3M to stop making hazardous ‘forever chemicals’ starting in 2025
PFAS or “forever chemicals” are found in household products like shampoo, dental floss, and cosmetics. The chemicals have been linked to health issues including some cancers and low birth weight.
U.S. Senate advances water bills for tribes in Arizona
One measure approved on Dec. 19 would give the Colorado River Indian Tribes in northwestern Arizona the ability to lease water from the Colorado River.
US Postal Service announces $9.6B investment in new electric vehicle fleet while operating at a loss
USPS announced billions of dollars in new spending to switch from gas-powered mail trucks to new electric vehicles within the next five years.
More questions than answers at Colorado River water meetings
The Colorado provides drinking water to 40 million people, irrigation for millions of acres of agriculture and hydropower in the U.S. Southwest.
Controversial auction of 100-plus pristine Indonesian islands delayed
The Widi Reserve near Bali includes more than 100 islands with white sand beaches and hundreds of rare and endangered species.
Twitter suspends account that tracked Elon Musk's private jet
“He said this is free speech and he’s doing the opposite,” the 20-year-old college student who started the flight-tracking account said.
IOC delays selection of 2030 Winter Olympics host due to climate change concerns
Climate change is putting uncertainties on to future Winter Games.
Colorado River water users convening amid 'dire' drought concerns
The two largest reservoirs on the river, Lake Mead and Lake Powell, are at unprecedented low levels.
Environmentalists want jaguars reintroduced to US Southwest
An environmental group petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to help reintroduce the jaguar to the Southwest, where it roamed for hundreds of thousands of years before being whittled down to just one of the big cats known to survive in the region.
Former White House chef says climate change will make products like coffee, wine 'largely unavailable'
Sam Kass, who served as the primary chef of the Obama family in the White House warned that a number of the world's most valuable commodities will be “largely unavailable" in the next several decades.
6.0-magnitude earthquake shakes southern Mexico
A strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake shook southern Mexico Sunday morning.
Mauna Loa eruption may end soon, scientists say
The Hawaiian mountain's first eruption in nearly 40 years may end soon, scientists say.
Doctors remove lung from dog that nearly died after inhaling fungus found in soil
An Illinois family nearly lost their 3-year-old black lab after he likely inhaled a fungus living in soil around his home.
Massive oil spill in Kansas biggest in Keystone history, federal data finds
A Canada-based energy company says 14,000 barrels of oil spilled into a creek in a rural area more than 100 miles northwest of Kansas City.
Cliff collapse: SkyFOX video shows massive landslide in Palos Verdes Estates
The landslide sent mud, dirt, rocks and debris down the cliff to RAT Beach underneath.
Oldest DNA reveals what life was like in Greenland 2 million years ago
Scientists have discovered the oldest known DNA and used it to reveal what life was like 2 million years ago in the northern tip of Greenland.
Initial Thanksgiving western monarch butterfly count shows promise with highest total in 20 years
The preliminary western monarch butterfly count found more than 300,000 monarch butterflies across 183 sites in California.
How SRP is thinning forests to prevent wildfires, keep power lines safe in Arizona
If you’re a Salt River Project customer, your power to turn your TV on comes from hundreds of miles away. The lines that carry it run through dense forests that are prone to wildfires. FOX 10’s Steve Nielsen has the details on a massive undertaking that’s done between the trees to keep our lights on.
‘New to science’: At least 2 minerals discovered in meteorite that crashed in Somalia
The minerals have been named after the town of El Ali, where the meteorite crashed in Somalia, and “elkinstantonite,” after planetary scientist Lindy Elkins-Tanton.
Why are earliest sunsets upon us now despite being more than 2 weeks from winter solstice?
The earliest and latest sunrises and sunsets don’t coincide with the solstices -- here's why.