Tall flowers, dead shrubs, ephemeral lake: Death Valley has become a picture of climate whiplash

After ping-ponging between severe drought and record rainfall, the famed California desert is offering up strange scenes. In California’s boom-and-bust climate, Death Valley has offered some of the strangest scenes…

Continue ReadingTall flowers, dead shrubs, ephemeral lake: Death Valley has become a picture of climate whiplash

For prospective Native American college students, connecting with tribal culture on campus makes all the difference

When Isabella Marquez, a high school senior from the Pueblo of Laguna in New Mexico, was applying to colleges, two criteria were important to her: cost and culture. Marquez said…

Continue ReadingFor prospective Native American college students, connecting with tribal culture on campus makes all the difference

Biden administration bans drilling in nearly half of Alaska petroleum reserve in sweeping win for climate advocates

In a sweeping win for climate and environmental advocates, the Biden administration on Friday finalized a rule to ban fossil fueldrilling on nearly half of the National Petroleum Reserve in…

Continue ReadingBiden administration bans drilling in nearly half of Alaska petroleum reserve in sweeping win for climate advocates

EPA designates 2 forever chemicals as hazardous substances, eligible for Superfund cleanup

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday designated two forever chemicals that have been used in cookware, carpets and firefighting foams as hazardous substances, an action intended to ensure quicker…

Continue ReadingEPA designates 2 forever chemicals as hazardous substances, eligible for Superfund cleanup