In a rare sighting recently, the endangered North Pacific right whale was spotted off the coast of California by a marine wildlife team near Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary.
Presidential hopeful and former attorney general Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated on this day in history, June 5, 1968. Kennedy had finished a campaign speech and was greeting well wishers.
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. previously expressed support on a number of occasions for consumers to pay higher gas prices in order to force a market shift toward electric vehicles.
A Hawaii judge has halted plans for an artificial wave pool until developers can revise an environmental assessment to address concerns, officials say.
Denka Performance Elastomer, a chemical plant in Louisiana, threatened to shut down if the Biden administration does not give it more time to reduce its emissions under new EPA rules.
SpaceX Falcon 9 launched the EarthCARE satellite, which will study clouds and aerosols in the Earth's atmosphere, into orbit from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
President Joe Biden's economy has cost American families more than $15,000 per year. But if the president gets re-elected his expansion of Big Government will make things even worse.
Danish wind developer Orsted will pay $125 million to the state of New Jersey to settle claims over the cancellation of two proposed offshore wind farms.
California lawmakers voted to do away with reusable plastic bags after the elimination of single-use plastic bags has failed to reduce plastic pollution.
Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg faced pushback over a lack of progress in transitioning to electric vehicles despite massive federal investment.
A Florida-based space tourism startup will be selling tickets for a once-in-a-lifetime food experience in space, served by a Michelin-starred chef aboard the Spaceship Neptune.
More than a dozen beach municipalities on the Jersey Shore have new rules restricting the use of structures like beach tents and canopies ahead of Memorial Day weekend.
The Navajo Nation Council has unanimously approved a proposed water rights settlement that would cost $5 billion, larger than any such agreement enacted by Congress.
The Environmental Protection Agency rejected Thursday a proposal by Alabama to take over coal ash regulation, citing insufficient protections in the state plan.
A severe heat wave in Pakistan has led to hundreds of heat stroke cases across the country, prompting health officials to advise staying indoors and hydrated.
Prive Overseas Marine LLC and Prive Shipping Denizcilik Ticaret have agreed to pay $2 million in penalties after pleading guilty to oil dumping-related federal charges.
Turbulence is essentially unstable air that moves unpredictably. While it is often associated with storms, clear-air turbulence, which is invisible, is the most dangerous type.
While Mexico’s brutal heatwave has been linked to the deaths of at least 26 people since March, veterinarians and rescuers say it has killed dozens and perhaps hundreds of howler monkeys.
The U.S. Justice Department said a Texas petrochemical company has agreed to pay more than $30 million over two explosions in 2019 that injured workers and forced thousands to evacuate.
Los Angeles County has voted to move back a day honoring actress Jane Fonda after the previously proposed date of April 30 ignited backlash from Vietnamese Americans and state lawmakers.
Wisconsin environmental regulators said a manure spill at a dairy farm has resulted in a mile-long fish kill in Monroe County; drinking water should not be affected.
Two twin brothers and full-time SeaWorld San Antonio employees were introduced to the park as young kids. Today, the Texas-based brothers work with animals daily, saying they're "grateful."
The EPA has urged water systems to take actions to protect the country's drinking water, warning that cyberattacks against U.S. water utilities are becoming increasingly frequent.
A 17-year-old angler from Alabama has potentially set a new fishing record after catching a 7-pound snook — a species that is new to Alabama waters. The teen hopes it's certified.
The Philippines has accused Chinese fishermen of damaging giant clam populations in a disputed area of the South China Sea controlled by China's coast guard.
Federal wildlife officials have declared the dunes sagebrush lizard an endangered species due to threats from energy development, sand mining and climate change.
President Biden's recent remarks about Americans being able to choose any car they want clash with his EPA's new stringent emissions standards, critics say.
Americans may be breathing in cancer-causing chemicals while they're driving, recent research suggested. Environmental experts offered input on the potential risk.
Scientists say temperatures that have gone “crazy haywire" hot, especially in the Atlantic, are close to making the current global coral bleaching event the worst in history.
Residents of impacted communities are heading to Washington to speak in favor of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act before it expires this summer.
"Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes" co-stars offered a grim assessment of humans and what they've done to the planet during an interview promoting their film.
The U.S. government's specialized plane, which has advanced sensors and can allegedly deploy within an hour of a chemical disaster, took 4 days to fly over Ohio after the Norfolk Southern derailment.
NM's water pollution control commission opened a weeklong series of hearings on legislation surrounding the treatment, reuse and disposal of oil-industry fracking water.
Researchers around the world are racing to create large wind turbines and floating platforms as upcoming lease auctions bring offshore wind closer to reality.
A lawyer representing families who drank water tainted with jet fuel in Hawaii is asking a judge to award plaintiffs a range of about $225,000 to about $1.25 million each in damages.
Personal safety tools are in high demand today. Self-defense experts weighed in on the best tools to defend yourself against crime and these tools' legal status across the country.
About 14,400 gallons of untreated sewage began spilling into Ballona Creek on Wednesday, leading to a closure order for a large stretch of the Los Angeles coastline.
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