At a Glance Over the past 50 years, 39 of the park's glaciers have shrunk dramatically, some by as much as 85 percent.Of the 150 glaciers that existed it the park in the late 19th century, only 26 remain. Glacier National Park is losing its namesake glaciers and new research shows just how quickly: Over the past 50 years, 39 of the park's glaciers have shrunk dramatically, some by as much as 85 percent. Of the 150 glaciers that existed...

At a Glance An 84-gallon oil spill was reported earlier this week at the Dakota Access Pipeline in Tulare, South Dakota.The spill was quickly cleaned up and posed no risk to residents or wildlife nearby.Members of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe warned that this is just the beginning of the pipeline's problems. Officials said 84 gallons of oil leaked from the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline in the town of Tulare, South Dakota, earlier this week. The leak occurred , according...

A Norwegian fertilizer company announcedit will construct the world's first fully electric, autonomous and emissions-free container ship. YARA said in a Wednesday that its proposed vessel, the YARA Birkeland – named for company founder Kristian Birkeland – will become the world's first fully electric-powered ship and will begin operations in the latter part of 2018. The company, in partnership withKongsberg, said the new vessel will reduce harmful emissions and improve road safety by removing up to 40,000 truck journeysit has...

At a Glance Rarely has a human set foot on Henderson Island in the South Pacific.Its pristine beauty is marred by hundreds of pieces of garbage that washes ashore every single day. A remote island in the South Pacific, known as Henderson Island, was once considered one of the most pristine islands in the world, untouched by humans. Sadly,it now more resembles a garbage dump than a deserted island. In ,biologist Jennifer Lavers, a marine ecotoxicologist from the University of...

At a Glance More than 26,000 people responded to an EPA call for comments on which regulations to repeal, modify or replace.The vast majority of responders said don't change a thing. One person simply wrote the word "No"1,665 times. Following President Donald Trump's February executive order instructing agencies to review which rules and regulations should be eliminated, replaced or modified, the Environmental Protection Agency asked the public for comments to help officials make those decisions. The agency received more than...

Exposed bedrock at Isla Vista beach, California. (Alex Snyder/U.S. Geological Survey) At a Glance Research shows that California's coastline is in dire straights because of rising sea levels.The price tag associated with coastal infrastructure loss will be staggering, researchers note. California risks losing thousands of miles of its iconic coastline as climate-driven sea levels rise faster than anyone anticipated, a new report says. Theconducted by the California Ocean Protection Council Science Advisory Team determined thatif nothing changes, California’s coastal waters...

German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, right, is accompanied by Aker ASA chairman, Norwegian Kjell Inge Rokke during his visit at the company's site on Aug. 22, 2005, in Wismar, northern Germany. (Jens Buettner/AFP/Getty Images) At a Glance Kjell Inge Røkke is using his fortune to build a 596-foot marine research ship.The ship will be capable of collecting up to 5 tons of plastic garbage in the world's oceans each day. A former Norwegian fisherman turned self-made billionaire sayshe will give away...

The photo above shows the largest ever wind turbine built with LEGO bricks. It was built to celebrate the LEGO Group balancing 100 percent of its energy use with energy from renewable sources. (The LEGO Group) In celebration of using 100 percent renewable energy sources to balance its energy use, the LEGO Group has built the largest ever wind turbine made out of its signature plastic bricks. The renowned toy company has reached this milestone three years earlier than it...

This rendering shows how Roosegaarde’s design would funnel smog in and push out clean air. (Studio Roosegaarde) A Dutch inventor has designed a new bicycle thatcleans polluted air while the rider pedals. Daan Roosegaarde calls his invention the Smog Free bicycle. It worksby sucking in polluted air into a contraption located on the front of the bike that filters the air before releasing cleaner, purified air back towards the rider. According to Architectural Digest, Roosegaarde was in emerging markets like...

The Department of Interior removed a line about climate change causing sea level rise from their press release. ...

Summit Lake is usually buzzing this time of year, but a dangerous bloom of toxic algae has forced everyone out of the water. KING-TV said the Thurston County Public Health Department . Summit Lake, just west of Olympia, Washington, is also a water source for many homeowners. (WATCH: ) Health officials say it's not safe to drink from the faucet, shower, do laundryor cook with tap water, even if using a filtration system. Boiling won't help either. It's unclear how...

Permafrost peatland in the Arctic. (Tarmo Virtanen) is among the biggest climate change issues. That’s because it contains billions of tons of carbon that, if it melts, will be released in the form of, an even more potent greenhouse gas. Less studied is what happens to the 67 billion tons of nitrogen stored in the currently frozen soil. New research shows that a permafrost meltdown could cause that nitrogen to be released as nitrous oxide, a greenhouse gas that’s nearly...

Tobacco is not only detrimental to humanhealth, it is also harming the environment, the World Health Organization says in a new study. According to in conjunction with Wednesday's World No Tobacco Day 2017, WHO noted that for the first time in its history, researchers associated with the United Nations organization studied the environmental impacts linked to the cultivation oftobacco,and made some troubling discoveries. The scientists found that tobacco wastecontains more than 7,000 toxic chemicals that poison the environment. WHO noted...