Pollution
Lemon, blacktip, bonnethead and nurse sharks have crowded into the waterway in Buttonwood Harbor.
The new target for limiting planet-warming pollution nearly doubles Obama's goal, highlighting how much time to act was lost during the Trump years.
Seagrasses don't get as much attention as coral reefs, but these "hidden forests" store carbon, keep the water clear and are a vital habitat for marine life.
The activist seeks an upset to become her state's first Democratic senator since Al Gore and the third Black woman elected to the chamber.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
What makes the smoke from these fires dangerous are particles too small for the naked eye to see that can be breathed in and cause respiratory problems.
Republican lawmakers slashed funding for agencies that should be testing water for PFAS, studying health impacts, removing contamination and suing polluters.
Businesses that have paid a collective $52 million in penalties for environmental offenses received up to $32 million in PPP money.
Massachusetts Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey called the agency's actions "extremely troubling."
Coronavirus lockdowns may have temporarily cleaned West Oakland's air, but the pandemic also threatens to take away the funding to keep it that way.
The global lockdowns put in place to combat the coronavirus have also been dramatically reducing pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.