While the world rightfully focuses on the COVID-19 pandemic, the planet is still warming. This summer's Antarctic weather, as elsewhere in the world, was unprecedented in the observed record.
Maryland officials say they plan to test a Chesapeake Bay tributary and oysters in St. Mary's County after a local resident found high levels of toxic chemicals in his tidal creek - a category of contaminants that have been traced to military and industrial sites nationwide.
A state agency is requiring homes on cliffs to be built farther away from the water because of sea-level rise. That's igniting legal challenges from property owners, who say they're on the front line of aggressive adaptation policies.
Toxic fluorinated chemicals known as PFAS are now confirmed or suspected in ground and surface water at 678 military installations, including 16 in Michigan, according to a new analysis by the Environmental Working Group.
A $77 million environmental cleanup along the Ashley River is ongoing, preparing a 133-acre site for the largest development ever on the Charleston peninsula.
Nearly half a century since they were first formally surveyed in 1973, the kelp forests beyond the southernmost tip of South America remain relatively unchanged.
The 2019 Chesapeake Bay-wide winter dredge survey suggests the population of blue crabs increased nearly 60 percent, from 372 million in 2018 to 594 million in 2019, according to information from the Chesapeake Bay Program's newly released report.
While San Franciscans are maintaining an appropriate 6-foot separation and avoiding crowds at the beach, our local sea stars aren't following any of the guidance.
The Gulf of Maine is warming faster than 99% of the world’s oceans. Researchers will study whether that’s having an impact on young lobsters and their success in growing to adulthood.
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