 3 decades
The iceberg is about three times the size of New York City and more than twice the size of Greater London.
Sea turtle nests set records on beaches in US, but global warming endangers their survival
This year alone, one stretch of Florida's Gulf Coast where 75 turtle nests had been counted, were wiped out by the surge from Hurricane Idalia in August.
After oil flows into Gulf of Mexico, search continues for pipeline leak
As much as 1.1 million gallons of oil may have been discharged into the Gulf of Mexico from a pipeline system off Louisiana's southeast coast, the U.S. Coast Guard said Tuesday.
USDA reveals new version of Plant Hardiness Zone map
The map is updated for the first time in over 10 years and helps growers and gardeners determine which plants can thrive in certain weather conditions at locations in the U.S.