The motorsport organization has no plans for an EV-only racing series at this time.
NASCAR unveils EV prototype at Chicago Street Race
Category: Environment
Persistent heat wave in the US expected to shatter new records as it bakes West and swelters in East
Forecasters say a long-running heat wave that has already shattered previous records across the U.S. will persist, baking parts of the West with dangerous temperatures that will soar into the 100s.
Landmarks: ‘Globally rare’ habitat in Lockport gets an $8 million boost, Army Corps attention
Landmarks: Lockport Prairie Nature Preserve, a habitat virtually untouched since the ice age, gets an $8 million Army Corps boost.
Mount Everest’s highest camp is littered with frozen garbage, and cleanup is likely to take years
The Nepal government-funded team of soldiers and Sherpas removed 24,000 pounds of garbage, four dead bodies and a skeleton from Everest during this year’s climbing season.
Hurricane Beryl churns toward Mexico after leaving destruction in Jamaica and eastern Caribbean
Hurricane Beryl ripped off roofs in Jamaica, jumbled fishing boats in Barbados and damaged or destroyed 95% of homes on a pair of islands in St. Vincent and the Grenadines before rumbling past the Cayman Islands early Thursday.
Blazing hot surfaces are a danger for catastrophic burn injuries in the urban desert Southwest
Sizzling sidewalks and unshaded playgrounds are a danger for catastrophic burn injuries as air temperatures reach new summer highs in desert cities like Phoenix and Las Vegas.
GM will pay $146 million in penalties because 5.9 million older vehicles emit excess carbon dioxide
General Motors will pay nearly $146 million in penalties to the federal government because 5.9 million of its older vehicles don’t comply with emissions and fuel economy standards.
To save spotted owls, US officials plan to kill hundreds of thousands of another owl species
To save the imperiled spotted owl from potential extinction, U.S. wildlife officials are embracing a contentious plan to deploy trained shooters into dense West Coast forests to kill almost a half-million barred owls that are crowding out their smaller cousins.
With nests on telephone poles, once-endangered osprey are flying high in Cook County
Forest preserve program aims to increase the number of ospreys in the Chicago area by constructing towering nesting platforms.
Hurricane season 2024 is here. Here’s how to stay prepared
Hurricane season is upon us, and emergency management officials are urging residents to stay prepared. Unlike previous hurricane seasons, this summer brings record hot temperatures nationwide and an early onset of storms.