Nation Feb 08 States consider restricting land ownership for foreign nationals after Chinese balloon sparks national security debate As U.S.-China relations cool amid trade disputes and espionage fears stoked by the Chinese spy balloon shot down off the Atlantic Coast, lawmakers in Congress and at least 11 statehouses are weighing legislation to further limit foreign ownership of farmland.
Nation Feb 03 U.S. may lift protections for Yellowstone, Glacier grizzly bears U.S. wildlife officials have taken the first step to lift federal protections for grizzly bears in the northern Rocky Mountains, which would open the door to future hunting in several states.
Science Jan 17 Scientists consider moving species as a last resort amid climate change The once-controversial idea of relocating an imperiled species to another island, country or continent for conservation is gaining increasing acceptance among scientists as a measure of last resort.
Nation Dec 16 Judge warned of gay bar attacker's shootout plans in 2021 A judge who dismissed a 2021 kidnapping case against the Colorado gay nightclub shooter warned last year the defendant was planning a shootout and needed mental health treatment or "it’s going to be so bad.”…
Politics Sep 09 Montana permanently blocks transgender people from changing their birth certificates Montana health officials have made permanent a rule that blocks transgender people from changing their birth certificates even if they undergo gender-confirmation surgery.
Politics Aug 18 Biden's climate change measure promises future land leases for oil companies The legislation mandates several oil and gas lease sales. It also locks renewables and fossil fuel together for 10 years. So if the Biden administration wants solar and wind, it must first offer new oil and gas leases.
Politics Aug 17 Ruling clears Joe Biden's 2021 pause on new oil, gas leases A judge's order that forced the Biden administration to resume sales of oil and gas leases on federal land and waters has been lifted by a federal appeals court.
Nation Aug 12 Bridger Pipeline break spills 45,000 gallons of diesel in Wyoming A pipeline carrying diesel has cracked open and spilled more than 45,000 gallons of fuel in a rural area of eastern Wyoming.
Nation Jul 30 Finding Kentucky flood victims could take weeks, governor says More rainstorms are forecast in coming days as rescue crews struggle to get into the hard-hit areas, which include some of the poorest places in America.
Nation Jul 25 U.S. announces reforestation effort to combat destructive wildfires The Biden administration says it will replant trees on millions of acres of burned and dead woodlands as officials struggle to counter climate change's increasing toll on the nation’s forests…