Environment
Latest Stories
needles_everywhere_83421.jpg
In this Wednesday June 7, 2017 photo activist Rocky Morrison, left, of the "Clean River Project" examines a boom filled with waste collected from a recovery boat on the Merrimack River in Chelmsford, Mass. Morrison leads a cleanup effort along the Merrimack River, which winds through the old milling city of Lowell, and has recovered hundreds of needles in abandoned homeless camps that dot the banks, as well as in piles of debris that collect in floating booms he recently started setting. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
opioids_needles_everywhere_63026.jpg
In this Wednesday, June 7, 2017 photo, activist Rocky Morrison, left, and volunteer Dalton Abbott, of the "Clean River Project" examine a boom filled with waste collected from a recovery boat on the Merrimack River in Chelmsford, Mass. Syringes left by drug users amid the heroin crisis are turning up everywhere. They hide in weeds along hiking trails and in playground grass, get washed into rivers and onto beaches, and lie scattered about in baseball dugouts and on sidewalks and streets. There are reports of children finding them and getting poked. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
opioids_needles_everywhere_01521.jpg
In this Wednesday June 7, 2017 photo, activist Rocky Morrison walks through an encampment where opioid addicts shoot up along the Merrimack River in Lowell, Mass. Morrison leads a cleanup effort along the Merrimack River, which winds through the old milling city of Lowell, and has recovered hundreds of needles in abandoned homeless camps that dot the banks, as well as in piles of debris that collect in floating booms he recently started setting. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
puerto_rico_zoo_in_crisis_57568.jpg
In this July 7, 2017 photo, two camels deer seek shelter from the rain inside their enclosure at the Dr. Juan A. Rivero Zoo in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. Conditions at the 45-acre zoo featuring over 300 species in the western coastal town have deteriorated so far as to catch the attention of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which cited dozens of violations at the park in its most recent report from this spring. (AP Photo/Danica Coto)
Flash_Floods_Arizona_08056.jpg-bff78.jpg
Muddy floodwaters of the East Verde River flow under a bridge were at least one victim of a flash flood was found during a search and rescue operation by the Gila County Sheriff's Office on Sunday, July 16, 2017, in Payson, Ariz. Search and rescue crews, including 40 people on foot and others in a helicopter, have recovered bodies of children and adults, some as far as two miles down the river after Saturday's flash flooding poured over a popular swimming area inside the Tonto National Forest in central Arizona. (AP Photo/Ralph Freso)
aptopix_flash_floods_arizona_01072.jpg
Tonto Search and Rescue volunteers search for missing swimmers near the Water Wheel Campground on Sunday morning, July 16, 2017, in the Tonto National Forest, Ariz., following Saturday's deadly flash-flooding at a normally tranquil swimming area in the national forest. The flooding came after a severe thunderstorm pounded down on a nearby remote area that had been burned by a recent wildfire, Water Wheel Fire and Medical District Fire Chief Ron Sattelmaier said. (Alexis Bechman/Payson Roundup via AP)
flash_floods_arizona_08013.jpg
A Department of Public Safety helicopter hovers over as a mortuary vehicle awaits for victims on the parking lot of Water Well Campground in the Tonto National Forest, Ariz, Sunday morning, July 16, 2017, following Saturday's deadly flash-flooding at Cold Springs canyon. The flooding came after a severe thunderstorm pounded down on a nearby remote area that had been burned by a recent wildfire, Water Wheel Fire and Medical District Fire Chief Ron Sattelmaier said. (Alexis Bechman/Payson Roundup via AP)
AP_17197863101072.jpg
Tonto Search and Rescue volunteers search for missing swimmers near the Water Wheel Campground on Sunday morning, July 16, 2017, in the Tonto National Forest, Ariz., following Saturday's deadly flash-flooding at a normally tranquil swimming area in the national forest. The flooding came after a severe thunderstorm pounded down on a nearby remote area that had been burned by a recent wildfire, Water Wheel Fire and Medical District Fire Chief Ron Sattelmaier said. (Alexis Bechman/Payson Roundup via AP)
