Columbus, OH

This year, New Zealand became among the first countries in the world to force their largest companies and financial institutions (about 200 in all) to disclose their climate-related risks and opportunities in their annual reports, and make regulatory filings. Over the last month, these reports have been filed under the...

When climate reporting fails to create impact

A new survey from the University of Ottawa shows concerns over affordability are dampening Canadians’ desire to take climate action. This public opinion study performed by Nanos Research for uOttawa’s Positive Energy program surveyed over 1,000 Canadians, gauging their opinions on climate ambition, electrifying more of their energy needs and government performance keeping energy affordable. It also delved into views on the alignment of climate policies with the views of Canadians and partnerships with Indigenous communities for energy projects.

Canadians desire to electrify more of their energy needs is on the decline: National Survey

While the U.S. federal government has clean energy targets, they are not binding. Most economically developed countries have mandatory policies designed to bolster renewable electricity production. Because the U.S. lacks an enforceable federal mandate for renewable electricity, individual states are left to develop their own regulations. Marilyn Brown, Regents’ and...

Renewable energy policies provide benefits across state lines

Arizona State

A-Z-Animals

During the 1800s, jaguars spanned all over the United States, from California to the Carolinas. But hunting played a significant role in decreasing their numbers. In 1949, the last female jaguar in the United States was hunted and killed in Arizona. Since then, some jaguars have been spotted in Arizona, near the US-Mexico border. There […]

The Only Wild Jaguar In The United States Has A Taste For Bears

Colorado State

Powder

It's only mid-August, and while many of us are still sweating through the warmest days of the year, the Farmers' Almanac has their eyes set on Winter '24/'25. The publication's predictions might be considered controversial, but they provide a glimpse into colder and snowier days to come. As skiers, ...

Farmers' Almanac Releases Winter '24/'25 Forecast

Maine State

Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. When you’re a skier struggling through summer’s doldrums, leaning into winter snow forecasts is an oddly comforting pastime. We know they might not be accurate—weather forecasting even a few weeks out is tricky, especially in fickle mountain landscapes—yet we persist because the joy we get from daydreaming about prolific snowfall and a chilly, prolonged ski season is worth the risk.

Farmers’ Almanac: Here’s Where the Powder Will Fall This Winter

Scripps News

The U.S. is in for a long and wet winter this year. The Farmer’s Almanac said the coldest week of the season will be the end of January into February — particularly in the Northern Plains.

Farmers' Almanac says this winter will be a long, wet, whirlwind of rapid-fire storms

Fox Weather

The Farmers' Almanac predicts a brutally cold winter ahead for parts of the U.S. with rapid-fire storms that will bring both rain and snow.

Farmers' Almanac winter outlook calls for 'copious amounts of snow, rain, sleet and ice'

Although the dog days of summer are still in full swing, winter weather will be here before you know it. To help you prepare for the chilly months ahead, the Old Farmers' Almanac, America’s oldest weather forecaster, just released its 2024-2025 extended winter weather forecast. And it looks like it's going to be a wet and snowy one.

It's Going to Be a Very Wet and Snowy Winter—See the Farmers' Almanac Forecast Map Here

In new research published in the scientific journal Discover Food, Dr. Asaf Tzachor, Founder and Academic Director of the Aviram Sustainability and Climate Program at Reichman University, along with a team of researchers from Iceland, Denmark and Austria, report the use of state-of-the-art biotechnology to cultivate photosynthetically-controlled Spirulina, and produce carbon–neutral and nutritious biomass containing unopposed, biologically active vitamin B12, in levels comparable to beef meat. This is the first time biologically active vitamin B12 has been reported in Spirulina.

Breakthrough study unveils sustainable solution to vitamin B12 deficiency

South Carolina State

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The mantis shrimp is one tough customer. Beautiful and deadly are two words you don’t typically use to describe shrimp, but the mantis shrimp is definitely in a class of its own; earning a reputation as the ‘savage boxer of the sea’ and one of the most fearsome creatures in the ocean. And, they're right at home here in South Carolina.

