Environment

The tree plantings will focus on marginalized areas in all 50 states as well as Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and some tribal nations.

Canada upgraded its wildfire outlook through the fall, with officials expecting wildfire activity to be above normal to well above normal.

The project is constructing artificial reefs made from coral and oysters with the hopes of safeguarding military bases from storms.

Video from NOAA shows the vessel’s remotely operated arm carefully "tickle" the object before picking it up and sucking it into a vacuum-like tube.

"Kick them out!" people cheered as climate protesters shouted and interrupted the US Open. One protester glued his feet to the ground.

Particulate pollution comes from several sources, not just wildfires, but the study identified particulates from wildfires and agriculture as the sources linked to dementia cases.

NASA has shared this week the first images from TEMPO, the agency’s first space-based instrument designed to continuously measure air quality over North America, and do so with the resolution of a few square miles.

The calendar says autumn begins on Sept. 22, but 'climatological' or 'meteorological' fall starts 3 weeks earlier.

The U.S. government in 2021 announced cuts that hit Arizona particularly hard. Last year, those cuts grew more severe thanks to continued drought, poor precipitation and less runoff from the river’s Rocky Mountains source.

Officials said relief is needed immediately, and more will be required later as the islands recover from the impacts.

Hawaii Gov. Josh Green says 53 people were killed in the devastating Maui wildfires, and the death toll will likely continue to rise.

Wildfires in Hawaii fanned by strong winds burned multiple structures in areas including historic Lahaina town, forcing evacuations and closing schools in several communities Wednesday, and rescuers pulled a dozen people escaping smoke and flames from the ocean.

This shortage is occurring as government and private funding is being invested in planting trees to cool cities, reduce air pollution and protect water.

August is the coldest winter month at the arctic station Vostok, when temperatures average nearly 92 degrees below zero.