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California sues ExxonMobil and says it lied about plastics recycling
California is suing ExxonMobil for allegedly deceiving the public for half a century by promising that recycling would address the global plastics pollution crisis. His office filed a lawsuit Monday. It’s separate from a complaint filed by nonprofit environmental organizations. ExxonMobil is one of the world’s largest producers of plastics. The lawsuits allege the company misled the public through statements...
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Why an Alaska island is using peanut butter to find a rat that might not exist
A purported sighting of a rat wouldn’t get much attention in many places around the world. But it caused a stir earlier this year on Alaska’s St. Paul Island.
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San Diego nonprofit plants trees to provide shade, helping with summer heat
There’s a more environmental way to beat the heat, according to NBC 7 meteorologist Brooke Martell. For the last decade, local nonprofit Tree San Diego has been working to make sure there’s enough shade from trees to go around.
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Invasive beetles are killing San Diego County's oak trees — and the bugs on the move
A drive to the mountains in San Diego County means you’re surrounded by nature, trees especially, which have been facing a major threat from something so small you might not even notice it.
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Invasive beetles are killing San Diego County's oak trees — and the bugs on the move
NBC 7’s Brooke Martell explains how dying oak trees are a major threat for wildfires.
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California emits the most greenhouse gas from termite treatment in US, study shows
While termite treatment may help get rid of one problem, a new study from Scripps scientists shows the chemicals used in it are hurting our atmosphere.
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New study shows termite treatment raises environmental concerns
While termite treatment may help get rid of one problem, a new study from Scripps scientists shows the chemicals used in it are hurting our atmosphere. NBC 7’s Brooke Martell reports.
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Grizzly bears are set to be reintroduced to Washington state, after years of debate
Grizzly bears will be reintroduced to Washington state’s North Cascades mountain range, the federal government said this week — a decision that followed years of bitterly divided debate.
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Lab-grown diamonds come with sparkling price tags, but many have cloudy sustainability claims
Lab-created diamonds come with sparkling claims: that they are ethically made by machines running on renewable energy. But many don’t live up to these claims.
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Latest EPA assessment shows almost no improvement in river and stream nitrogen pollution
The EPA’s newest assessment of water quality and nutrient pollution in U.S. rivers and streams shows almost no progress on cutting the nitrogen pollution that comes primarily from farm chemical runoff.
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California becomes 2nd state to OK rules for turning wastewater into drinking water
California regulators are preparing to vote on new rules for turning recycled wastewater into drinking water.
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U.S. regulators will review car-tire chemical that kills salmon, upon request from West Coast tribes
Federal regulators will review the use of a chemical found in tires after a petition from Native American tribes in California and Washington states.
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A fight over precious groundwater in a rural California town is rooted in carrots
In a remote, dry patch of California farm country, a battle is raging over carrots. Or rather, over the groundwater where they’re growing northwest of Los Angeles.
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UN kicks off Climate Week as phasing out fossil fuels becomes priority
The heat is about to be turned up on fossil fuels, the United States and President Joe Biden.
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Hudson River swimmer completes 315-mile trek
Endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh completed the trek to raise awareness of the need for clean rivers.
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‘Like a Russian roulette': US military firefighters grapple with unknowns of PFAS exposure
Federal research linking “forever chemicals” to testicular cancer confirms what U.S. military personnel long suspected. But as they seek testing for PFAS exposure, many wonder what to do with the results. There’s no medical treatment yet.
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Paper and bamboo straws contain PFAS chemicals more often than plastic straws do, study finds
Some paper and bamboo straws contain so-called “forever chemicals” that could make them a less-than-ideal alternative to plastic, researchers have found.
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China bans seafood from Japan after the Fukushima nuclear plant released wastewater into the sea
Japan’s tsunami-wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has begun releasing its first batch of treated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean.
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Conditions are ripe for a global coral bleaching event: ‘Florida is just the tip of the iceberg'
Florida’s coral reefs are getting hit the hardest by marine heatwaves right now, but conditions are ripe for a global coral bleaching event, NOAA says.
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Livestock pollution: EPA denies tougher regulations for large farms
The Biden administration is rejecting a plea from environmentalists to toughen regulation of large livestock farms that release manure and other pollutants into waterways.