From BBC The government says it has overseen a large increase in criminal investigations into water companies for alleged breaches of environmental law. It said in a statement the Environment Agency was looking at dozens of alleged offences which included…

From BBC 1 day ago ShareSave Mark Poynting Climate reporter, BBC News ShareSave Getty The world could see hugely damaging sea-level rise of several metres or more over the coming centuries even if the ambitious target of limiting global warming…

From NPR The Trump administration is rewriting policies and reducing funding for multiple agencies that handle climate change, including NOAA, EPA and FEMA. We asked NPR reporters Lauren Sommer and Alejandra Borunda what that the implications of that are —…

A nonprofit hopes to help landowners reclaim mineland in Appalachia by planting trees and selling carbon credits. Their first partner is the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy. A bill in the Pennsylvania legislature would withhold funding from communities that try to restrict…

From BBC 3 hours ago ShareSave Pallab GhoshGwyndaf Hughes Science Videographer and Producer ShareSave Matthew Kapust / SURF Inside a laboratory nestled above the mist of the forests of South Dakota, scientists are searching for the answer to one of…

From NPR Whether you get your forecast from an app on your phone, a website or a meteorologist on TV, most of the underlying information comes from the federal government. (Image credit: Marcio Jose Sanchez) Read the full article from…

From BBC 21 hours ago ShareSave Rebecca Morelle Science editor Reporting fromAlberta, Canada Alison Francis Senior science journalist ShareSave Hidden beneath the slopes of a lush forest in Alberta, Canada, is a mass grave on a monumental scale. Thousands of…

From BBC 2 days ago ShareSave Nick Edser Business reporter, BBC News ShareSave BBC The UK’s largest gas storage facility could be closed if the government does not help support a redevelopment of the site, the boss of the company…

From NPR Flamingos look silly when they eat, but new research suggests they’re actually being smart. (Image credit: Serhat Cetinkaya) Read the full article from NPR