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An oil spill in water.

Tech

Power failure sent Illinois oil-brine spill coursing 150 miles toward the Mississippi River

An adult orangutan and a baby orangutan interact among green foliage.

Outdoors

Snapshot of hugging orangutans in Indonesia spotlights a rainforest icon at the start of life

Wildfire smoke in Spain.

Tech

In France and Spain, the biggest danger from wildfires isn't the flames — it's the smoke

A flooded street in Coney Island.

Outdoors

Coney Island streets flood fast as heavy rain pounds the city

A wet street near a building with a sign and several parked cars on a rainy day.

Outdoors

In Georgia, a driver says 'I'll take the long way home' as flash flooding blocks his route

A hand holds a matchstick with a small flame against a blurred background of burning embers.

Business

In California, wildfire wagers are booming, and experts fear an arson incentive

A close-up image of an electric meter displaying kilowatt-hour readings.

Business

Florida groups push utility reform as electric bills climb by $900 a year

An oil spill on a beach.

Tech

Off Oman, oil spill from grounded UK-sanctioned tanker reaches shore and pushes out to sea

Low levels of water at a lake.

Tech

Lower river flows may concentrate PFAS in tap water, researcher says

A frozen landscape with patches of ice and water reflecting the surroundings.

Tech

Russia's Arctic topped 90 degrees as stations near the Arctic Circle smashed heat records

A person in gloves holds a small snake and a larger snake in a veterinary setting.

Tech

In Australia, a new fungal disease is hitting wild snakes, and no one knows where it came from

A person showing flooding.

Outdoors

In Canada, residents were still cleaning up from record floods when more 'insane' flooding hit