Is Hitting A 50% Recycling Rate Realistic?
The EPA set the national recycling rate to 50% by 2030, but what will it take for citizens and businesses to hit that goal?
| Scripps News Staff
Environment
Arizona Wildfire Doubles In Size Overnight
The fire started Sunday afternoon 14 miles northeast of Flagstaff. Investigators don't know yet what caused it.
| AP and Scripps News Staff
Some Of America's Largest And Most Important Rivers Are In Crisis
The nation's most endangered river is the Colorado River.
The World United To Fix The Ozone Hole, So Why Not Climate Change?
In the first installment of "Operation: Earth," Newsy's "In The Loop" dives into the ozone solution and its relation to climate change issues.
| Scripps News Staff
The Hidden Life Of Trees
As Earth Day approaches, this documentary will have you looking at trees in a completely different way.
| Constantin Film
Multiple People Arrested During U.K. Climate Protest On Oil Tanker
More than 600 people have been arrested over the past two weeks during environmental protests across the United Kingdom.
| AP
Why Some Volcanic Eruptions Don't Have Bigger Climate Impacts
Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano could have ejected more planet-cooling ash when it recently erupted. Scientists aren't sure why it didn't.
U.N. Warns Earth 'Firmly On Track Toward An Unlivable World'
The report found efforts to cut emissions require a swift end to fossil fuels and increase in renewable energy, among other measures.
| AP and Scripps News Staff
The Unique Climate Change Implications Of Maritime Law
In 2019, less than one percent of the 60,000 cargo ships sailing the oceans used any type of alternative fuel.
Understanding The Fire Paradox: Why We Need Fire To Prevent Fire
A lab is disproving many theories about how fire spreads. It's studying fire to learn how changing climate conditions affect its behavior.
Tornado Alley Is Expanding, Hitting More Southern States Than Ever
Scientists aren't completely sure what's causing the shift, but climate change could be partly to blame.
| Scripps News Staff
Is Your Bottled Water Really That Much Different From Tap Water?
Bottled water goes through a long journey before it gets to you, and that process has multiple ethical and environmental impacts.
| Scripps News Staff
Trashed
Actor Jeremy Irons travels to beautiful destinations tainted by pollution to discover the extent and effects of the world's waste problem.
| Blenheim Films
In California, Goats And Sheep Return To Firefighting Duty
For the second year in a row, the city deployed the herd to clear out hundreds of acres of open fields in and around the city.
Officials Lift Most Evacuation Orders On Colorado Wildfire
The flames are in an area where a fire destroyed 1,000 homes last year in unincorporated Boulder County and suburban Superior and Louisville.
| AP and Scripps News Staff
Annual Cherry Blossom Colors Show Mounting Effects Of Climate Change
There are 3,200 cherry trees in the parks around the waterfronts in Washgington D.C. They're feeling the effects of a warming climate.
Kuwait, Among World's Hottest Places, Lags On Climate Action
By the end of the century, scientists say being outside in Kuwait City could be life-threatening.
| AP
In Real Life: Living With Wolves
Wolves are returning to the American West a century after they were nearly eradicated. But can they co-exist on a landscape now reshaped by humans?
| Sam Eaton and Scripps News Staff
New Infrastructure Package Could Help Reduce Damage To Wildlife
Six-lane highways can be deadly for animals, and federal investments could prevent some of this harm.
U.N. Climate Change Report Warns Of Mass Animal Extinctions
The report predicts tens of thousands of species of animals could go extinct by 2035 due to warming temperatures and rising sea levels.
500,000 People In Australia Told To Evacuate Due To Historic Flooding
People in Sydney and surrounding areas have been told to prepare to flee floodwaters as torrential rain lashes the Australian coast.
| Scott Withers and AP
Coors Light To Ditch Plastic Rings For Cardboard Wrap
The beer brand will be packaged in cardboard carriers that are recyclable and sustainably sourced.
| Alex Livingston and Scripps News Staff and Jay Strubberg
Climate Crisis Accelerates As Pres. Biden's Plans To Tackle It Stall
As a candidate, President Biden said fighting climate change would create jobs. But as president, there hasn't been much action.
United Nations Releases Dire New Climate Change Report
Large numbers of people are being displaced by worsening weather extremes. But some of these risks can be prevented or lessened with prompt action.
| AP and Scott Withers
Study: Greenland's Ice Is Melting Faster Than Previously Thought
Some parts of the Greenland ice sheet are melting at rates up to 5 or 6 centimeters a day.
| Scripps News Staff
Quapaw Nation Aims To Clean Up One Oklahoma Town
The Quapaw Nation in Oklahoma are hoping that with renewed sovereignty they can rehab and clean up some of the land within their reservation.
| Allison Herrera
What Is The 'Winter Grab' Along The Great Lakes?
For the first time, scientists are collecting lake samples jointly during the winter to better understand global warming.
U.S. Could See 100 Years' Worth Of Sea Level Rise In Just 3 Decades
Scientists warn that these higher seas from climate change will mean more coastal floods on sunny days when it isn't storming.
| Scott Withers and AP
Dry Winter Drains Reservoirs, Ruins Crops In Spain, Portugal
In Portugal, 45% of the country is now enduring “severe” or “extreme” drought.
| AP
U.S. Military Faces Crisis In Hawaii After Fuel Leak Poisons Water
Military medical teams have examined more than 5,900 people complaining of symptoms like nausea and rashes since last November.
| AP
