Coal-fired power plants, long a money-losing proposition in the U.S., are becoming more valuable now.

This month’s Positively JAX award goes to an organization making waves in both environmental protection and community education — just in time for Earth Day. Congratulations to Beaches Go Green, our April winner!

Four months after the Los Angeles area wildfires tore through the Angeles National Forest and destroyed hundreds of homes and businesses in Altadena, wildlife is returning to the Eaton Fire burn area and scientists are closely tracking them.

A labor rights group has alleged that Starbucks sourced coffee from a major Brazilian cooperative whose member farms were cited for keeping workers in slave-like conditions.

North Dakota has become the first state to enact a law that could shield the maker of the popular Roundup brand of weedkiller from lawsuits.

For years proponents of green energy have argued that the slow, inefficient permitting process in the United States significantly hinders the transition to clean sources of electricity.

A new University of Florida study tracking more than 5 million trees over nearly three decades reveals a troubling trend for the future of forests in the United States – the loss of native trees.

Britain has announced a major investment in wind power as it hosts an international summit on energy security.

With the world awash in stress and anxiety, nature can be the perfect spring antidote.

The world's auto industry is getting a shake-up from Chinese automakers that are quickly expanding across the globe, offering relatively affordable electric vehicles designed to wow car buyers with sleek designs and the latest high-tech interiors.

A federal judge has found the U.S. government liable to the state of North Dakota for nearly $28 million in the state's lawsuit for recouping money spent on policing the protest of the Dakota Access Pipeline.

A burn ban is effective in Flagler County starting at 5 p.m. Wednesday.

A new study estimates that the world’s biggest corporations have caused $28 trillion in climate damage, which is a shade less than the sum of all goods and services produced in the United States last year.

A company that spreads crushed rock on farmers’ fields to draw climate-warming carbon dioxide from the atmosphere has won the $50 million grand prize in a global competition funded by Elon Musk’s foundation.

Harmful bleaching of the world’s coral has now grown to include 84% of the ocean’s reefs in the most intense event of its kind in recorded history.

Leading automakers are showcasing their latest designed-for-China models at the Shanghai auto show this week.

Researchers at the University of Florida are steak-ing their reputations on a solution to cows contributing to greenhouse gases: A way to make their burps and farts cause less damage to the climate.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a news conference Tuesday morning in Naples to highlight the efforts to restore natural resources across the state, while continuing to express his disapproval for the House of Representatives’ budget proposal.

If you’re looking for a way to celebrate Earth Day this year, consider buying some plants for your house.

Plastic is everywhere — and yet some people may be surprised at how much they actually wear.

If you’re looking for a fun way to celebrate earth day The City of Jacksonville’s got you covered.

In his landmark 2015 encyclical “Praised Be,” Pope Francis cast care for the planet as an urgent and existential moral concern.

Arborists are hoping to transform vacant land on Detroit’s eastside by planting giant sequoias, the world’s largest trees.

Two lawsuits filed in Los Angeles accuse the major home insurers of colluding to limit coverage in high-risk areas across California.

Removing lanes to slow down speeding drivers is a long-embraced strategy for improving safety on city streets.

Fifteen years after the Deepwater Horizon disaster off the Gulf Coast, the effects of the largest oil spill in U.S. history are still being felt.

Pupy the elephant has arrived at her new home in a sanctuary in Mato Grosso, Brazil, following a 2,700-kilometer journey from a zoo converted into an ecological park in Argentina’s capital where she had spent 30 years in conditions criticized by activists.

Nobody knows where whale sharks, the biggest fish in the sea, are mating.

President Donald Trump’s executive order to boost the U.S. commercial fishing industry drew praise from commercial fishing groups and condemnation from environmental organizations.

Norfolk Southern reached an agreement with one of the two companies it has been trying to force to help pay for the $600 million class-action settlement it agreed to over its disastrous 2023 train derailment near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border and the toxic chemicals that were released and burned.

An island-wide blackout hit Puerto Rico this week, leaving 1.4 million customers without power and more than 400,000 without water.

As cities and counties across the state debate the issue, the Florida Senate on Wednesday passed a bill that would prevent local governments from adding fluoride to water supplies.

It happens every spring along a section of road north of Russia’s second-largest city of St. Petersburg: Volunteers, some in yellow vests, patrol near the Sestroretsk Bog natural reserve, and become crossing guards for thousands of toads and frogs.

President Donald Trump's escalating trade war with China means hopeful solar buyers may have a much harder time getting systems installed in the U.S. in coming months.

It might seem strange, but those flocks of shorebirds and seabirds you see on Northeast Florida’s beaches actually prefer not to nest on our sandy shores, if they have a choice. Unfortunately, in Northeast Florida, the birds are running out of those rooftop options as a lot of businesses change their roofing style.

