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Pennsylvania reported two measles-associated deaths on Aug. 25, the first such deaths in the state in 35 years and the first reported in the United States this year. The Pennsylvania Department of Health said both unvacc…
A peer-reviewed study published in Nature Communications Earth and Environment reveals that the world's largest fossil fuel and cement producers are responsible for nearly half of climate-driven water impacts in the west…
Nevada filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Reclamation over a newly enacted two-year water allocation framework for the Colorado River. Announced on August 24 by Governor …
The Florida Department of Health confirmed that 23 locally acquired cases of dengue fever have been identified in the state in 2026. Health officials announced the first local transmission case in Citrus County, located …
More than eighty million Americans are currently under extreme heat warnings and advisories as a persistent heat dome expands across the South, Southwest, and Lower Mississippi Valley. The National Weather Service and We…
Average global sea surface temperatures have reached an unprecedented 21.1 degrees Celsius, or nearly 70 degrees Fahrenheit, marking a historic high not seen in modern observational records. The European Union’s Copernic…
Leading climate scientists have issued urgent warnings that the global community is inching toward unprecedented extreme weather events, stating that much larger planetary shocks are inevitable. Global average temperatur…
Orange County prosecutors have declined to file criminal charges against GKN Aerospace Transparency Systems following a May chemical leak at its Garden Grove plant. The incident involved a cooling system failure in a sto…
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass declared a state of emergency on August 20, 2026, response to a persistent commercial storage facility fire generating hazardous smoke. The blaze began on August 17 at a refrigerated distribu…
The National Weather Service has issued extreme heat warnings and advisories across Texas and Oklahoma as dangerously high temperatures and humidity grip the region. Actual air temperatures in multiple Texas counties, in…
A support crew member assigned to the Frijoles Fire in New Mexico died Sunday after a medical emergency, according to the California Interagency Incident Management Team 8. Emergency personnel transported the incident-su…
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Aug. 23 requested a Major Disaster Declaration for damage from the Aspen Acres and Gold Mountain wildfires and subsequent flooding and debris flows. The request asks President Donald Trump an…
A fast-moving wildfire near Reno, Nevada, forced about 42,000 residents into mandatory evacuation zones Sunday while another 45,000 were warned to prepare to leave. The Hawk Fire, reported Saturday near Hawk Meadow Trail…
A Hawk Fire near Reno, Nevada, expanded to more than 15,000 acres Sunday, forcing 42,000 residents into mandatory evacuation zones while another 45,000 faced warnings. The fire began Aug. 22 near Hawk Meadow Trail in the…
Severe health and environmental concerns have emerged regarding the proposed construction of a massive natural gas generation facility and data center in Piketon, Ohio. Financed by SoftBank under the Portsmouth Consortiu…
An young Louisiana girl has died from a rare and fatal brain infection after contracting a microscopic amoeba while swimming in a northern Louisiana lake. Lillian Smart of Ruston passed away on Saturday, just one day aft…
Tropical Storm Moke swirled south of the Hawaiian Islands on Sunday, threatening the region with torrential rainfall and gusty winds just days after Hurricane Lala battered the state. The Central Pacific Hurricane Center…
The National Transportation Safety Board determined that unapproved hot work caused the May 24, 2025, explosion aboard New York City’s sludge vessel Hunts Point. The vessel was moored at the North River Wastewater Treatm…
Health officials temporarily prohibited swimming at Manasquan Beach in New Jersey after more than sixty medical syringes washed ashore along the coastline. The precautionary closure, enacted on August 23, 2026, applies s…
A hazardous chemical storage tank at a GKN Aerospace facility in Garden Grove, California, continues to threaten an explosion, with officials confirming a potential crack in the vessel. The tank contains an estimated 7,0…
Everything Sprouts has recalled specific alfalfa sprouts after federal health officials linked the products to a multistate outbreak of E. coli and Salmonella infections, according to the FDA and CDC. The agencies report…
An August 23 Washington Post analysis found atmospheric moisture running 5% to 15% above average across the Pacific and much of the United States this summer. The analysis linked extra moisture transported into the conti…
Fire and medical authorities have issued urgent safety warnings regarding unverified glutathione supplements administered to wildland firefighters battling toxic smoke. Marketed by alternative health groups during major …
Hawaii Gov. Josh Green asked the White House on Aug. 22 for a presidential emergency declaration covering Hawaii County, Maui County and Honolulu after Lala caused flooding, infrastructure damage and power outages. The s…
Two separate brush fires erupted on Saturday evening along Soledad Canyon Road south of Agua Dulce in Los Angeles County, triggering an aggressive second-alarm emergency response. According to local first responders and …