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Sabine Pass LNG expansion poses threat to marsh bird
1+ week, 3+ day ago (226+ words) By Carlos Anchondo | 04/08/2026 06: 47 AM EDT FERC's draft environmental review of the Louisiana gas export project includes habitat mitigation for the eastern black rail that puts the venture on track for a permit. The eastern black rail. Fish and Wildlife Service…...
Hurricane Center rolls out new "cone of uncertainty" maps
3+ week, 3+ day ago (210+ words) By Jennifer Yachnin | 03/25/2026 01: 15 PM EDT The updated graphics will now show forecasts for how inland areas could be affected by tropical storms. A graphic shows how the National Hurricane Center's new graphics would have depicted the 2024 Hurricane Milton. NOAA National…...
DOE teams with Oracle, Nvidia to build its largest AI supercomputer
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (184+ words) By Christa Marshall | 10/29/2025 06: 51 AM EDT The public-private partnership will first roll out a smaller supercomputer in the first half of 2026. The Argonne National Laboratory is shown. Argonne National Laboratory The Department of Energy is partnering with technology giants Oracle and…...
Mexico bets on supercomputer to combat extreme weather events
3+ week, 2+ day ago (159+ words) By | 03/26/2026 06: 05 AM EDT Named Coatlicue, after an Aztec deity, it will be used for climate predictions, energy planning and corruption prevention, among other issues. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is working to develop climate models that will help prevent extreme weather…...
Emissions compliance costs soar as Washington seeks major cuts
4+ mon, 2+ day ago (147+ words) By Anne C. Mulkern | 12/16/2025 06: 27 AM EST The price of Washington's pollution allowances hit a record high. The state might soften its ambitions deadlines for emissions reductions. Emissions spew from a factory near Tacoma, Washington. The state might ease its ambitious goals…...
What DOE cuts mean for "clean" hydrogen
6+ mon, 4+ day ago (1329+ words) By Christa Marshall | 10/14/2025 06: 41 AM EDT The Trump administration has begun pulling back billions of dollars that Congress set aside to build a domestic hydrogen industry. Hydrogen storage tanks are visible at the Iberdrola green hydrogen plant in Puertollano, Spain. Bernat…...
EPA: Superfund cleanup "likely" fouled Pennsylvania town"s water
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (1732+ words) By Miranda Willson | 10/31/2025 01: 35 PM EDT Municipal sewage sludge was used as fertilizer in the project that began decades ago in Palmerton, where PFAS now taint soil and water. Decades of zinc smelting operations left millions of tons of heavy metals…...
Endangered marsh bird needs $433 M lifeline, feds say
8+ mon, 4+ hour ago (210+ words) By Michael Doyle | 08/18/2025 01: 35 PM EDT The eventual recovery price tag will depend on whether the eastern black rail can shift inland as climate change affects its coastal habitat. A male black rail offers an insect to a female as part…...
Monarch butterflies make slight rebound in annual count
4+ week, 1+ day ago (170+ words) By Marc Heller | 03/20/2026 01: 27 PM EDT But conservation groups say the numbers are still much too low to avoid the risk of extinction in North America. A monarch butterfly. Pedro Pardo/AFP via Getty Images The number of monarch butterflies in…...
Devils Tower rock formation dances in the wind " study
1+ week, 1+ day ago (167+ words) By Heather Richards | 04/10/2026 01: 23 PM EDT A group of researchers uncovered the swaying, twisting movement of the Great Plains giant volcanic rock. Twisting, quivering, swaying: Devils Tower, the stunning rock feature protected by a national monument in northeast Wyoming, is always…...