The Environmental Protection Agency’s plan to repeal or weaken more than two dozen regulations could deliver a direct blow to California policies on air and water quality standards, electric vehicle initiatives and efforts to curb planet-harming greenhouse gas emissions.

The changes announced this week are geared toward rolling back trillions...Read more

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A SpaceX Falcon 9 surged up through blue skies Friday to send a crew on its way to International Space Station where the pair of NASA astronauts who flew up last summer on Boeing’s Starliner have been waiting for a ride home.

The Crew-10 mission lifted off from KSC’s Launch Pad 39-A at 7:03 p.m. shortly before ...Read more

Every year as part of the city’s St. Patrick’s Day celebrations, thousands of onlookers clad in green cheer on a boat crew sprinkling orange powder into the Chicago River to turn it a festive shade.

But with the federal government considering sweeping rollbacks to environmental protections, this Saturday many may wonder: How will the bright...Read more

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — SpaceX will try again Friday evening to launch the replacement crew to the International Space Station where the pair of NASA astronauts who flew up last summer on Boeing’s Starliner have been waiting for a ride home.

A Falcon 9 rocket on the Crew-10 mission is set to lift off from KSC’s Launch Pad 39-A at 7:...Read more

In response to President Donald Trump’s declaration of a “national energy emergency,” the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently listed hundreds of energy and infrastructure projects that would be eligible for fast-track permitting.

The projects, which include oil pipelines, natural gas power plants and mining projects, were ...Read more

When President Trump returned to the White House, tech executives from Apple, OpenAI, Oracle and other companies pledged to create thousands of jobs, fuel innovation and invest billions of dollars in the United States.

But technology stocks have been on a bumpy ride this year as trade disputes and the future of artificial intelligence have ...Read more

Deep in the Amazon, Canaima National Park in Venezuela is a green wonderland. Home to Angel Falls, the tallest uninterrupted waterfall in the world at more than 3,200 feet, it serves as a source of national pride, a showcase of the country’s uniqueness and natural beauty, the Venezuelan equivalent of the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone and Niagara ...Read more

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The astronauts left behind on the International Space Station when NASA sent the Boeing Starliner home are expected to return to Earth in the coming days, but will have to wait at least one more day.

SpaceX scrubbed a Wednesday night launch attempt from KSC’s Launch Pad 39-A because of a hydraulic issue on a clamp arm...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is launching a sweeping overhaul of U.S. environmental mandates in a campaign it billed as the “biggest deregulatory action” of its kind in U.S. history.

The Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday it will formally reconsider more than a dozen Obama- and Biden-era regulations, including ...Read more

The Trump administration announced on March 12, 2025, that it is “reconsidering” more than 30 air pollution regulations in a series of moves that could impact air quality across the United States.

“Reconsideration” is a term used to review or modify a government regulation. While Environmental Protection Agency Administrator ...Read more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The likelihood that Mount Spurr, the closest active volcano to Anchorage, will erupt is increasing, with scientists now saying an eruption is “likely” within weeks or months.

During flights over the volcano on March 7 and 11, scientists with the Alaska Volcano Observatory “measured significantly elevated volcanic gas...Read more

DENVER — The Western Slope’s newest congressman wants to reopen thousands of acres of federal public land across Colorado to energy development and reduce protections for wildlife habitat.

It’s a move that conservationists said would reverse years of federal planning, ignore environmental assessments and sideline public input. With ...Read more

After every federal employee received an email asking them to list their recent accomplishments, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk took to his social media platform X, warning any employee who didn't respond would be terminated. NASA, instead, asserted that replying was optional and that its leadership would handle the matter.

Two weeks after the clash, the...Read more

The astronauts left behind on the International Space Station when NASA sent the Boeing Starliner home are expected to return to Earth in the coming days.

Wednesday’s 7:48 p.m. departure of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket topped with a Crew Dragon Endurance spacecraft marks the final portion of a long odyssey for NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and ...Read more

H2O Audio is a company dedicated to seamlessly integrating the power of music into every environment, and obviously, waterproof is high on their list. A lot of the technology integrated into their products is designed by athletes for athletes, emphasizing a line of waterproof headphones guaranteed to give swimmers, runners, cyclists, ...Read more

Rebellion Developments built a name for itself with the success of its “Sniper Elite” series, but the studio has stretched out and explored other genres. “Strange Brigade” was its co-op shooter and it has dabbled with a bit of horror in the “Zombie Army” efforts.

The studio’s latest title is an ambitious project, one that takes ...Read more

This week, we follow up on the topic of cleaning your inkjet printer. I received this message from a reader.

“Your recent column about clogged inkjet nozzles left something out that I experienced recently. I have an Epson ET-2760 inkjet printer. It is about 5 years old, and I probably need to clean the nozzles 2-3 times a year.

"A couple ...Read more

Illinois had a record year for solar growth in 2024 and can now draw enough energy from the sun to power 930,000 homes, according to a new report from the Solar Energy Industries Association and Wood Mackenzie.

Illinois added 2.5 gigawatts of solar capacity last year — nearly doubling the total amount in the state.

Only the sun-kissed states...Read more