Environmental

Viral polar bear on ice photo a reminder of climate change effects

Entertainment
Laura Davis

A stunning photo of a polar bear drifting off to sleep on a bed of ice won the Natural History Museum’s 2023 ...

California atmospheric rivers and hot oceans: Is it climate change?

World
David Turner

California declares state of emergency, mudslides coat homes and cars President Joe Biden vowed federal support after California was hit with record-breaking ...

How we tallied local bans, limits on renewable energy nationwide

U.S.
Amanda Smith

As wind turbines get more efficient and solar panels more affordable, wind and solar plants have grown rapidly.  Efforts to block them ...

Are wind turbines bad, solar panels toxic?

Business
Jessica Roberts

Here’s how wind farms affect our environment Wind energy is the largest renewable energy source in the US, but it can be ...

Why US counties often ban solar, wind power plants

Business
Jessica Roberts

Across America’s power grid, there’s a growing gap between what we need and what we’ll allow. As the planet warms and climate ...

How one couple’s land lease became a fight

Business
Jessica Roberts

Opposition to large solar and wind farms grows in Kansas One farm family hopes to see a solar energy plant built on ...

Elevated black carbon levels found in several MS cities

Health
Rachel Carter

Elevated levels of black carbon, a factor in cancer risk and climate change, were found in several towns and cities in Mississippi, ...

Cummins engines systematically tricked air quality controls, feds say

Business
Jessica Roberts

The United States Department of Justice is slamming an Indiana-based engine manufacturing company with a $1.675 billion penalty in a settlement that ...

Colorado begins wolf reintroduction program by releasing 5

U.S.
Amanda Smith

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Three years after Colorado voters narrowly passed a ballot initiative to reintroduce wolves, the first paws from the measure ...

MSU digs up hidden, buried bottles as part of Beal Seed Experiment

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

In 1879, botanist William J. Beal filled 20 bottles with soil and seeds and buried them on what is now MSU’s campus ...