BOSTON — Just in time for the Fourth of July.

Phones were lighting up across the region on Thursday with the first shark alert of the season, as vacationers flock to the beach.

A great white shark was spotted close to a beach in Chatham, where sharks throughout the summer and fall hunt for seals.

“!! SHARK ALERT !!” shark researcher ...Read more

Chemical giant Monsanto has argued for years that if the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approves a pesticide label without requiring a cancer warning, states cannot hold its manufacturer liable in court for failing to warn consumers about cancer risks. The U.S. Supreme Court agreed, in a ruling issued on June 25, 2026, though some ...Read more

GRANBY, Colo. — High in the Rocky Mountains, spring-fed streams and ponds have vanished, leaving patches of cracked mud in what were once spongy meadows.

This year has been so extremely warm and arid that the mountains have remained largely snowless. The water-generating source of the Colorado River, its headwaters, is drying up.

“I grew ...Read more

Apple Inc. is in negotiations to purchase chips from two Chinese semiconductor makers on a Pentagon blacklist to help reduce the impact of a global memory shortage that’s forced the company to raise prices across its product line.

The iPhone maker is seeking to buy memory components from ChangXin Memory Technologies Inc. and Yangtze Memory ...Read more

If you have ever hiked in the high peaks of Colorado, the Wasatch Range in Utah or the Tetons in Wyoming, you’ve almost certainly seen a rock glacier, perhaps without even knowing it.

Rock glaciers are slow-moving masses of rock debris and ice that flow downhill the same way that glaciers do, but they are covered by a thick layer of...Read more

A federal lawsuit alleging that gas companies in California are colluding to keep prices high through their use of AI-powered software will test the state's antitrust law at a time of growing concerns about the effects of technology on the high cost of living.

Filed on behalf of three drivers last week, the proposed class-action lawsuit accuses...Read more

BOSTON — As the town of Newbury and residents of Plum Island are locked in a dispute over flying American flags during this week’s Independence Day celebrations and protecting endangered shorebirds, a nonprofit is planning to sue U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services to add more protections.

The Center for Biological Diversity sent a letter to U....Read more

Data center projects continue to generate controversy around the country. In part, that’s because a variety of different groups have competing interests – some in favor of them, some opposed and others with no direct view on data centers themselves, but with concerns that relate to aspects of data center operations and effects.

As...Read more

A former software manager at Wisk Aero, Boeing’s autonomous air taxi subsidiary, has accused Wisk of rushing software testing and retaliating against her for raising safety concerns.

Briahna O’Neill said she was fired from Wisk in March 2025 after filing two internal safety reports alleging company executives pushed engineers to reduce ...Read more

Millions of Americans are facing heat advisories ahead of the July Fourth holiday as a major heat wave spreads across large parts of the central and eastern United States.

For many people, this is the time of year for cookouts, beach trips and other outdoor activities. Soccer fans are packing into stadiums for World Cup matches. But ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Federal officials have set a date to round up and relocate 450 wild horses they say are damaging Mono Lake’s famed limestone tufas and posing a threat to drivers. The move is hailed by environmentalists but heartbreaking for tribes and horse lovers who have fought to stop it.

On July 8, the Inyo National Forest will begin ...Read more

When you have a battery that can do small tasks such as charging your smartphone, filling your pool floats and jump-starting your car, you have a winner. That's why you can’t beat the GOOLOO 6000A portable battery.

It’s easy to call this the ultimate portable battery to keep in every vehicle. Beyond providing emergency assistance, its ...Read more

I had a fun exchange with a reader a few weeks back when I asked for topics people wanted to see in this space – especially for seniors.

“My vocabulary doesn’t include technological terms. Never learned them in school so communicating with tech support is tough since I simply don’t understand the language nor can I visualize anything ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California on Tuesday moved a step closer to reintroducing grizzly bears, the quarter-ton predators that once roamed the Golden State but have been locally extinct for more than a century.

A bill to study the feasibility of bringing back the omnivorous animals passed the Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee 8-2. ...Read more

NASA announced four new contracts for commercial lunar landers for the agency’s moon plans, but dropped news that it’s toying with the idea of sending to the moon a sister rover to the ones currently active on Mars.

“It’s existed. You just didn’t know its name,” said NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman during a Tuesday update. “It�...Read more

Blue Origin revealed its plans for a rebuilt launch complex at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station after the explosion of a New Glenn rocket destroyed much of the pad in May.

The Jeff Bezos company released video renderings of an updated launch tower design and new method for New Glenn to get ready for launch that includes rolling out to the pad...Read more

To help people who are affected by pollution and other environmental harms, it’s common sense to first get a detailed picture of who they are and where they are. My research shows what can be gained – by policymakers and the broader public – from detailed environmental data and highlights what is lost when it’s not collected.

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LOS ANGELES — For the next five years, the Environmental Protection Agency has indicated it will not require public water utilities to test for microplastics or pharmaceuticals in drinking water, according to a proposed rule published in the Federal Register.

On Friday, the EPA submitted a list of chemicals it plans to test for under the ...Read more

As the roar of a helicopter intensified, an unusual sight came into view: Suspended beneath the aircraft was a bighorn sheep. As soon as it reached the ground, a team of veterinarians and wildlife biologists moved in with practiced precision.

Monday was the second day of an effort led by the Nevada Department of Wildlife to relocate 39 sheep in...Read more