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According to a lawsuit, the Great Salt Lake in Utah is decreasing in size at a fast pace and the state has been unsuccessful in preventing it.

In the summer of 2021, the lake reached its lowest level ever, leading to increased focus from Utah’s Republican-controlled Legislature. | Justin Sullivan/Getty Images By Associated Press 09/06/2023 08:01 PM EDT A group of environmental organizations filed a lawsuit on Wednesday, stating that Utah officials are responsible for the near collapse of the Great Salt

Biden plans to revoke the oil drilling permits issued by Trump in the Alaskan wildlife sanctuary.

In this photo with no specified date, a plane can be seen flying above caribou in the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge located in northeast Alaska. The photo was taken by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and shared by AP Photo. By Ben Lefebvre 09/06/2023 02:30 PM EDT Updated: 09/06/2023 05:24

As temperatures become more dangerous, states are refusing to provide cooling assistance to low-income individuals.

Last month, Bobbie Boyd was seen in Fayetteville, Arkansas sitting in her apartment with her grandson, 3-year-old DeAngelo Boyd. The apartment only had one air conditioning unit. According to an analysis by E&E News, over 30 million low-income households who qualify for federal aid to help with air conditioning expenses have not received any funds

As the climate summit in Africa commences, inadequate weather prediction hinders the continent’s readiness for potential challenges.

On January 25, 2022, individuals were seen walking on a flooded road in Chikwawa, Malawi, as captured in a photo by AP. By Associated Press 09/03/2023 06:41 AM EDT In Nairobi, Kenya, many people rely on daily weather forecasts without thinking twice. However, in Africa where there are 1.3 billion people living, most do not

Rewording: The power grid’s resilience during a scorching summer.

Illustration by Claudine Hellmuth for POLITICO, power lines by Andrew Martin from Pixabay, thermometer by Lindsey White from Pixabay, sun flare by PublicDomainPictures.net. By Jason Plautz 09/02/2023 07:00 AM EDT The regulators in charge of the American power system expressed concern about the state of the electricity grid as summer approached, cautioning that high temperatures

NC high school sports lightning, storms policies and rules

North Carolina is no stranger to thunderstorms, in fact, the state has one of the highest number of lightning strike deaths in the country. According to the National Weather Service, North Carolina ranks third in the United States for most lightning deaths between 1959 and 2017. Participating in high school sports could put people at

North Carolina high school sports scoreboard

NickStevensHSOT retweeted HighSchoolOT’s post: This week, 24 former high school baseball players from North Carolina were selected in the MLB Draft. Learn more about them by checking out our updates.— Wed 1:27 p.m. JoelBryantHSOT retweeted CoachTRay_: Red Springs High School is seeking an assistant football coach. We also have vacancies in EC, Alternative Teaching, and

How to stay safe in the heat while playing sports

Summertime in North Carolina means high temperatures, and when you mix in the humidity, the heat can become dangerous for athletes participating in sports practices and contests. Understanding how to stay safe in the heat while playing sports means looking at more than just the temperature. Things like the dew point and wet bulb globe