As people stay home, Earth turns wilder and cleaner
The world has experienced positive environmental effects as people have stayed home due to COVID-19.
Jellyfish glides through clear waters of Venice canal
Andrea Mangoni captured mesmerizing video of a jellyfish calmly swimming through the clear waters of a Venice canal.
Bald eagles, eaglets found nesting in arms of Arizona saguaro cactus
For the first time in decades, bald eagles have been found nesting in an Arizona saguaro cactus.
Coronavirus deals blow to plastic bag bans, plastic reduction
Just weeks ago, cities and even states across the U.S. were busy banning straws, limiting takeout containers and mandating that shoppers bring reusable bags or pay a small fee as the movement to eliminate single-use plastics took hold in mainstream America.
Don't flush paper towels, flushable wipes down the toilet, public works officials urge
Out of toilet paper and turning to alternate products in the bathroom? Public works leaders say think before you flush.
New Jersey Senate votes to ban plastic, paper bags
New Jersey is again looking to change the way customers take home food and beverages. The state Senate on Thursday voted 22-14 to ban single-use plastic and paper bags along with foam containers. The bill would not ban plastic straws, but customers would have to request them.
Long Island residents push for tough drinking water standards
Adrienne Esposito, the executive director of Citizens Campaign for the Environment, is putting pressure on the New York State Department of Health to come out with drinking water standards for contaminants.
Store penalties begin in April for NY plastic bag ban
The law passed last April bars many types of businesses from using the thin plastic bags that have been clogging up landfills, getting tangled in trees and accumulating in lakes and seas.
NJ town closes road so frogs, salamanders can safely cross
Why did the frogs and salamanders cross the road? To breed.
JPMorgan halts financing for Arctic drilling amid clean-energy push
JPMorgan Chase will no longer provide loans for oil and gas drilling in the Arctic, FOX Business reported
Parrot shouts 'fire' to warn family about blaze in kitchen
The residents inside the home said that their bird has never said the word 'fire' until this incident, reports say.
Plastic bag ban to take effect March 1
New York retailers have begun giving up single-use plastic bags as the state prepares for the March 1 implementation of a ban aimed at reducing pollution, but many of those who support a move away from plastic are worried the new law doesn't go far enough.
Parasite may have killed Peconic Bay scallops, lab says
The Marine Animal Disease Laboratory spent over 200 hours testing 32 samples of scallops from the Peconic Bay.
Delta to invest $1 billion to cut carbon emissions
Delta said the money would go into things such as boosting fuel efficiency and investing in efforts to remove carbon from the atmosphere by planting trees and restoring wetlands.
Jeff Bezos commits $10B to climate-change fight
Jeff Bezos has committed $10 billion to the fight against climate change.
Ski resort in France uses helicopters to deliver snow, angering environmental groups
A ski resort in France chose to use helicopters to deliver snow to its barren slopes last week after mild weather threatened the facility with closure, triggering outrage from environmental groups.
US scientists say January 2020 was hottest January on record
Last month was the hottest January since scientists began keeping temperature records in 1880, U.S. government forecasters said Thursday.