The plastic fork you eat with today, could end up under your feet the next time you go to the beach. ...

Meteorologist Domenica Davis looks at the possibility of more lake effect snow in 2017. ...

At a Glance Lake-effect snow requires cold air to cross over a relatively warmer body of water.If the Earth's temperatures are warming, lake temperatures could also stay warm and ice-free longer into the winter.This may cause the lake-effect snow season to get a later start and be shorter than what occurs today by the end of the 21st century.In the meantime, increased lake-effect snow is actually occurring in the Great Lakes snowbelts, studies have found. Lake-effect snow occurs every winter...

A new study says the temperatures we grew up in affects our character. ...

Japan is mulling whether to dump more than a million tons of radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear disaster into the ocean. ...

Leaked documents show the path is being cleared to drill oil on public lands. ...

At a Glance The public is having its turn to weigh in on whether to repeal Trump's Clean Power Plan.The plan was meant to force utilities to burn less coal.This is the only public hearing scheduled and it's taking place deep in coal country, a move some have called a "sham." The Trump Administration's one and only public hearingto weigh the pros and cons of dismantling formerPresident Barack Obama's Clean Power Plan is underway deep in West Virginia's coal country....

Kathleen Hartnett White during her confirmation hearing to be a Member of the Council on Environmental Quality before the United States Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 8, 2017. (Alex Edelman/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images) At a Glance A letter from more than 300 scientists was sent to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Tuesday.The scientists opposed Kathleen Harnett White's nomination, saying "one thing more dangerous than climate change is lying."White...

At a Glance It has been unseasonably warm this fall in the Northeast.Climate scientists and meteorologists say it's too early to determine what role, if any, climate change had in the warm weather.Long-term trends are a better indicator of climate change rather than a single weather event, scientists say.Overall, 2017 is likely to become the third-warmest on record. Dipping temperatures,frosty nights and perhaps the first snowfall of the year is typically expected in the Northeast by November. Instead, the region...

Students at MIT have developed a process to capture air pollution and turn it into ink. ...

Meteorologist Kait Parker reports that a new study reveals melting sea ice could wreak havoc on marine life. ...

At a Glance President Donald Trump will visit Salt Lake City on Monday.He is expected to announce a decision to shrink two national monuments in the state. President Donald Trump will visit Salt Lake Cityon Monday, where he is expectedto announce his plan to shrink two of Utah's national monuments. According to the Salt Lake Tribune, to discuss Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments, protected lands that today cover more than 5,600 square miles. Per Trump's to review 27...

At a Glance AccuWeather CEO Barry Lee Myers, Trumps pick to lead NOAA, testified before the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation committee Wednesday.Myers said he does believe global warming is caused by humans, which contradicts the administration's talking points on the issue.Myers has no scientific background and believes weather data should be privatized. President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said during a confirmation hearing Wednesday that humans are the driving force behind global warming....