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Kentucky watches for surging rivers to recede so widespread cleanup can begin

Kentucky watches for surging rivers to recede so widespread cleanup can begin

FRANKFORT, Ky.
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Homeland Security waiver allows feds to bypass environmental rules to build border wall

Homeland Security waiver allows feds to bypass environmental rules to build border wall

WASHINGTON (AP) — A waiver issued Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security allows the federal government to bypass environmental regulations and begin construction immediately on stretches of the border wall in Southern California .
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Indigenous march in Brazil to demand more land be set aside for their stewardship

Indigenous march in Brazil to demand more land be set aside for their stewardship

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — With the first U.N.
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US cites Georgia firm after chemical cloud disrupted life in Atlanta's suburbs

US cites Georgia firm after chemical cloud disrupted life in Atlanta's suburbs

CONYERS, Ga. (AP) — Federal authorities have found that a Georgia company improperly stored hazardous chemicals before a fire southeast of Atlanta last year that produced a toxic chemical cloud over the area. The Sept.
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Keystone oil pipeline shut down after a rupture in rural North Dakota

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The Keystone oil pipeline was shut down Tuesday morning after it ruptured in North Dakota, halting the flow of thousands of gallons of crude oil from Canada to refineries in the U.S.
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Trump is expected to sign executive orders to boost coal, a reliable but polluting energy source

Trump is expected to sign executive orders to boost coal, a reliable but polluting energy source

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is expected to sign executive orders Tuesday aimed at boosting coal, a reliable but polluting energy source that’s long been in decline.
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East Coast's reluctant spring interrupted by snow, ice pellets and freezing rain

East Coast's reluctant spring interrupted by snow, ice pellets and freezing rain

HALIFAX — Winter weather made a messy comeback Tuesday in parts of Atlantic Canada, with snow, ice pellets and freezing rain in the forecast.
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Every yard makes a difference. Native-plant champion Doug Tallamy's got a new book explaining how

Every yard makes a difference. Native-plant champion Doug Tallamy's got a new book explaining how

If you’re a human living on this planet, you should get to know Doug Tallamy, the entomologist and University of Delaware professor whose groundbreaking 2006 book, “Bringing Nature Home,” supercharged the native plants movement .
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Oaks, asters and 6 other 'keystone' native species to plant for biodiversity

Oaks, asters and 6 other 'keystone' native species to plant for biodiversity

University of Delaware entomologist Doug Tallamy's research has identified “keystone” plant species that make up the foundation of many U.S. ecosystems by producing food for native insects, thus supporting the ecological food web.
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Swollen rivers are flooding towns in the U.S. South after a prolonged deluge of rain

Swollen rivers are flooding towns in the U.S. South after a prolonged deluge of rain

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Days of unrelenting downpours swelled rivers to near record levels across Kentucky on Monday, submerging neighborhoods and threatening a famed bourbon distillery in the state capital.
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