Yellowstone's northern half is unlikely to reopen this summer due to severe flooding
Yellowstone National Park prepares for limited reopening as surrounding communities grapple with flood damage
Environment
A Texas city could be without water for 48 hours after a water main break
The city of Odessa has not yet released the exact details regarding the cause of the break.
U.S. House passes a major wildlife conservation spending bill
The Recovering America's Wildlife Act would create a permanent fund of more than $1.3 billion, given to states, territories, and tribal nations for wildlife conservation on the ground.
Yellowstone-area floods strand visitors and residents, prompt evacuations
"Unprecedented" floods wash out bridges, basements, and roads, close hospital
A sighting reveals extinction and climate change in a single image
A group of researchers photograph a woolly mammoth tusk on the banks of the Koyukuk River in Alaska.
A Hispanic community teams up with activists to demand protection from pollutants
Residents say a steel mill in Pueblo, Colo., has received preferential treatment for decades as it polluted the creek that runs along their neighborhood.
New Zealand announces world-first plan to tax cow and sheep burps
New Zealand has announced a plan to tax livestock burps in an effort to curb the country's greenhouse gas emissions. It would be the first time a country has done this.
This New Zealand plan would tax burps from cows and sheep
New Zealand's proposal to fight climate change includes taxing farmers for the amount of burps their cows and sheep emit.
Great Lakes ice coverage declines as the climate warms
Scientists from the U.S. and Canada are creating the first systematic baseline of winter conditions on the Great Lakes — providing important clues about how climate is affecting lake ecosystems.