https://www.cbsnews.com/ Politics The White House Environment From CBSNews.com Tue, 07 Apr 2026 10:54:59 -0400 5 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/video-waterspout-florida-coast/ Thunderstorms around the Florida panhandle caused several waterspouts, which look like tornados in the ocean, to form Tuesday morning. Tue, 16 Aug 2022 12:46:50 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2022/08/16/e7fe1796-dadc-4364-811e-da184519a2fe/thumbnail/60x60/c7b34f11ffa3b532d8860df5078fb80c/destin-waterspout-2.png 5409675b-9e50-4b85-bcc0-f9fa781affeb https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gray-wolf-endangered-species-act-wildlife-regulations/ A California judge has ruled that the gray wolf should be returned to the Endangered Species list after hunters have decimated the species in recent years. Fri, 11 Feb 2022 08:07:00 -0500 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2021/03/09/dd136fb1-99d2-4f22-86de-be6dbd877fb8/thumbnail/60x60/cf0c4c15c8aaa71424cf36eec7a77aeb/ap21064691300084.jpg 979f86a5-4c40-4eda-a778-e6e01ef96e24 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/giant-bite-photographed-on-huge-15-foot-great-white-shark/ A gigantic great white female shark was spotted with a ring of teeth marks around her side, encompassing her entire chest. Fri, 31 Dec 2021 18:59:57 -0500 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2021/12/31/7ab0e94a-d8ab-4e91-b9df-0a4c3f516c6b/thumbnail/60x60/52a86be434a13905dc8c14b863b95d39/screen-shot-2021-12-31-at-6-34-56-pm.png b3b666f1-2060-4031-88fe-dc0d60f8c246 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/beavers-living-far-north-arctic/ North America's largest rodent has begun to explore new terrain — with unintended consequences. Wed, 22 Dec 2021 21:50:00 -0500 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2021/12/23/315e56c9-6929-45ac-95d3-e5c3459e88b8/thumbnail/60x60/45c0419f38daa28d8e71fa87e11964e0/north-american-beaver.jpg 97aa1065-bca3-4aa5-9d2c-4a532e6f2f1e https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cbs-news-eye-on-earth-polling/ The first installments of our polling examining climate change and the solutions that could help solve it. Mon, 19 Apr 2021 14:03:00 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2021/04/20/b13ae455-ddce-419d-a6e0-f5078538e57b/thumbnail/60x60/2aa2878e64f2f8acc9c49b23377c5d13/climate-cause.png c1c6a740-c23b-4510-870e-f029ab3b9f5d https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coronavirus-lockdowns-clean-air-environment/ Los Angeles has some of the cleanest air in the world with lockdowns in place. Wed, 22 Apr 2020 12:15:34 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2020/04/22/4474c494-7113-4432-abcb-1b385d1e0ff7/thumbnail/60x60/edcc96b78362b3da61e8a6d5ed3cd07e/cbsn-fusion-blue-skies-and-clean-air-in-los-angeles-after-coronavirus-lockdown-thumbnail-473914-640x360.jpg ac8daec1-1d03-4856-82ca-b50da61f7ad6 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/great-white-sharks-thrive-in-marine-wildlife-reserve-off-mexicos-isla-guadalupe/ The great white shark population has plunged by more than 70% in some places, but not off the coast of Isla Guadalupe. Thu, 13 Feb 2020 14:02:46 -0500 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2020/02/13/3c8d7562-fbbc-4007-8937-1a059e3e3c1a/thumbnail/60x60/569eaf1ac67b09ec88f9244acb573b94/0213-ctm-greatwhite-vigliotti-2026653-640x360.jpg 046d502e-1777-4c49-ad46-d94032fc2edf https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nurdles-tiny-plastic-pellets-are-polluting-our-waterways-absorbing-harmful-chemicals/ In North America, the problem is worst in the Gulf of Mexico. Sat, 14 Dec 2019 13:42:02 -0500 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2019/12/14/5b8afbb5-f78f-494a-9368-45308f9b19ad/thumbnail/60x60/4441afdcc26acceee70a7ff107bdd471/1214-ctm-plasticwars-glor-1994026-640x360.jpg 6f5cb948-981d-44b7-8557-89aeb210b58b https://www.cbsnews.com/news/amazon-rainforest-fires-why-the-amazon-could-be-at-risk-of-collapsing-2019-08-24/ "As we chop more of the rainforest, what we're risking is reaching a tipping point" Sat, 24 Aug 2019 12:53:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2019/08/24/c3fda5b1-5897-4c08-8236-0fb21489094f/thumbnail/60x60/a806ce1eedc89725a98b9a4c382346d5/gettyimages-1163382240.jpg f98f46d4-ee6e-4944-8190-25167ea24266 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/butterfly-sanctuary-in-texas-expected-to-be-plowed-over-for-trumps-border-wall/ The U.S. Supreme Court rebuffed a challenge by environmental groups Fri, 07 Dec 2018 13:10:16 -0500 