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The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene confirmed on August 23, 2026, that H5N1 avian influenza viral fragments were detected in wastewater samples from four treatment facilities. Flagged by the Nationa…
A moderate 4.1 magnitude earthquake struck Los Angeles near the Hollywood neighborhood at a depth of 7.2 kilometers, shaking the greater basin during an extreme heat event. Recorded by the United States Geological Survey…
Health officials are investigating an outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli and Salmonella infections linked to alfalfa sprouts distributed by Minneapolis-based Everything Sprouts LLC. The CDC and FDA reported 55 ill…
One year after a catastrophic explosion at the Smitty's Supply oil facility in Roseland, Louisiana, local residents continue battling severe health concerns and environmental contamination. The August 22, 2025, blast rel…
The Trump administration has formally advanced a proposal to completely rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, potentially opening roughly 44 to 45 million acres of national forest land to road construction, l…
Federal officials mandated unprecedented annual water cuts of 1.25 million acre-feet for California, Arizona, and Nevada on August 22, 2026, following a 26-year drought and record-low snowpack that dropped Lake Mead and …
A recent scientific study by the Stroud Water Research Center has revealed that microplastics are widely prevalent inside aquatic insects—such as mayflies, stoneflies, and caddisflies—across multiple streams within the S…
U.S. health officials are investigating a multistate outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli and Salmonella linked to alfalfa sprouts produced by Everything Sprouts LLC in Minneapolis. The CDC and FDA said Friday, Augu…
Indiana Governor Mike Braun has formally requested a major federal disaster declaration following catastrophic flash and river flooding that began on August 11. State officials estimate that residential property damage a…
Severe storms battered the northeastern United States on August 20, 2026, producing rare tornadoes on Long Island, New York, and in Dover, Delaware, alongside intense flash flooding that stranded motorists. In Atlantic B…
A federal court has upheld the Trump administration's order authorizing Sable Offshore Corp. to resume oil pumping through the Santa Ynez pipeline system off the California coast. The ruling overrides state regulations a…
A prolonged heat wave is gripping the Southwest and South-Central United States, with the National Weather Service warning of dangerously high temperatures and heat-related illness risks. An Extreme Heat Warning issued F…
A civilian-contracted Cessna 441 crashed near the Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site in western Alaska on Thursday, killing all eight people on board . The aircraft, operated by Security Aviation and chartered by the U.…
Tens of thousands of people in northwest Indiana entered a ninth day without electricity on Thursday after a deadly derecho swept through the region on August 11, causing widespread destruction . Northern Indiana Public …
The Food and Drug Administration has elevated a Whole Foods guacamole and dips recall to its highest risk level, "Class I," over potential Salmonella contamination. The designation, applied to approximately 13,000 units,…
Governor Patrick Morrisey declared a State of Emergency for all 55 West Virginia counties on Tuesday after severe storms brought excessive rainfall, flash flooding, and mudslides across the state from August 16 to August…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has officially designated the recall of GreenWise Organic frozen blueberries and mixed berries as a Class I recall, the agency’s highest-risk warning. The action follows an ong…
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported 15,716 laboratory-confirmed cases of cyclosporiasis since May 1, marking the nation's worst year for the foodborne illness on record. The outbreak ha…
Hawaii was assessing damage from Hurricane Lala on Thursday while forecasters monitored Tropical Depression Two-C, a new system expected to strengthen and pass south of the islands this weekend. The National Weather Serv…
Anderson Mayor Thomas Broderick Jr. is urgently requesting a Major Disaster Declaration from President Donald Trump to unlock FEMA individual assistance funds as Indiana recovers from historic flooding that killed at lea…
A rapid wildfire ignited in East County San Diego on Wednesday afternoon, forcing immediate mandatory evacuations and smoke advisories across multiple residential communities. Designated as the Dehesa Seven Fire, the bla…
Michigan health officials on Wednesday confirmed a locally acquired case of eastern equine encephalitis in a Roscommon County resident, the state’s first human EEE case since 2021. The Michigan Department of Health and H…
The murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, a Massachusetts mother who killed her three children in January 2023, has entered its fourth week, with the defense presenting expert testimony that she was in the throes of postpartum…
A medical error at Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Midtown in Nashville has left a 72-year-old woman paralyzed from the chest down after she was given potassium instead of anesthetic during routine knee surgery . The inc…
A severe weather crisis is unfolding across the United States, with devastating floods in the Midwest and a life-threatening heatwave gripping the South. In Indiana, at least seven people have died following days of seve…