A Brazil court reopens the case of a rainforest park larger than New York City
The court's decision reopened a lawsuit that invalidates a protected area in Brazil's Amazon.
Environment
A town is running out of drinking water after wildfire contaminates supply
A town spared by New Mexico's biggest wildfire could run out of water in a few weeks because the fire contaminated its supply. The race is on for an expensive fix.
Hotter nights could increase global mortality rates, a study warns
Nighttime temperatures could double in some eastern Asian cities, according to a study researchers say is the first to estimate the impact of hotter nights on climate change-related mortality risks.
A fourth set of human remains is found at Lake Mead as the water level keeps dropping
The reservoir continues to suffer from a 22-year drought that now has water levels at only 27% of capacity. That's surfaced four sets of skeletal remains in the past four months.
An island in the Galápagos reintroduced iguanas after nearly 200 years of extinction
The Galápagos land iguana is back on Santiago Island. That's thanks to some help from a team of conservationists.
The tiger count in Nepal has tripled in recent years
Nepal has announced the results of the latest national survey, and it's good news: 355 tigers now roam the Himalayan nation — nearly triple the number in recent years.
Deep sea mining could provide materials to help us quit fossil fuels — but at a cost
Building everything necessary for fighting climate change is going require metal. There's plenty on the ocean floor. But extracting it is controversial because it involves deep sea mining.
Report takes aim at EPA, WFU, and local officials over Weaver fire response
A recent study claims local officials and environmental agencies downplayed hazardous air conditions during the Winston Weaver fertilizer plant fire — and more should have been done to alert the public.
Encore: Sprite ditches its iconic green bottle, but critics say it's not enough
For decades, Sprite has come in green bottles, but the company says clear plastic is more easily recycled. Environmentalists say the issue is not the color but the single-use plastic.
Coral levels in some parts of the Great Barrier Reef are at the highest in 36 years
While higher water temperatures led to a coral bleaching event in some areas in March, the temperatures did not climb high enough to kill the coral, according to the Australian government.