Environment
Latest Stories
65b3347035bcb8064b0f6a70670025d6.jpg
AP10ThingsToSee - A discarded computer keyboard lies on the dry, cracked bed of the Almaden Reservoir in San Jose, Calif. on Friday, Feb. 7, 2014 during the state's worst drought in recorded history. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
b57745625ae1d5064b0f6a7067002bf3.jpg
Don Smith uses pole saw to clear the fallen limbs that landed on his power line caused by an ice storm this week Friday, Feb. 14, 2014, at his home in Williston, SC. For thousands of South Carolina residents, it will be a long wait to get the power back. About 295,000 customers in the state weathered another night in the dark, and officials warned it could be next week before power is back on for everyone. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain)
423b2e905ae1d5064b0f6a706700b73b.jpg
A Power crew work to restore power on a line that was damaged due an ice storm this week Friday, Feb. 14, 2014, at US Highway 1 in Aiken, SC. For thousands of South Carolina residents, it will be a long wait to get the power back. About 295,000 customers in the state weathered another night in the dark, and officials warned it could be next week before power is back on for everyone. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain)
ebdd1b405ae3d5064b0f6a7067006e32.jpg
Power crews assemble at a grocery store that was close due to the power outages caused by an ice storm this week Friday, Feb. 14, 2014, in Evans, Ga. Nearly a million homes and businesses in Georgia lost power after a storm blanketed the region with snow and ice, but most had power restored by Friday morning. Georgia utility companies said a total of 989,400 customers lost power in the wake of this week's storm. About 175,000 customers were still without service Friday morning. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain)
f00fdd245ae1d5064b0f6a70670056e8.jpg
Stan and Tedda Howard work to clear fallen limbs from their pasture fence as they have been without power since this weeks ice storm Friday, Feb. 14, 2014, in Williston, SC. For thousands of South Carolina residents, it will be a long wait to get the power back. About 295,000 customers in the state weathered another night in the dark, and officials warned it could be next week before power is back on for everyone. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain)
e9c4de045ae4d5064b0f6a706700f37b.jpg
Ben Ziegler loads firewood into his truck to keep his family warm due to the power outages caused by an ice storm this week Friday, Feb. 14, 2014, in Evans, Ga. Nearly a million homes and businesses in Georgia lost power after a storm blanketed the region with snow and ice, but most had power restored by Friday morning. Georgia utility companies said a total of 989,400 customers lost power in the wake of this week's storm. About 175,000 customers were still without service Friday morning. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain)
a44a31a95aa4d4064b0f6a706700b984.jpg
The Miami Heat's LeBron James speaks with reporters during the NBA All Star basketball news conference, Friday, Feb. 14, 2014, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
0bf9be305ab7d5064b0f6a706700be7a.jpg
The Miami Heat's LeBron James speaks with reporters during the NBA All Star basketball news conference, Friday, Feb. 14, 2014, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
e0d4fc1e5837c9064b0f6a706700f9d7.jpg
In this Feb. 2, 2014 photo, people visit the caves at Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in northern Wisconsin, which has been transformed into a dazzling display of ice sculptures by the arctic siege gripping the Upper Midwest. The caves are usually are accessible only by water, but Lake Superior’s rock-solid ice cover is letting people walk to them for the first time since 2009. (AP Photo/The Star Tribune, Brian Peterson) MANDATORY CREDIT; ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS OUT; MAGS OUT; TWIN CITIES TV OUT
7f2de1e15837c9064b0f6a7067004535.jpg
In this Feb. 2, 2014 photo, people take pictures inside a cave at Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in northern Wisconsin, which has been transformed into a dazzling display of ice sculptures by the arctic siege gripping the Upper Midwest. The caves are usually are accessible only by water, but Lake Superior’s rock-solid ice cover is letting people walk to them for the first time since 2009. (AP Photo/The Star Tribune, Brian Peterson) MANDATORY CREDIT; ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS OUT; MAGS OUT; TWIN CITIES TV OUT
5a57f5535836c9064b0f6a7067007be3.jpg
In this Feb. 2, 2014 photo, icicles hang from the ceiling of a cave at Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in northern Wisconsin, which has been transformed into a dazzling display of ice sculptures by the arctic siege gripping the Upper Midwest. The caves are usually are accessible only by water, but Lake Superior’s rock-solid ice cover is letting people walk to them for the first time since 2009. (AP Photo/The Star Tribune, Brian Peterson) MANDATORY CREDIT; ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS OUT; MAGS OUT; TWIN CITIES TV OUT