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2015/03/06/01d6634f-08cf-40fd-87fe-681bbf47e0b5/thumbnail/60x60/e4bd2062d60156de3339619aa6cdc3ee/cbsmonarchs0099.jpg 60b93e1c-de15-4d0b-a85b-645c00901dc2 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/global-goalcast-how-the-advertising-oscars-could-change-the-world/ How better to bend the advertising world to your will than offer them a trophy for doing the right thing? Thu, 24 May 2018 00:01:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2017/03/26/defaf4b2-e676-469a-89f1-8cd9d6168333/thumbnail/60x60/de763908834711395526dd04d3aa6f50/ap-17082556673260.jpg 167a6439-6322-44f9-980a-1478f13a60db https://www.cbsnews.com/news/global-goalcast-antarctic-misadventures-and-the-ozone-layer/ For Robert Swan, his history with Antarctica is wrapped up in a failed expedition and a journey out of debt Mon, 16 Apr 2018 23:07:17 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2018/03/22/61ed928e-323a-443f-a5df-49aebea2c871/thumbnail/60x60/bd989841a8e55b55c0b4342483710d39/updated-b-r.jpg a98b01b8-2502-4a65-9605-1595a4288bf6 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/unreasonable-group-unreasonable-impact-world-forum-live-stream/ The Unreasonable Group — a group of venture capitalists — funds startups working to solve life-and-death issues in the developing world. Among the panelists are representatives from 27 companies working to improve water accessibility, slow deforestation, eliminate the plastic overload and reduce carbon emissions. Thu, 28 Sep 2017 06:30:00 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2017/09/27/58b39122-9d5a-4201-b7a4-6db8c808c21b/thumbnail/60x60/bacd0e52963b5187a444a4ba3672903c/unreasonable-group.jpg 01ce4e21-5406-4386-b011-9ad222ffc7f4 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/epa-head-scott-pruitt-recuses-himself-from-lawsuits-against-the-epa-he-pursued/ Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt recused himself from a number of cases in a memo Friday, including the Clean Power Plan and WOTUS lawsuits Sat, 06 May 2017 10:31:20 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2017/02/17/79244c80-0ab0-420e-b45d-f6fce35bb33d/thumbnail/60x60/2a63f079be739d2a3331ede3a92f52d0/cbsn-fusion-scott-pruitt-confirmed-by-senate-for-epa-chief-thumbnail-1253779-640x360.jpg fa4ce528-7924-4d48-8f71-4acfbb86a7cc https://www.cbsnews.com/news/an-inconvenient-truth-sequel-gore-trailer-hammers-trump/ "An Inconvenient Sequel" trailer features the former VP-turned-climate-change-activist Gore and Donald Trump -- just as Trump has rolled back a slew of Obama-era EPA regulations Wed, 29 Mar 2017 10:06:36 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2015/09/03/37285fe5-7e5a-4bc3-bdf3-63653077a02f/thumbnail/60x60/c1aeeb37e3ae8bfcf4f6e1804e0764a8/ap109543186833-al-gore-ap.jpg 7982b9bb-2b48-45dd-8067-8603c6783754 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/energy-secretary-embraces-onion-satire/ Secretary Steven Chu cannot "confirm or deny" The Onion's joke that he is romantically involved with a solar panel Fri, 08 Feb 2013 09:26:28 -0500 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2013/02/01/4f5fa705-a645-11e2-a3f0-029118418759/thumbnail/60x60/9415be38b6758249554214cc32b63ea7/141915678.jpg aa737b68-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d https://www.cbsnews.com/news/energy-secretary-chu-stepping-down/ Chu, who's term was marked by the bankruptcy of federal loan recipient Solyndra, defended his department's work Fri, 01 Feb 2013 12:50:46 -0500 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2013/02/01/4f5fa705-a645-11e2-a3f0-029118418759/thumbnail/60x60/9415be38b6758249554214cc32b63ea7/141915678.jpg aa72a76a-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d https://www.cbsnews.com/news/epa-administrator-lisa-jackson-stepping-down/ After four years, Jackson will leave her post after the State of the Union in late January Fri, 28 Dec 2012 14:52:20 -0500 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2012/12/27/39b7dd86-a645-11e2-a3f0-029118418759/thumbnail/60x60/6705a07ee22861648c7715f0ce61d5bb/157665001.jpg aa6d13a4-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gore-knocks-obama-on-climate-change-inaction/ Former Vice President and climate change crusader says blaming Congress for inaction won't cut it any longer Thu, 06 Dec 2012 17:50:28 -0500 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2012/12/06/3e4bfe70-a645-11e2-a3f0-029118418759/thumbnail/60x60/dba4309506754bfeffadbf98589de396/104579489.jpg aa6ab15e-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d