The president wants to circumvent environmental regulations to expand timber production, something sought by homebuilders and the construction industry.

The move to discontinue the four-year agreement — which comes amid the White House's efforts to slash the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's budget — leaves the fishery organization’s p...

NOAA's Ocean Acidification Program prepares us for the impacts of ocean acidification through research and interdisciplinary partnerships.

Scores of employees working to ensure offshore wind has a low impact on whales, birds, and other wildlife were cut in a major round of layoffs at the…

Federal workers who were not let go said the afternoon layoffs included meteorologists who do crucial local forecasts in National Weather Service offices across the U.S.

The recommendation by Lee Zeldin, the agency's administrator, could upend existing and future regulations on climate change.

Firm confirms plans to scale back green energy efforts and ‘fundamentally reset’ strategy

Lynn Dekleva, who recently took a senior role at the agency, once led an aggressive effort by industry to block regulations on formaldehyde.

After BOEM rescinded its protection efforts aimed at slowing ship traffic, there is little to save the whale from extinction.

The Trump administration’s sweeping cuts to the federal workforce are impacting the only national refuge created specifically for threatened manatees.

Federal dollars have bankrolled some of humanity's biggest breakthroughs.

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The move would run counter to a Biden administration push to cut back on single-use plastic, which was considered a milestone.

Earth’s prolonged streak of abnormal heat continued into 2025 despite the arrival of La Niña ocean conditions, which typically bring cooler temperatures.

A spokeswoman for Lee Zeldin, the new head of the agency, said the goal was to create an “effective and efficient” federal work force.

Rising home-insurance costs and more homeowners spurning some risky neighborhoods will drive these declines, according to First Street.

The New York Times, NBC News, NPR and Politico will be replaced by outlets including the right-wing site Breitbart News as part of a “new annual media rotation,” a spokesman said.

A science-oriented advocacy group says the Earth is moving closer to destruction. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists said Tuesday that they've moved their “Doomsday Clock” to 89 seconds to midnight...

The year of extreme weather began with floods and ended with a drought, and set a new record high average annual temperature across the state.

Swedish government proposal to amend legislation, paving the way for a future ban on bottom trawling in Swedish marine protected areas.

A top aide to the president-elect wants tighter control over the National Climate Assessment.

Since 2010, sea levels at a gauge in Savannah, Georgia have risen by more than 7 inches. Similar trends in sea level rise are happening across the U.S. South.

Rising carbon dioxide levels are driving an increase in the ocean’s acidity – and this change is sinking deeper as emissions increase, putting even more marine organisms at risk

WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 25, 2024) – The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and NOAA today announced $139 million in new grants to support nature-based solutions for coastal resilience in ...

Temperatures have become too warm in the southern parts of the Gulf of Maine for kelp forests, a foundation for marine life. Much kelp has disappeared and been replaced by red algae.