Moose are proliferating in Colorado.

An orangutan in Sumatra is observed applying a known medicinal plant to a wound on his face. Within five days the wound had closed without becoming infected. 

A single injection of an experimental monoclonal antibody vaccine is 77 percent effective in preventing malaria. 

Three Trump-appointed judges on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals throw out the Juliana climate lawsuit, in which 21 young people argued that the government’s tolerance of oil and gas development robs them of their constitutionally protected right to life. 

April 2024 was the hottest on record, the 11th record month in a row. 

The 2023 “snow deluge” that snapped California out of a megadrought was an anomaly.

President Biden dramatically expands two national monuments in California at the San Gabriel Mountains and Berryessa Snow Mountain.

The Group of Seven industrial nations—Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States—commit (except for Japan) to phasing out coal by 2035.

Russia’s war on Ukraine leads to a $6.9 billion 2023 loss for energy giant Gazprom, its first such loss in 20 years. 

The Biden administration streamlines NEPA, the National Environmental Policy Act, speeding up environmental reviews and prioritizing climate-friendly projects. 

The Department of Energy announces new efficiency standards for water heaters that will save the average family $170 a year. Donald Trump at a campaign rally: “They want to take away your gas stoves. They want to give you very little water in your dishwashers.”

Elon Musk fires 500 people working on his “Supercharger” team, putting in doubt the future of his promised fast-charging EV network after Ford and General Motors agreed to adapt their cars to use it.

In June, Manhattan will start charging motorists entering the central business district below 60th St. a $15 daily fee that will go to funding public transit. 

Canada’s Trans-Mountain Pipeline expansion, carrying dirty tar sands oil from Alberta to ports in British Columbia, begins commercial operation. The oil is primarily destined for refineries in China and California. 

Now that H5N1 has spread to dairy cattle, the USDA starts testing grocery-store beef for bird flu; so far the results are negative. Health experts warn consumers against drinking unpasteurized milk, which may carry the virus. 

An amateur photographer testing out a new camera on the Oregon coast accidentally records the first US sighting of a blue rock-thrush.