White House: Climate change to bring global tensions, security threats, migration

The Biden administration is laying out the heightened security threats, rising tensions and increased refugee flows facing the U.S. as the climate warms

Biden administration orders study that could ban mining on edge of BWCA

The Biden administration dealt a serious blow Wednesday to the proposed Twin Metals copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota, ordering a study that could lead to a 20-year ban on mining upstream from the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.

PFAS: EPA announces strategy to regulate toxic 'forever chemicals'

The EPA is unveiling a new strategy to regulate PFAS, or so-called toxic "forever chemicals," that are used in countless consumer products.

Climate change: US report targets economic risks from extreme weather

A new White House report addresses how the U.S. economy could be affected by climate change, including extreme heat, flooding, storms and wildfires.

Minnesota DNR proposes $13.3 million in funding for drought recovery

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is proposing $13.3 million in funding to address 2021 drought impacts on water and trees, the DNR announced Wednesday.

Antarctica’s 2021 winter was among the coldest on record

Scientists said it was the second coldest winter after 2004 in the 60-year weather record at Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station.

Pope Francis urges lawmakers to fight climate change

The pope addressed parliamentarians who were in Rome for a preparatory meeting before the U.N's annual climate conference, which begins in Glasgow, Scotland, on Oct. 31.

Biden restores national monuments in Utah cut by Trump

President Joe Biden signed three proclamations Friday that restored two national monuments in Utah and a separate marine conservation area in New England.

California oil spill: Mystery lingers around cause of pipeline leak

Key questions remain: Could the line have been hit days before the leak started? What ship is responsible? And if a ship anchor is not the culprit, what else could it be?

Google limits ad revenue on climate change denial content

Google is targeting digital ads promoting false climate change claims or being used to make money from such content in its latest crackdown on misinformation, according to a company blog post.

California fires may have killed hundreds of giant sequoias

The lightning-caused KNP Complex that erupted on Sept. 9 has burned into 15 giant sequoia groves in the park.

California oil spill: 4,000-foot section of pipeline split, dragged out of place by up to 105 feet

Officials coordinating the response to the Orange County oil spill say divers have confirmed that a 4,000-foot section of a 17.7-mile pipeline was moved out of place -- by as much as 105 feet -- and a 13-inch "split" in the line was detected.

OC oil spill: Ship anchored near pipeline made unusual movements

A massive cargo ship made a series of unusual movements while anchored in the closest spot to a Southern California oil pipeline that ruptured and sent crude washing up on beaches, according to data collected by a marine navigation service. 

Investigators board massive cargo ship docked in Oakland in ongoing probe of ruptured pipeline

A U.S. official told the AP on Wednesday that the Rotterdam Express has become a focus of the spill investigation. The official cautioned the ship is only one lead being pursued in the investigation, which is in the early stages.

Pakistan earthquake kills at least 20, injures more than 200

A powerful, 5.9 magnitude earthquake collapsed at least one coal mine and dozens of mud houses in southwest Pakistan.