About 1,400 sites around the country that handle toxic chemicals are at high risk of flooding, and the danger is growing as a result of climate change. ...

About 1,400 sites around the country that handle toxic chemicals are at high risk of flooding, and the danger is growing as a result of climate change. ...

An undated photo of PFAS foam at Oscoda Township's Ratliff Park beach on Van Etten Lake in Oscoda Township near Wurtsmith Air Force Base. (Michigan DEQ) At a Glance Residents in the area aren't happy about the unsightly and toxic foam along the shores of Michigan's Van Etten Lake.The foam is comprised of per-and-polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, which can cause birth defects and cancer.The foam originates from nearby Wurtsmith Air Force Base.In December, the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality lodged...

A team of researchers poses in front of a massive boulder moved by waves during a powerful storm on Ireland's coast. (Williams College) At a Glance Researchers have found that powerful storms can move massive boulders.Large rocks weighing up to 620 tons have been moved.Boulders were moved up to nearly 100 feet above high waters and up to almost 730 feet inland. As climate change raises the threat of stronger weather events, a recent study has found that waves stirred...

Imagine being powerless to stop your home from gradually sliding into the sea. That’s what residents of Britain’s most endangered road experience each day. ...

At a Glance Plum Island, a unique wilderness sanctuary, may be auctioned off to private developers by the federal government.The island once served as a military installation and hosts an animal disease research center. Because the island is largely uninhabited, wildlife has been drawn there. Environmentalists and other officials are fighting to save the wildlife refuge. Plum Island, one of the coastal Northeast’s most unusual wildernesses,is on the cusp of being auctioned off to private developers by the federal government....

At a Glance Dunkin' Brands announced in 2011 that its top sustainability goal was to find an environmentally friendly replacement for its styrofoam cup.The new double-walled paper cups will eliminate more than 1 billion styrofoam cups used annually.The rollout of the new cups will begin in the U.S. this spring. Dunkin' Donuts announced Wednesday that the popular coffee restaurant will finally do away with environmentally unfriendly styrofoam cups worldwide by 2020. In a press release, the company said will begin...

Conservationists build nests to help threatened albatross chicks nest in a island affected by a changing climate. ...

Dunkin' Donuts finally makes good on a promise to do away with styrofoam cups by 2020. ...

At a Glance The coastline ofLouisiana's Avery Island has been battered by storms and rising seas, a result of global warming.The McIlhenny family, owners of Tabasco, say they will do whatever it takes to save the island. A smallLouisiana island that's home to the world-famous Tabasco hot sauce is being threatened by rising seas and storms as a result ofglobal warming. In recent years, the coastline of Avery Island and rising seas thanks to human-caused climate change, the New Orleans...

The Weather Channel Meteorologist Kait Parker says a new report shows that tobacco farmers in North Carolina could make more money if they replaced their tobacco with solar panels. ...

It’s almost too shocking to comprehend: The equivalent of one garbage truck of plastic goes into the ocean every single minute. ...

New clothes are becoming as cheap as used clothes, decimating secondhand trade, and could create a growing environmental disaster. ...