An enormous gas leak in Southern California has led to the evacuation of thousands of residents with hundreds more having to be relocated. Residents living in nearby areas have complained of headaches, nosebleeds and trouble breathing. An estimated 70,000 pounds of gas is being released into the atmosphere every hour. … [Read more...]

At least 42 people were killed across seven states since Wednesday following days of severe weather, including flash floods in Illinois and tornadoes in Texas. … [Read more...]

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A New Zealand judge ruled Wednesday that colorful Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom and three of his colleagues can be extradited to the United States to face criminal copyright charges. … [Read more...]

Climate inaction could severely hamper the outdoor economy of the nature-rich state of Montana, a new study by the state’s oldest conservation organization found. Thousands of jobs and about a billion dollars in earnings may be at jeopardy in the coming decades, the group found. … [Read more...]

At least 4,500 refugees and migrants live in what’s known as "The Jungle," a makeshift camp on the outskirts of Calais, in northern France, where conditions have been described as "appalling.” … [Read more...]

Earlier this week, the Food and Drug Administration overturned the 32-year ban prohibiting gay and bisexual men from donating blood. Gay men can now donate blood. … [Read more...]

There has been a lot of outcry about Congress repealing the oil export ban in the new budget bill, but two alternative forms of energy just got big boosts. … [Read more...]

Many are attributing a recent rare sighting of a yellow-bellied sea snake to a strong El Niño. “We’re rarely surprised anymore by the things we find during our beach clean-ups but this one was a shocker! Our Huntington Beach Surfrider Foundation chapter found this venomous sea snake in the sand.” Said the Surfrider Foundation in a Facebook post. … [Read more...]