High Tech High Mesa graduate Kelly Semtner spent the summer studying how plants and fungi exchange nutrients.
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Colorado's big winter means there's still enough snow to ski and snowboard on this Fourth of July weekend. -
After days of smoky conditions caused by Canadian wildfires, some U.S. cities are looking to play it safe this Fourth of July with innovative alternatives to their fireworks displays. -
Several hundred wildfires are continuing to burn across Canada this weekend, with an ongoing impact on impact air quality for vast swaths of the North American continent. -
Northvolt's CEO says the key driver behind the startup is to make Europe self-efficient and less reliant on China for supplies. -
Conservation groups had urged the governor to veto the bill, saying phosphogypsum would hurt water quality and put road construction crews at a higher risk of cancer. -
Three San Diego environmental groups hope their review of local politicians helps voters make informed decisions about environmental policy at the ballot box. -
Environmentalists and project proponents agree: Infrastructure bills crafted by legislators and Newsom are a good compromise. The package aims to speed up lawsuits for solar farms, reservoirs and other infrastructure, and relax protection of some species. -
In Madison, Wis., the air quality was measured at 242 Thursday morning— a "very unhealthy" purple alert rating that many other communities shared, particularly in the Midwest. -
Western tribes are making a last ditch effort to thwart a large lithium mine in a federal appeals court. -
High pressure over central and southern California should bring a warming trend into the weekend with greater warming for inland areas.
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