US wildlife officials eye ongoing Alaska seabird die-off
Aug 10, 2018
US wildlife officials are documenting a seabird die-off stretching hundreds of miles along the coast of Alaska.
Railroad acknowledges Iowa derailment was flood related
Aug 10, 2018
BNSF Railway has acknowledged flooding played a role in a derailment that loosed thousands of gallons of oil into northwest Iowa floodwaters
Medication given to sick killer whale at sea to save her
Aug 10, 2018
A team of whale experts has injected an ailing killer whale with antibiotics in a rare emergency effort to save her
Appeals court tells EPA to stop sales of harmful pesticide
Aug 10, 2018
The Environmental Protection Agency has been ordered to stop sales of a widely used pesticide within two months
Jury mulls case of FBI agent accused of lying about gunshots
Aug 10, 2018
The case of an FBI agent accused of lying about firing shots that missed a militia leader who participated in the armed takeover of an Oregon wildlife refuge has gone to a jury
Outdoor fun dwindles as smoky haze hangs over California
Aug 10, 2018
The air in many California cities has been filled with smoky haze from distant wildfires for two weeks
Court orders ban on harmful pesticide, says EPA violated law
Aug 10, 2018
A federal appeals court has ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to stop sales of a top-selling pesticide within 60 days
2 new exotic species identified in the Great Lakes
Aug 9, 2018
Researchers say two new exotic zooplankton species have crept into the Great Lakes
Outgoing Yellowstone boss says he feels he was punished
Aug 9, 2018
National Park Service officials told Yellowstone's departing superintendent that he wasn't being forced out over a disagreement with Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke
Company disputes complaint over refinery by national park
Aug 9, 2018
The company planning to build an oil refinery near Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota is asking state regulators to dismiss a complaint filed over the site.
