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LOS ANGELES COUNTY, California – A newly reported wildfire, designated LAC-187617, was detected on private land in Los Angeles County at 6:05 a.m. local time on May 30, 2026. Emergency response teams have been notified a…
Sacramento. On Friday the California Air Resources Board approved an overhaul of the state's cap-and-trade program, voting to allow up to roughly $3.5 billion in free pollution allowances for manufacturers and oil refine…
Camden, New Jersey officials confirmed that European Metal Recycling has suspended operations at its scrap metal shredder in the city’s Waterfront South neighborhood after a significant two-alarm fire on the morning of F…
LONGVIEW, Washington – A catastrophic industrial accident at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging pulp and paper mill on May 26, 2026, occurred when a 3.4 million-liter chemical storage tank ruptured, releasing a massive volume…
Authorities in Longview, Washington, have shifted from rescue to recovery operations after a 900,000-gallon chemical tank ruptured Tuesday at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging pulp and paper mill. Officials confirmed two dea…
Washington. The World Meteorological Organization and the UK Met Office released projections this week showing a 75% chance that average global temperatures between 2026 and 2030 will exceed 1.5°C above pre‑industrial le…
Atlanta — Federal forecasters predicted a quieter 2026 Atlantic hurricane season on Wednesday, estimating eight to fourteen named storms and attributing the reduced outlook to a high probability of El Niño developing thi…
PETAL, Mississippi — A 36-year-old woman, identified as Rachel Floyd of Oak Grove, Mississippi, died on Monday, May 25, 2026, after flash floodwaters swept her white SUV across a shopping center parking lot and submerged…
United States: Local meteorologists issued Flood Watches and storm forecasts across multiple regions this week as scattered thunderstorms and heavy rain were expected Wednesday through the weekend. WBRC in Birmingham, WW…
Charlotte: The Carolinas experienced soaking over Memorial Day weekend and meteorologists warn that showers will persist this week, with widespread thunderstorms expected to develop Tuesday afternoon and again when a col…
Dayton, Ohio: Local meteorologists and regional weather teams reported increasing clouds Tuesday with showers becoming possible late Tuesday and more numerous Wednesday as a warm front lifts north; scattered showers and …
Charlotte, N.C. — On May 21, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued a forecast projecting a below-average 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, estimating 8–14 named storms, 3–6 hurricanes and 1–3 major hur…
MISSISSIPPI – A powerful storm system has caused catastrophic flash flooding across southern Mississippi, prompting a rare Flash Flood Emergency for the city of Petal and parts of Forrest County, along with additional Fl…
On May 25, 2026, a volatile convective system interacting with deep Gulf moisture produced a widespread severe weather outbreak across Texas, according to the National Weather Service. By midday, a rapidly consolidating …
The Potomac River, a primary drinking water source for more than 5 million people in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, is facing severe contamination from both sewage and jet fuel, according to recent documentation…
Lubbock, Texas. Meteorologists reported scattered thunderstorms and residual moisture across the South Plains on Sunday, with afternoon highs returning to the 80s and isolated storms possible near the New Mexico state li…
Charlotte and multiple regional forecast offices reported on Friday that a stalling cold front and warm, humid air will bring waves of showers and thunderstorms through the Memorial Day weekend across the Carolinas, Flor…
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on May 20, 2026, formally published rules pushing back key tap water chemical safety deadlines to 2031, extending a long-running regulatory struggle over toxic cont…
A fast-moving wildfire known as the Sandy Fire in Simi Valley, California, expanded to more than 2,100 acres on Wednesday, with containment reaching 22 percent by evening, up from 15 percent in the morning. More than 17,…
Casper, Wyoming. The National Weather Service in Riverton issued forecasts this week calling for a short shot of rain and isolated thunderstorms Thursday, possible rain‑and‑snow mix Friday morning, then a warming trend w…
Baltimore on Wednesday experienced near-record warmth with highs reaching the mid-90s before a strong cold front moved through the area, producing an increased risk of showers and thunderstorms and prompting forecasts of…
San Francisco: This week authorities and maritime operators launched WhaleSpotter, an AI-powered detection network in San Francisco Bay that scans for whale blows and heat signatures up to two nautical miles and sends re…
California authorities are battling the Sandy Fire as it advances toward a former nuclear reactor and rocket testing complex, intensifying concern among local residents and environmental monitors about potential contact …
Philadelphia. A heat wave began Monday in the Philadelphia region, producing upper‑90s temperatures and prompting a Heat Advisory until 8 p.m. Tuesday, meteorologist Payton Domschke said; AccuWeather and local meteorolog…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed repealing federal drinking water limits for four PFAS chemicals — GenX, PFHxS, PFNA and PFBS — according to a May 19, 2026 announcement. The plan would also grant uti…