CHARLOTTE AMALIE — As the USVI braces for a potentially devastating hurricane season during a La Niña cooling phase, concerns over environmental protection and storm
Read moreTobago oil spill reaches Bonaire, threatening mangrove and coral ecosystems
KRALENDIJK (Reuters) — The Caribbean island of Bonaire said that oil from a spill near neighboring Tobago had reached its shores, posing a “serious threat
Read moreWildfire grows into 2nd-largest in Texas history and briefly shuts down nuclear weapons facility
FRITCH (AP) — A fast-moving wildfire burning through the Texas Panhandle grew into the second-largest blaze in state history Wednesday, forcing evacuations and triggering power
Read moreBarbudans launch new environmental legal fight in Caribbean against wealthy developers
ST. JOHN’S (AP) — Construction of two private villas inside a national park in Barbuda has sparked the latest environmental legal fight between angry residents
Read moreTobago oil spill spreading to Grenada, could also impact Venezuela
PORT OF SPAIN (Reuters) — An oil spill that has stained Tobago’s coastline is entering into Grenada’s waters and could impact neighboring Venezuela, Tobago’s Chief
Read moreTobago oil spill blackens beaches, but mystery apparently cleared up
PORT OF SPAIN — The mystery vessel was reported overturned last week just off the coast of Tobago, the northern island of the Caribbean nation
Read moreBig blow to Florida reef recovery: First survey after record heat finds coral graveyards
MIAMI — The first survey of Florida’s reefs after an ‘apocalyptic’ marine heat wave offers a bleak picture of the future of the state’s renowned
Read moreTobago’s Tourism, Fishing Hit as Oil Slick Spreads Across Caribbean
SCARBOROUGH (Reuters) — Ten days after a slick was first spotted by Trinidad and Tobago’s Coast Guard, an oil leak from a capsized barge remains unplugged, according to first responders
Read moreBeachgoers face ‘life-threatening rip currents’ this weekend, NWS says
SAN JUAN — Pulses of a long-period northerly swell and increasing east winds during the weekend will promote choppy and hazardous seas for small craft
Read moreHiker kills coyote with his bare hands after attack; tests confirm the animal had rabies
JOHNSTON (AP) — A coyote that a hiker killed with his bare hands has tested positive for rabies, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management
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