The Trump administration has issued an order to stop construction on a major offshore wind project to power more than 500,000 New York homes, the latest in a series of moves targeting the industry.

The Trump administration plans to rewrite part of the Endangered Species Act that prohibits harming the habitats of endangered and threatened species.

Development such as golf courses, pickleball courts and luxury lodges would be prohibited at Florida state parks under legislation passed Wednesday by the state House following a public outcry against such projects that were pushed by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration.

One of Florida’s biggest citrus growers plans to build a 3,000-acre (1,200 hectare) community in southwest Florida, just months after announcing it was abandoning its citrus-growing operations

A federal judge says some nonprofits awarded billions for a so-called green bank to finance clean energy and climate-friendly projects cannot have their contracts scrapped and must have access to some of the frozen money.

Waste from coal plants was one of the Trump administration's recent deregulatory targets.

The city of Fernandina Beach is bracing for a legal showdown with Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM), which runs a pulp mill in the city.

An unusual convoy is nearing Argentina’s lush border with Brazil, after snaking through traffic-snarled roads for hours.

The Trump administration has granted nearly 70 coal-fired power plants a two-year exemption from federal requirements to reduce emissions of toxic chemicals such as mercury, arsenic and benzene.

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to release billions of dollars meant to finance climate and infrastructure projects across the country.

Two Belgian teenagers have been charged in Kenya with wildlife piracy after they were found with thousands of ants packed in test tubes in what Kenyan authorities said was part of a trend in trafficking smaller and lesser known species.

A recent amendment to Peru’s Forestry and Wildlife Law has sparked intense backlash from environmental groups and Indigenous organizations.

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson says the Federal Emergency Management Agency has denied the state's request for emergency relief funds to help repair damage from a deadly bomb cyclone in November.

Sea turtle nesting season begins May 1, and St. Johns County officials are asking residents, visitors, and businesses to help protect the turtles’ natural habitat by observing all nesting season laws and regulations.

Chinese giant automaking company BYD bought Ford Motor Co.'s former facilities in Brazil and has promised to run the company’s largest plant outside China in the hardscrabble city of Camacari in northeastern Bahia state.

A beloved pet tortoise named Myrtle has been reunited with its family in Mississippi weeks after disappearing during a deadly tornado outbreak.

After years of a shortened crab fishing season aimed at preventing whale entanglements off the West Coast, California crabbers are experimenting with a new fishing method that allows them to stay on the water longer while keeping the marine mammals safe.

Signs of renewal are underway at the Buffalo Trace Distillery in Kentucky since the floodwaters have receded.

Federal regulators have ordered the operator of the Keystone Pipeline to take several corrective actions after a rupture caused 147,000 gallons of oil to spill onto farmland in North Dakota.

President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs could cause planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions to drop temporarily, but that won’t help the climate long-term.

Colombia’s capital has always seemed immune to water scarcity, nestled among cloud-kissed Andean peaks and known for steady rainfall.

Across the United States, more than 440 national parks and 7,400 urban parks offer a variety of recreational green spaces for people and pets.

Comedians have long used jokes to raise awareness of serious problems, and many are now turning the gaze to climate change.

Hundreds of school districts around the U.S. may have to abandon plans to acquire electric buses after the EPA froze the latest round of money that was part of President Biden’s infrastructure law.

Fatou, the oldest gorilla living in captivity worldwide, is getting ready for her 68th birthday in style.

Dozens of oyster beds are being placed along the Trout River, starting at Riverview Park on Jacksonville’s Northside as part of a new $20,000 grant to improve the water quality in Northeast Florida.

Many of the world’s largest shipping nations have agreed to impose a minimum fee on every ton of greenhouse gases emitted by ships above certain thresholds in what's effectively the first global tax on greenhouse gas emissions.

While American consumers and markets wonder and worry about President Donald Trump’s on-again, off-again tariffs, Gulf coast shrimpers are cheering him on.

U.S. regulators have concluded a monthslong review of their environmental permit for Hyundai's $7.6 billion electric vehicle plant in Georgia, finding that no changes are needed.

Workers have recovered thousands of gallons of crude oil from an underground pipeline spill on North Dakota farmland.

President Donald Trump’s nominee to oversee an agency that manages a quarter-billion acres of public land has withdrawn her nomination.

Outdoor enthusiasts are worried about the loss of their favorite vistas as President Donald Trump's administration considers weakening a 26-year-old rule designed to improve visibility over national parks and wilderness areas.

