Tag: Environment
2 firefighters die as plane goes down while surveying blaze
WIKIEUP, Ariz. — Two firefighters died Saturday after a aircraft they were in to respond to a wildfire crashed in Mohave County, local media...
Slovenia water law referendum seen as test for government
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia — Slovenians were voting Sunday in a referendum on changes to the country's water management law, in a test for the government...
Yellen: US regulators to assess risk posed by climate change
WASHINGTON — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says she will lead an effort by top U.S. regulators to assess the potential risk that climate...
Smoke, extreme heat pose harsh test for West Coast vineyards
TURNER, Ore. — The heat wave that recently hit the Pacific Northwest subjected the region’s vineyards to record-breaking temperatures nine months after the fields...
Nebraska zoo says 200 people possibly exposed to rabid bat
OMAHA, Neb. — Roughly 200 people were possibly exposed to a rabid bat while staying overnight at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium, the...
Shope Wedding
Austan Shope and Brielle Tilson were united in marriage on July 3 at Meridian St. United Methodist Church. They were married by Reverend Mary...
US climate envoy announces Russia trip at time of tension
U.S. climate envoy John Kerry will meet with Russian officials in Moscow next week, making him the highest-ranking Biden administration official to visit Russia...
Montana town of grizzly attack a popular stop for cyclists
HELENA Mont. — A tiny western Montana town where a grizzly bear pulled a woman from her tent and killed her this week welcomes...
Pandemic garbage boom ignites debate over waste as energy
PORTLAND, Maine — America remains awash in refuse as new cases of the coronavirus decline — and that has reignited a debate about the...
Bill aims to spend billions to fix nation’s aging dams
BOSTON — Lawmakers in Congress on Friday introduced a bill that would pump tens of billions of dollars into fixing and upgrading the country’s...