Environment

Emperor penguins will now receive new protections under the Endangered Species Act after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says climate change is threatening to eradicate the species.

Those jack-o’-lanterns don't have to end up in the local landfill.

With river levels at record lows, the artifacts were just sitting there among the rocks waiting to be picked up.

The International Energy Agency predicts there will be a peak in global fossil fuel consumption within a decade.

Hawaii officials are warning residents of the Big Island to prepare for the possibility that the world’s largest active volcano may erupt given a recent spike in earthquakes at the summit of Mauna Loa.

Only about 1% of the nation’s 480,000 school buses were electric as of last year. Funding comes from the federal Clean School Bus Program, which includes $5 billion from the bipartisan infrastructure law.

"Unlike with paper or metals, there are two insurmountable barriers that prevent plastic recycling from ever working at scale: toxicity and economics," Greenpeace report says.

NWS predicts Mississippi River level dropping to 11.1 feet below sea level

People polled expressed little confidence that the climate guidelines in the Inflation Reduction Act will make a difference with improving the environment.

As for shopping, it appears that actually going to the mall is so 2006. 52% of teens cite Amazon as their No. 1 favorite e-comm site. Nike remains the No. 1 top clothing brand.

Need to charge your Electric Vehicle? What better place to do it than Taco Bell.

The mammal became caught last Friday in the ropes of a large buoy from part of prawn gear off the coast of Texada Island in western Canada.

From Halloween costume exchanges to pumpkin smashes, there’s no shortage of ways to celebrate the spooky holiday while also reducing waste.

Every 10% increase in natural space and private gardens was linked to a 7% drop in early death among those younger than 65, the study found.

Homes in almost every region in the study — Greater Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay Area, Sacramento and Fresno — had benzene levels that far exceed the limit determined to be safe.

A University of Michigan-led study said the energy released by the prehistoric tsunami was 30,000 times larger than the December 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake tsunami.

The possible megalodon tooth was found during a three-week expedition on a remote Pacific island.

Videos that have popped up on social media show teens pouring milk onto the floor, over sales counters and elsewhere in the store.

Scientists at the observatory were monitoring Mauna Loa closely for changes.