130 Degrees: Death Valley Sees What Could Be Record Heat
Any visitors to the national park are getting blunt advice: "Travel prepared to survive." It's part of a heat wave that is forcing rolling blackouts in the West.
Environment
Trump To Withdraw Polarizing Nominee To Lead Bureau Of Land Management
The Trump administration is planning to withdraw William Perry Pendley as its nominee to lead the agency. Pendely has faced criticism for past statements in support of selling off public land.
Deal Reached In 'Forever Chemicals' Pollution Case
Plaintiffs suing over the flow of potentially toxic PFAS chemicals into a North Carolina river have reached a tentative settlement in the case.
Brazil's Environmentalists Worry Fire Season Will Worsen Amazon's Deforestation
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon is on the rise. With fire season underway, the rainforest faces the threat of even more destruction. But President Jair Bolsonaro dismisses those fears as a lie.
Some Good News: An 'Elephant Baby Boom' In One Kenyan National Park
Kenya's elephant population has more than doubled since the 1980s, and one national park is currently having a 'baby boom' thanks to a relief from drought and a drop in poaching.
Researchers To Study NC Earthquake
Specialists from the University of Memphis are traveling to North Carolina to monitor aftershocks of this past weekend's 5.1 magnitude earthquake, the school said.
Wildfire Season Is Off To A Roaring Start In California And Colorado
Two back-to-back wildfires have erupted around Los Angeles. And across the country, major wildfires are burning in a dozen states, including one of the largest in Colorado's history.
Trump Administration Rolls Back Obama-Era Restrictions On Methane Emissions
The Trump administration is ending Obama-era restrictions on emissions of methane, a potent climate-warming gas. Some oil and gas giants oppose the move, but smaller companies welcome it.
Trump's Methane Rollback That Big Oil Doesn't Want
The rule ends Obama-era restrictions on emissions of methane, a potent climate-warming gas. The move could make it harder to argue that natural gas is a cleaner-burning fossil fuel than coal.
California Teaming Up With Native American Tribes To Prevent Wildfires
For more than a century, California's Native American tribes were largely banned from doing traditional burning of the landscape. Now, they're restoring that practice to help prevent fires.