a9436e7f5835c9064b0f6a706700d84f.jpg
In this Feb. 2, 2014 photo, icicles hang from the ceiling of a cave at Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in northern Wisconsin, which has been transformed into a dazzling display of ice sculptures by the arctic siege gripping the Upper Midwest. The caves are usually are accessible only by water, but Lake Superior’s rock-solid ice cover is letting people walk to them for the first time since 2009. (AP Photo/The Star Tribune, Brian Peterson) MANDATORY CREDIT; ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS OUT; MAGS OUT; TWIN CITIES TV OUT
fcfef8dc59ded1064b0f6a7067008f56.jpg
In this Feb. 2, 2014 photo, people visit the caves at Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in northern Wisconsin, transformed into a dazzling display of ice sculptures by the arctic siege gripping the Upper Midwest. The caves are usually accessible only by water, but Lake Superior’s rock-solid ice cover is letting people walk to them for the first time since 2009. (AP Photo/Minneapolis Star Tribune, Brian Peterson)
e69cd87d59dcd1064b0f6a706700c338.jpg
In this Feb. 2, 2014 photo, people visit the caves at Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in northern Wisconsin, transformed into a dazzling display of ice sculptures by the arctic siege gripping the Upper Midwest. The caves are usually accessible only by water, but Lake Superior’s rock-solid ice cover is letting people walk to them for the first time since 2009. (AP Photo/Minneapolis Star Tribune, Brian Peterson)
29d5b3a959e0d1064b0f6a7067009116.jpg
FILE -In this Oct. 1, 2011 photo, a young hunter praises Gunner the dog after working an area for pheasant during the youth opener in Beulah, N.D. The federal government is setting aside $35 million over three years to help landowners conserve wetlands and grasslands in the five-state Prairie Pothole Region. The money is part of an incentive program built into the farm bill that President Obama signed into law. Wildlife officials say the region of North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa and Montana provides important breeding and nesting habitat for more than 60 percent of the nation's migratory waterfowl. (AP Photo/The Bismarck Tribune, Brian Gehring, File)
d025f31459e0d1064b0f6a70670031c6.jpg
FILE - In this Oct. 20, 2012 file photo, hunters from Arkansas take a break while hunting for pheasant in Miner County outside of Carthage, S.D. The federal government is setting aside $35 million over three years to help landowners conserve wetlands and grasslands in the five-state Prairie Pothole Region. The money is part of an incentive program built into the farm bill that President Obama signed into law. Wildlife officials say the region of North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa and Montana provides important breeding and nesting habitat for more than 60 percent of the nation's migratory waterfowl. (AP Photo/Argus Leader, Jay Pickthorn, File) O SALES
bc5a57e259dfd1064b0f6a70670078f3.jpg
FILE - In this Oct. 7, 2012 file photo, 14-year-old Collin Cleveland, of Montrose, S.D., takes aim at a pheasant during the state's annual youth hunt on land near Tyndall, S.D. The federal government is setting aside $35 million over three years to help landowners conserve wetlands and grasslands in the five-state Prairie Pothole Region. The money is part of an incentive program built into the farm bill that President Obama signed into law. Wildlife officials say the region of North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa and Montana provides important breeding and nesting habitat for more than 60 percent of the nation's migratory waterfowl. (AP Photo/Dirk Lammers, File)
aa06678859ded1064b0f6a706700a728.jpg
FILE - This 2007 file photo provided by the North Dakota Department of Game and Fish shows pheasant hunters Burleigh County during North Dakota hunting season.The federal government is setting aside $35 million over three years to help landowners conserve wetlands and grasslands in the five-state Prairie Pothole Region. The money is part of an incentive program built into the farm bill that President Obama signed into law. Wildlife officials say the region of North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa and Montana provides important breeding and nesting habitat for more than 60 percent of the nation's migratory waterfowl. (AP Photo/North Dakota Game and Fish Department, File)
728ea6f959ded1064b0f6a70670071c1.jpg
FILE - This 2005 photo provided by the North Dakota Game and Fish Department shows waterfowl swimming on wetland in McHenry County, N D. The federal government is setting aside $35 million over three years to help landowners conserve wetlands and grasslands in the five-state Prairie Pothole Region. The money is part of an incentive program built into the farm bill that President Obama signed into law. Wildlife officials say the region of North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa and Montana provides important breeding and nesting habitat for more than 60 percent of the nation's migratory waterfowl. (AP Photo/North Dakota Game and Fish Department, File)
