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EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced a comprehensive plan to combat PFAS contamination. Key actions include designating an agency lead for PFAS, creating effluent limitations guidelines to prevent PFAS from entering dr…
A wildfire in southern New Jersey, dubbed the Jones Road Wildfire, has burned over 20 square miles, prompting evacuations for about 5,000 people. The fire, which started Tuesday, is 50% contained as of Thursday morning a…
Record-breaking ocean heat has caused the worst global coral bleaching event ever recorded, affecting over 80% of the world's reefs. Reefs in at least 82 countries have experienced bleaching-level heat since January 2023…
A large wildfire in southern New Jersey burned over 8,500 acres on Tuesday, prompting over 3,000 evacuations and a temporary closure of part of the Garden State Parkway. Acting Governor Tahesha Way declared a state of em…
EPA head Lee Zeldin demanded Mexico halt the flow of billions of gallons of sewage polluting the Pacific Ocean off Southern California. The pollution has closed beaches and sickened Navy SEALs. Zeldin will present Mexico…
Fifteen years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, its effects persist. While BP paid billions in damages, funding coastal restoration projects, many cleanup workers and residents experiencing health issues linked to t…
Veterinarian Luciano Sampietro tranquilized a 110-pound male capybara and a pregnant female using a blowgun and darts containing sedatives. The animals were captured for population control, with the male receiving an add…
The Trump administration proposed a rule change to the Endangered Species Act, narrowing the definition of "harm" to exclude habitat destruction. This would limit the Act's power to protect endangered species by only add…
Sweden's SVT public broadcaster has launched its annual 'Great Moose Migration' livestream, showcasing the annual migration of thousands of moose in northern Sweden. Cameras monitor the animals' journey across rivers and…
Millions are watching the annual migration of elk in northern Sweden via a 24-hour livestream on SVT Play. The broadcast, now in its sixth year, showcases the elk's journey across the Angerman River to summer pastures. T…
A two-year study using trail cameras on Ko Pha Ngan, Thailand, revealed 28 mammal species, 19 of which were previously undocumented. The findings included endangered species like the Sunda slow loris and Sunda pangolin, …
African vultures, often viewed negatively, are crucial for ecosystem health, saving an estimated $1.8 billion annually in southern Africa. Six of the eleven African species are endangered, primarily due to habitat loss a…
Off Western Australia's coast, tourists witnessed a pod of over 60 orcas hunting and killing a 59-foot pygmy blue whale at Bremer Canyon. This rare event, the fourth filmed orca blue whale hunt at this location, was capt…
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) reached a landmark agreement to impose a global tax of $100 per ton of greenhouse gas emissions from ships exceeding certain thresholds, starting in 2027. This aims to genera…