Nation Mar 22 Midwest floods foreshadow national security threat posed by climate change The Missouri River floodwater surging on to the air base housing the U.S. military's Strategic Command overwhelmed round-the-clock sandbagging by airmen and others. They had to scramble to save sensitive equipment, munitions and dozens of aircraft.
Politics Feb 14 EPA announces plan for dealing with toxic chemicals in water Under strong pressure from Congress, the Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday that it will move ahead this year with a process that could lead to setting a safety threshold for a group of highly toxic chemicals in drinking water.
Politics Feb 05 Nomination of acting EPA head Wheeler moves to full Senate vote The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee voted 11-10 along party lines Tuesday to approve President Donald Trump's nomination of Wheeler as EPA administrator.
Nation Jan 22 Most Americans say weather disasters shifted their views on climate change A new poll finds 74 percent of Americans say extreme weather in the past five years — hurricanes, droughts, floods and heat waves — has influenced their opinions about climate change.
Politics Jan 16 WATCH: EPA nominee Wheeler says climate change ‘not the greatest crisis’ President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday called climate change "a huge issue" but not the "greatest crisis," drawing fire from Democrats at his confirmation hearing over the regulatory rollbacks he's made in six months…
Politics Jan 14 Trump to farmers: Wetlands protections ‘one of the most ridiculous’ regulations President Donald Trump pointed to farmers Monday as winners from the administration's proposed rollback of federal protections for wetlands and waterways across the country, describing farmers crying in gratitude when he ordered the change.
Nation Jan 09 Government restaffs wildlife refuges during shutdown to allow hunters access An email from the Fish and Wildlife Service indicates 38 wildlife refuges around the country will bring back some furloughed staff using carryover funds.
Nation Dec 31 National parks suffer vandalism, overflowing toilets during government shutdown "You're looking at Yosemite Falls and in front of you is plastic bottles and trash bags."…
Nation Dec 28 Trump administration targets Obama’s clean-up of mercury pollution The EPA proposal says the benefits to human health and the environment created by an Obama-era regulation -- credited with helping dramatically reduce toxic mercury pollution from coal-fired power plants -- may not be worth the cost of the regulation.
Politics Dec 15 Interior Secretary Zinke resigning, cites ‘vicious’ attacks In his resignation letter, Zinke said "vicious and politically motivated attacks" against him had "created an unfortunate distraction" in fulfilling the agency's mission.