In Key West, testing shows cruise ships stir up as much sediment as a hurricane
Tests show the amount of sediment stirred up by large cruise ships often exceeds EPA standards and can damage the marine environment. Handan Khanna/AFP via…
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Trump administration layoffs hit NOAA, agency that forecasts weather, hurricanes
A hurricane specialist looks at a satellite image of Hurricane Beryl, the first hurricane of the 2024 season. The National Hurricane Center provides forecasts of…
Meet the ‘wooly devil,’ a new plant species discovered in Big Bend National Park
A close-up view of the wooly devil, a new species and genus identified in Big Bend National Park in Texas. D. Manley/National Park Service hide…
As coal plants close, Colorado towns consider nuclear waste storage
Hayden Station, a coal-fired power plant, dominates part of the landscape between Hayden and Steamboat Springs in northwest Colorado. The power plant is expected to…
Trump funding freeze includes payments to keep the Colorado River flowing
An aerial view shows the long-depleted Colorado River (L) as it flows between California (R) and Arizona, and an irrigation ditch (R) carrying river water…