A new executive order from President Donald Trump that's part of his effort to invigorate energy production launches the possibility that his Department of Justice will go to court against state laws aimed at slashing planet-warming greenhouse gas pollution from fossil fuels.

President Donald Trump has long complained about modern rules that limit water flow for showerheads, making it harder for him to wash his “beautiful hair."

An Alabama teen who narrowly survived a fierce shark attack last year is asking her state's lawmakers to support the creation of a new alert system.

Augusta National looks as pristine as ever on the eve of the Masters.

The company behind a massive proposed carbon pipeline in the Midwestern U.S. filed hundreds of lawsuits against landowners in recent years.

The company behind a massive proposed carbon pipeline in the Midwestern U.S. filed hundreds of lawsuits against landowners in recent years.

Lego has opened a $1 billion factory in Vietnam that it says will make toys without adding planet-warming gas to the atmosphere by relying entirely on clean energy.

With the first U.N. climate talks in the Amazon approaching, thousands of Indigenous people marched Tuesday in Brazil’s capital, demanding the state guarantee and expand their rights to traditional lands as part of the solution to the world’s climate crisis.

A waiver issued by the Department of Homeland Security allows the federal government to bypass environmental regulations and begin construction immediately on stretches of the border wall in Southern California.

The nearly 2,700-mile Keystone oil pipeline was shut down Tuesday morning after it ruptured in North Dakota, halting the flow of millions of gallons of crude oil from Canada to refineries in the U.S. and potentially leading to higher gasoline prices.

President Donald Trump has signed four executive orders aimed at boosting coal, a reliable but polluting energy source that’s long been in decline.

After days of deluges overfilled rivers to near-record levels across Kentucky, residents are anxious to return to their flooded homes and assess what is salvageable.

The National Weather Service is no longer providing translations of its products after its contract with an artificial intelligence company was allowed to lapse.

Global chemical manufacturer Bayer wants the U.S. Supreme Court to halt thousands of lawsuits alleging it failed to warn a popular weedkiller could case cancer.

The historic Buffalo Trace Distillery has temporarily closed after deadly flooding ravaging Kentucky swept into its facilities, forcing the popular bourbon company to turn away the public and staff.

Beach tilling in St. Johns County to help maintain sea turtle nesting habitats began on April 3 and will continue in phases throughout the week.

Rivers rose and flooding worsened across the U.S. South and Midwest, threatening communities already waterlogged and badly damaged by days of heavy rain and storms that killed at least 23 people.

The role of dogs in Italian alpine rescues is becoming more important as the number of people caught by avalanches increases — up by 50% over the last 25 years.

Rivers rose and flooding worsened across the U.S. South and Midwest, threatening communities already waterlogged and badly damaged by days of heavy rain and wind that killed at least 18 people.

Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail that runs through three western states is already challenging.

Nations are trying to reach an agreement to charge commercial vessels a fee for their emissions in what would effectively be the world’s first global carbon tax.

Another round of torrential rain and flash flooding has come for parts of the South and Midwest already heavily waterlogged by days of severe storms that also spawned some deadly tornadoes.

The federal government wants the number of offices that oversee U.S. mine safety laws to align more with a shrinking coal industry.

Stanley “Goose” Stewart, who survived the Upper Big Branch coal mine disaster that killed 29 workers 15 years ago Saturday, calls a recommendation by the Trump administration to close three dozen offices of the Mine Safety and Health Administration across the country “idiotic.”.

Rara Sekar, an Indonesian singer, draws inspiration from nature as she encourages people to return to simple living as a way to combat climate change.

The Trump administration is ending a key program used by communities to pay for projects designed to help them prepare for natural disasters like flooding and fires.

Industry groups representing hundreds of chemical and petrochemical manufacturers are seeking blanket exemptions from federal requirements to reduce emissions of toxic chemicals such as mercury, arsenic and benzene.

President Donald Trump's administration has rolled back environmental protections around future logging projects on more than half of U.S. national forests under an emergency designation issued Friday that cites the dangers of wildfires.

A Southeast Louisiana jury ruled oil company Chevron must pay more than $740 million dollars to restore damage it caused to coastal wetlands following a landmark trial more than a decade in the making.

Data obtained by The Associated Press shows that close to half of the local National Weather Service forecast offices have 20% vacancy rates as severe weather chugs across the nation’s heartland.

An average of 1,200 tornadoes hit yearly, and the United States will probably get more killer supercells spawning tornadoes and hail as the world warms.

One big loser in President Donald Trump’s escalating trade war is likely to be the U.S. electric vehicle industry.

The Julington Durbin Creek Preserve, which is part of the Timucuan Parks Foundation, is on a peninsula at the confluence of Julington and Durbin creeks.