Politics Sep 12 In wake of Colorado spill, EPA suspends work at 10 mining sites The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency decided to suspend investigations and some cleanup work at 10 mining locations with similarities to a mine involved in a 3-million-gallon wastewater spill near Silverton, Colorado, in August.
Nation Sep 04 Forest Service spent a record $243 million last week on wildfires WASHINGTON — The U.S. Forest Service spent a record $243 million last week battling forest fires around the country, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Thursday.
Politics Sep 03 House Dems ask pope to address poor, environment in U.S. visit House Democrats are pushing Pope Francis to address the minimum wage, hunger and the environment in his historic speech to Congress later this month, hoping his embrace will give momentum to three party priorities.
Arts Aug 31 Obama to take wilderness trip with Bear Grylls Survival expert Bear Grylls has bagged his biggest celebrity yet for a walk in the wilderness — President Barack Obama.
Politics Aug 30 Support for Iran nuclear deal rises to 31 in Senate Oregon's Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley on Sunday became the 31st senator to announce support for the Iran nuclear deal, as momentum builds behind the agreement the Obama administration and other world powers negotiated with Tehran.
Politics Aug 29 Trump will decide ‘very soon’ on third party bid Donald Trump says he's going to make a decision once and for all about whether he'll mount a third party bid if he loses the Republican nomination for president.
Politics Aug 29 Ridin’ with Biden? Clinton poses big challenge for VP If Biden chooses to run, he'll do so as an underdog to Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Politics Aug 29 Initial Common Core scores higher than expected but goals unfulfilled Results for some of the states that participated in Common Core-aligned testing for the first time this spring are out, with overall scores higher than expected though still below what many parents may be accustomed to seeing.
Politics Aug 27 Federal election regulators find Republican National Committee outraises Democratic competitors The Democratic National Committee barely has more cash than it does IOUs, and it is being outraised month after month by its Republican competitor.
Politics Aug 23 Reid announces support for Iran nuclear deal Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid on Sunday threw his full support behind President Barack Obama's nuclear agreement with Iran, saying "it is the best path to stop Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon."…