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The year is ending and it is a time for solemn contemplation. But what is a year? Our calendar years are artificial, human constructs. So, too, are our…

David Scott Smith, 66, and Travis Shane Smith, 32, are accused of "reckless arson" in connection with the Caldor Fire, which burned more than 220,000 acres across three California counties this fall.

New Zealand has announced a plan to tax livestock burps in an effort to curb the country's greenhouse gas emissions. It would be the first time a country has done this.

A recent federal survey found that California lost more than 36 million trees just in the last year. The large-scale die-off is alarming ecologists and policymakers.

More frequent, heavy rainstorms in New England are changing the way fish move around Long Island Sound. Warmer waters also affect local coral.

A wet summer and warmer temperatures can affect when trees decide to stop producing key nutrients that cause their leaves to change color.

The "Mass Leads Act" would invest hundreds of millions of dollars in manufacturing, robotics, and life-science initiatives. The governor and her team spoke with students and faculty at Western New England University.

As of Sunday evening, most roads that had been flooded were open again, though officials in Rye say that parts of Ocean Boulevard will likely remain closed until the middle of the week.

Precipitation was four inches below average over the course of the season.

Big dairy farms are profiting from California's tougher limits on greenhouse emissions. They're getting paid to capture methane from cow manure. But critics say the system subsidizes polluters.