Keeping cool saves thousands of lives yearly, but at a cost of worsening global warming, experts say
As global temperatures rise, AC use is increasing, leading to higher carbon emissions.
Environment
United Nations talks in Mongolia expose growing drought crisis as climate impacts worsen
Droughts are emerging in areas that were not considered highly vulnerable a decade ago.
As microplastics pollute every corner of the Great Lakes, scientists push governments to combat threat
Plastics just keep getting smaller, and potentially more harmful to humans, fish and wildlife.
Some Baltimore County homes could face $10K water line replacements
Baltimore County is sending notices to more than 104,000 homes, warning residents that some may...
Satellite images show bedrock and glacier collapsed on Nepal-China border, then rivers flooded
Before and after satellite images show that the river is now much wider, and brown...
Peekachu, a beluga whale rescued from Canada, dies at Chicago aquarium
The whale wasn’t consistently eating her full diet, Shedd said, and blood samples taken Tuesday...
Havre de Grace order aims to restore neglected U.S. Colored Troops graves
The executive order gives the Sgt. Alfred B. Hilton Foundation city resources to restore and...
Trump administration relied on flawed logic to justify scrapping vehicle emission rules, study says
The Trump administration got rid of the emissions standards earlier this year.
As super El Nino strengthens, study suggests that climate change is intensifying El Ninos
El Ninos are now more than 36% stronger than before the industrial age.
Nepal floods highlight growing glacier risks in warming Himalayas
Water levels in rivers across the region rose by as much as 29.5 feet in...