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Report says peak will bring to end to rising emissions as wind and solar capacity surges, but gas forecasts likely to cause concern

Landscapes covered in concrete and asphalt, a lack of greenery and buildings that block air flow can make cities significantly hotter than surrounding areas.

More than 161 million people are under heat alerts as extreme weather prompts warnings and health fears.

United Launch Alliance and Blue Origin have cited safety and environmental factors in challenges to SpaceX's launch license for Starship at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Several environmental justice advocates believe redlining is the source of this environmental effect, as the government in the 1930s rated neighborhoods on the basis of their investment worthiness, which included discriminating against minority buyers. This, in turn, led to a lack of resources in several minority neighborhoods, such as fewer…

Government reports 36% decrease, with most gains in Amazon forest where conservation efforts are focused

The overall health of the Chesapeake Bay has received its highest grade since 2002 in an annual report released by scientists: a C-plus

Most of the western US has been placed under an Excessive Heat Warning

Key Largo tree cactus no longer growing naturally in US thanks to salt water inundation and soil depletion

Less than a month into summer 2024, the vast majority of the U.S. population has already experienced an extreme heat wave. Millions of people were under heat warnings across the western U.S. in early July or sweating through humid heat in the East.

This National Park draws fewer crowds than its more popular counterparts, but is still rated highly for hiking trails and wildlife sightings