Politics Jun 20 Biden administration won't ban logging in old-growth forests, but new plan still vexes industry The Biden administration is advancing its plan to restrict logging within old-growth forests that are increasingly threatened by climate change, with exceptions that include cutting trees to make forests less susceptible to wildfires, according to a U.S. government analysis obtained…
Nation Apr 27 Paramedic who injected Elijah McClain with fatal ketamine overdose avoids prison A former paramedic who injected Elijah McClain with a powerful sedative avoided prison Friday and was sentenced to 14 months in jail with work release and probation in the killing of the Black man that helped fuel the 2020 racial…
Politics Mar 28 Biden administration restores protections for threatened species dropped by Trump Among the changes announced Thursday, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will reinstate a decades-old regulation that mandates blanket protections for species newly classified as threatened.
Nation Mar 01 Paramedic gets 5 years in prison for Elijah McClain's death in rare case against medical responders He and a fellow paramedic who administered a sedative that contributed to McClain's death were convicted in December of criminally negligent homicide.
Nation Feb 27 Man to plead guilty for role in killing 3,600 birds, including eagles, to sell feathers The defendants allegedly sold eagle parts on a black market that has been a long-running problem for U.S. wildlife officials.
Science Feb 02 Feds won't restore protections for gray wolves, propose national recovery plan The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials announced Friday that it has rejected petitions from environmental groups to add wolves in the northern Rockies and parts of the western U.S. to the Endangered Species List.
Nation Jan 16 Schools closed, flights grounded as dangerously cold temperatures sweep across U.S. The storms and frigid temperatures affected everything from air travel to NFL playoff games to Iowa's presidential caucuses, and were also the cause of several deaths around the country.
Nation Dec 23 Paramedics convicted in death of Elijah McClain for giving fatal ketamine overdose The jury on Friday found two Denver-area paramedics guilty of criminally negligent homicide following a weekslong trial in state district court. They could face years in prison at sentencing.
Nation Dec 19 Biden administration moves to protect old-growth forests as climate change brings fires and pests The Biden administration is moving to conserve old-growth forests on national forests and limit logging as climate change amplifies the threats they face from wildfires, insects and disease.
Nation Nov 07 What to know about the cases against police and paramedics surrounding Elijah McClain's death Prosecutors contended Officer Nathan Woodyard's actions including the neck hold contributed to McClain's death.