Savage Boxer of the Sea: The Deadly Beauty of Mantis Shrimp

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David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

Los Angeles, CA

Herbie J Pilato

Adam Rich was born on October 12, 1968, lived a troubled life, and died on January 7, 2023, at only 54 years old. This is his story. He lived in the Granada Hills area of Los Angeles with his parents and younger brother. The Rich family resided for a time in Florida where Adam studied acting at the local gym.

A Look Back at the Tragic Life and Death of Former Child Star Adam Rich (TV's 'Eight is Enough')

Ohio State

The Lantern

On Tuesday, licensed Ohio dispensaries began legally selling non-medical marijuana to consumers; however, the drug’s possession, growth and/or usage are still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus. Credit: Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS [Original caption: Four citizen-led petitions with proposals to update Dallas’ charter hit the 20,000 valid signature threshold to make it on the Nov. 5 election ballot, including one that would ban police officers from arresting or citing people carrying less than four ounces of marijuana.] As of Tuesday, students 21 and older can now legally purchase marijuana in Ohio.

Dispensary sales of recreational marijuana began Tuesday; possession and usage still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus

California State

Golden Gate Media

Central California's weather will see significant changes this week, according to the National Weather Service in Hanford. While today may bring highs of at least 95 degrees in the Central Valley, a cooling trend is expected late in the week. Temperatures are forecast to drop by 10-15 degrees below normal by Friday and Saturday, with highs potentially failing to reach 80 degrees in some areas.

Rare Weather Forecast: 50-50 chance of snow falling in California's Yosemite National Park in August

WyoFile

The woman who shot a video of a hydrothermal explosion in Yellowstone National Park on Tuesday morning told WyoFile she and her family were terrified as the blast sent boiling water and rocks skyward, destroying parts of a boardwalk, its guardrail and a nearby bench.

Yellowstone hydrothermal explosion: ‘We were terrified’

How did early humans use sharpened rocks to bring down megafauna 13,000 years ago? Did they throw spears tipped with carefully crafted, razor-sharp rocks called Clovis points? Did they surround and jab mammoths and mastadons? Or did they scavenge wounded animals, using Clovis points as a versatile tool to harvest meat and bones for food and supplies?

To kill mammoths in the Ice Age, people used planted pikes, not throwing spears, researchers say

The Lens

This year’s area of low oxygen in the Gulf of Mexico is larger than average, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced on Thursday. The “dead zone” is approximately 6,705 square miles , as measured last week. Within NOAA’s 38 years of measuring the dead zone, this year’s assessment marks the 12th-largest area of low to no oxygen, which can kill fish and marine life.

Gulf ‘dead zone’ larger than average, larger than expected for 2024, scientists announce

Alaska State

Two black bears—one with black fur and one with cinnamon-colored fur—got playful in front of a trail cam in the Yukon wilderness. The video by Yukon Wildlife Cams shows highlights from a 10-hour window in the Yukon, a territory in the northwest corner of Canada that borders Alaska. At the start of the video, a couple of black bears wrestle, tackle, and more. Are they playing? Foreplaying? Maybe both?

WATCH: Black Bears Get Super Friendly in Front of a Trail Cam

An updated preliminary estimate of Alaska’s 2024 statewide commercial salmon harvest rose from 59.7 million to 75.5 million fish as of Aug. 12, but still lags behind the Alaska Department of Fish and Game forecast of 135.7 million fish by season’s end. ADF&G’s forecast for commercial harvesters had...

Statewide Commercial Harvest of Alaska Salmon Reaches 75.5M Fish

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Hydropower generation projected to rise, but climate change brings uncertain future

RICHLAND, Wash.—In a new study assessing how climate change might alter hydropower generation across the continental United States, researchers show that except for some parts of...

Hydropower generation projected to rise, but climate change brings uncertain future

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