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Virginia’s seven federally recognized tribes said they’re cautiously optimistic about their prospects of becoming full signatories to the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement even after program leadership missed the July 1 deadline for presenting a roadmap on how to include the tri

This article previously appeared in Cambridge Day. From Boston’s Museum of Science to the Watertown Dam, the Charles River this spring was rife with river herring swirling in the water like scores of baby sharks. Near the dam, dozens of the aptly named herring gulls perched on ro

When Antonio Machado Allison assisted with earthquake response efforts in Venezuela’s capital of Caracas in 1967, he felt confident in the way the government mobilized its teams. When he arrived, Allison described immediately seeing a plethora of state agencies onsite organizing

From our collaborating partner Living on Earth, public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by producer Aynsley O’Neill with UC Boulder senior research scientist Ted Scambos.  Midsummer in the Northern Hemisphere marks the dead of winter in Antarctica, usually a time

Most of this inland sea is a dry lakebed the size of Ireland, and it has already released 748 million metric tons of CO2. But scientists say there's still time to reverse course.

The U.S. electric vehicle market continues to suffer through a long hangover following the cancellation of federal tax credits. One of the keys to recovery is a model, or hopefully several models, that grab the public’s attention and exceed sales forecasts. Among the candidates i

Indigenous leaders warn the U.N. that the rapid growth of artificial intelligence data centers threatens their rights.

Fifteen, 20, 30 feet down, a crate of dead fish hung in the water five miles off of Jupiter, Florida’s coastline, and the sharks rode up and down with it. Every so often, Tanner Mansell would reach into the crate, pull out a fish head and wave it through the water, and the sharks

With summer heat comes pool parties, beach days, backyard cookouts and, of course, swarms of bloodthirsty mosquitos. But while insect bites have always been a side effect of time spent outdoors, the species doing the biting are changing in historically temperate regions like New

Standing just north of Yellowstone National Park in Montana, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum proposed Tuesday to return management of grizzly bears to the states. At the Montana press conference, where he was joined by Idaho Gov. Brad Little, Montana Gov. Greg Gianfort

A Republican-led effort to end the Delaware River Basin’s ban on fracking fell short on Tuesday after an amendment to the Water Resources Development Act was not brought before a congressional committee, allowing the longstanding restriction to stand for now. The amendment, autho

A decade after climate activists' emails were breached, a court case is shedding new light on who allegedly orchestrated the hacking.

Virginia’s seven federally recognized tribes said they’re cautiously optimistic about their prospects of becoming full signatories to the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement even after program leadership missed the July 1 deadline for presenting a roadmap on how to include the tri

As President Trump pushes seabed mining, the bid by an American startup reveals the limits of island nations' control over their neighboring waters.

The industry can be a black box of information. But as the state deals with persistent drought, residents and regulators want more answers.

Indigenous leaders say true peace requires self-determination and respect for their rights.