detroit_riots_50th_anniversary_photo_gallery_82459.jpg
FILE - In this July 24, 1967 file photo, multiple fires burn in a section of riot-torn Detroit, about three miles west of the downtown area. Five days of violence would leave 33 blacks and 10 whites dead, and more than 1,400 buildings burned. More than 7,000 people were arrested. (AP Photo/File)
detroit_riots_50th_anniversary_photo_gallery_29395.jpg
FILE - In this July 25, 1967 file photo, firefighters try to control blazing buildings after riots in Detroit. Hundreds of fires were reported in the city. Five days of violence would leave 33 blacks and 10 whites dead, and more than 1,400 buildings burned. More than 7,000 people were arrested. (AP Photo/File)
honolulu_apartment_fire_03254.jpg
A man takes pictures off of a balcony of the damage left from a deadly fire that destroyed several floors of the Marco Polo residence, Saturday, July 15, 2017, in Honolulu. A fire broke out Friday afternoon in a unit on the 26th floor, where all three of the dead were found, Fire Chief Manuel Neves said. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)
honolulu_apartment_fire_33327.jpg
With the damage of the fire nearby, a woman attempts to clean her window sill at the Marco Polo residence, Saturday, July 15, 2017, in Honolulu. A fire broke out Friday afternoon in a unit on the 26th floor, where all three of the dead were found, Fire Chief Manuel Neves said.(AP Photo/Marco Garcia)
honolulu_apartment_fire_59962.jpg
Contractors sweep up the fallen debris after a deadly fire swept through the Marco Polo residence, Saturday, July 15, 2017, in Honolulu. The fire started on the 26th floor of the building and quickly spread to others killing at least three people Friday. Residents were allowed back in the building early Saturday morning and they, along with many contractors spent the day cleaning up the mess left from the fire. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)
honolulu_apartment_fire_14755.jpg
Contractors clean the walls outside the Marco Polo residence, Saturday, July 15, 2017, in Honolulu. A deadly fire started on the 26th floor of the building and quickly spread to others killing at least three people Friday. Residents were allowed back in the building early Saturday morning and they, along with many contractors spent the day cleaning up the mess left from the fire. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)
flooding_illinois_63027.jpg
Sandbags are filled and ready to go in the Warren Township High School parking lot, Friday, July 14, 2017 in Gurnee, Ill. Illinois officials said Friday some 6,800 buildings have been affected by "unprecedented" flooding north of Chicago, and the damage is expected to worsen this weekend as water flows down rivers into the state from Wisconsin. (Paul Valade/Daily Herald via AP)
flooding_illinois_76874.jpg
Rising water from the Des Plaines River rises covers McClure Avenue, Friday, July 14, 2017 in Gurnee, Ill. Illinois officials said Friday some 6,800 buildings have been affected by "unprecedented" flooding north of Chicago, and the damage is expected to worsen this weekend as water flows down rivers into the state from Wisconsin. (Paul Valade/Daily Herald via AP)
flooding_illinois_84854.jpg
Gurnee, Ill. Mayor Kristina Kovarik, bottom right, talks with Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner as he surveys flooding Friday, July 14, 2017 in Gurnee, Ill. Illinois officials said Friday some 6,800 buildings have been affected by "unprecedented" flooding north of Chicago, and the damage is expected to worsen this weekend as water flows down rivers into the state from Wisconsin. (Paul Valade/Daily Herald via AP)
flooding_illinois_34114.jpg
A police officer blocks a flooded area, Friday, July 14, 2017, in Gurney Ill. Illinois officials said Friday that several thousand buildings have been affected by "unprecedented" flooding north of Chicago, and the damage is expected to worsen this weekend as water flows down rivers into the state from Wisconsin. (AP Photo/G-Jun Yam)
honolulu_apartment_fire_23818.jpg
Residents of the Marco Polo building arrive at a nearby shelter after a deadly fire tore through the condo, Friday, July 14, 2017, in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)
honolulu_apartment_fire_54042.jpg
Residents of the Marco Polo building register at a shelter for overnight accommodations after a deadly fire tore through the high rise building, Friday, July 14, 2017, in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)
