Hurricane John made landfall along Mexico's southern Pacific coast as a Category 3 storm after rapidly intensifying on Monday night, per the National Hurricane Center.
The big picture: The major hurricane made landfall with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph just to the south-southwest of Marquelia, in the state of Guerrero, the NHC said.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) is suing the Biden administration for classifying the dunes sagebrush lizard in May as an endangered species.
The big picture: The sand-burrowing lizard is native to a portion of the oil-and gas-rich Permian Basin of West Texas and New Mexico and Paxton in a statement Monday called the designation an "unlawful misuse of environmental law" and a "backdoor attempt to undermine Texas's oil and gas industries."
The shipping industry is at a critical juncture, poised to undergo a sustainability transformation that could redefine global trade.
Why it's important: Maritime shipping, responsible for transporting nearly 90% of globally traded goods, is a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions due to its reliance on fossil fuels like diesel.
California sued ExxonMobil on Monday alleging a decades-long campaign that falsely promised recycling would effectively address plastic waste.
The big picture: The first-of-its-kind lawsuit seeks to hold the oil giant— one of the largest producers of petroleum-based polymers — accountable for misleading the public and polluting the state.
Childhood trauma can raise the risk of developing major diseases later in life that vary based on a person's unique experiences and even their sex, new research concludes.
Why it matters: Although it's widely understood that trauma early in life has biological and real-world health impacts, the findings shed light on how different life experiences can shape the way the body functions and make a person susceptible to chronic diseases.
California is banning all plastic shopping bags at grocery store checkouts under legislation that Gov. Gavin Newsom signed on Sunday.
Why it matters: The law that takes effect on Jan. 1, 2026, honors the intent of a ban on single-use bags "enacted 10 years ago that allowed stores to sell customers thicker plastic carryout bags that were considered reusable and met certain recyclability standards," per a statement from state Sen. Catherine Blakespear.
