House Republicans push to sell thousands of acres of public lands in the West
By MATTHEW DALY and MATTHEW BROWN WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans added a provision to their sweeping tax cut package authorizing sales of hundreds of thousands of acres of public lands in Nevada...
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Less farmland is going for organic crops as costs and other issues take root
By CAITLYN DAPROZA of Rochester Institute of Technology and PATRICK WHITTLE of The Associated Press SKANEATELES, N.Y. (AP) — Farmer Jeremy Brown taps the nose of a young calf. “I love the ones with the...
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Deadly April rainfall in US South and Midwest was intensified by climate...
By ISABELLA O’MALLEY Human-caused climate change intensified deadly rainfall in Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee and other states in early April and made those storms more likely to occur, according to an...
View ArticleEnergy Star, efficiency program that has steered consumer choice, targeted in...
By MICHAEL PHILLIS and ALEXA ST. JOHN An Environmental Protection Agency plan to eliminate its Energy Star offices would end a decades-old program that gave consumers a choice to buy environmentally...
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Record-breaking amounts of seaweed drifting toward Florida, experts say
The total amount of sargassum, the green and yellow-ish seaweed that washes up on South Florida beaches in spring and summer, is at record-breaking levels, said researchers in a monthly report. The...
View Article15 states, including Minnesota, sue over Trump’s move to fast-track oil and...
A coalition of 15 states is suing over President Donald Trump’s efforts to fast-track energy-related projects, saying the administration is bypassing environmental protection laws and threatening...
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Liberty Classical Academy, May Township resolve federal lawsuit
A lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court by Liberty Classical Academy against the May Township Board of Supervisors has been settled now that the school no longer requires a conditional-use permit for...
View ArticleAs states rethink wildlife management, New Mexico offers a new model
By Alex Brown, Stateline.org (TNS) For years, outdoors enthusiasts in New Mexico have pushed to overhaul the state Department of Game & Fish — an agency plagued by leadership turnover, funding woes...
View ArticleUS suspends Mexican live cattle exports over screwworm pest
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The United States will suspend Mexican exports of live cattle for 15 days to review the joint strategy in the fight against the screwworm, Mexico’s Agriculture Secretary Julio...
View ArticleHouse Republicans target clean energy tax credits and pollution rules in...
By ALEXA ST. JOHN and MATTHEW DALY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Budget proposals by House Republicans would cut billions of dollars in funding for Biden-era climate and environmental programs,...
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