Pacific Ocean

‘Only Option’: Japan May Dump Fukushima Nuclear Plant Water Into Pacific Ocean

Photo: The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, seen on Feb. 22, 2016. (TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images) Japan’s environment minister said the…

5 years ago

How the 2019 winter washed away California’s drought

Photo: Aerial view of snow-capped Sierra Nevada mountains. Credit: NOAA Monday, March 25th 2019, 11:47 am - Every major reservoir…

6 years ago

U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Hawaii Clean Water Act Case

Degraded coral reefs at Kahekili Beach Park in west Maui, Hawaii. Peter Swarzenski / Usgs In a case watched closely…

6 years ago

Should Rivers Have Rights? A Growing Movement Says It’s About Time

Inspired by indigenous views of nature, a movement to grant a form of legal “personhood” to rivers is gaining some…

6 years ago

Northwest dams agree to spill more water to help salmon, orcas survive

The survival of Puget Sound’s orca population depends on the migration of endangered Chinook salmon. (USFWS) (Courthouse News) Dam operators…

6 years ago