Environmental lawyers and advocates are sounding the alarm on the EPA's plans to rollback a key finding that underlies its ability to combat climate change. "This is just a stake through the heart of decades of hard work," said one environmental law expert.
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Seven of the city's public pools — about one third — remain closed as the city continues a years-long process of rehabilitating its public pools.
Researchers from the University of New Hampshire are using solar-powered tags to track salt marsh sparrows and collect data which can better inform marsh restoration and preservation efforts across New...
Boston University researchers found that planting about 2,500 trees and installing 3,000 “cool roofs” could bring relief to nearly 80,000 residents.
At peak hours during this week's heat wave, solar panels on homes, businesses, parking lots and alongside roads are helping relieve stress on the electric grid.
Triple-digit temperatures are dangerous any time of year. But after a week of 60-degree weather, this early-season heatwave poses special risks.
'Jaws' reignited existing fears of sharks. But it also inspired new generations of researchers interested in the apex predators.
Attorneys general from 17 states and Washington, D.C. are suing in federal court to challenge President Donald Trump’s Day One executive order halting leasing and permitting for wind energy projects.
There is a lot scientists don't understand about mercury — namely, how it becomes its most toxic form and why our bodies don't get rid of it. Researchers with the...
