Scientists have detected several thousand earthquakes, the vast majority of them with small magnitudes, in just over two weeks near Greece’s volcanic island of Santorini, the University of Athens’ crisis management committee said Tuesday, adding that a larger quake cannot be ruled out.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order to reverse a federal push away from plastic straws, declaring that paper straws “don’t work” and don’t last very long.
Two major winter storms are expected to hit the Midwest this week, with moderate to heavy snowfall in the Chicago area. Between the two storms, residents could see a total of a foot of snow from Wednesday to Saturday.
The Alaska Legislature passed a resolution Friday urging President Donald Trump to reverse course and retain the name of North America’s tallest peak as Denali rather than change it to Mount McKinley.
The town of Porter hopes to build on the advantage of its proximity to the Indiana Dunes parklands by developing a trail of pollinator native gardens throughout the community.
The Trump administration is moving to fire or force out more than 20% of the agency’s Chicago staff.
More than 1,100 EPA employees who work on climate change, reducing air pollution, enforcing environmental laws and other programs were told they could be fired at any time.
Earthquakes rattled Greece’s volcanic island of Santorini every few minutes overnight and into Wednesday as authorities bolstered emergency plans in case the hundreds of temblors over the past few days are a harbinger of a larger quake to come.
The waters of Cape Cod Bay are coming for the big brown house perched on the edge of a sandy bluff high above the beach. It’s just a matter of when.
Plan to address gaps in community investment and support those historically overburdened by pollution and severe weather.