Environment
Latest Stories
big_sur_bridge_71918.jpg
Construction crews use a wrecking ball to dismantle the Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge on Highway 1, Monday, March 13, 2017, in Big Sur, Calif. The bridge was compromised after slides occurred in the area associated with this winter's heavy rains. (David Royal/The Monterey County Herald via AP)
big_sur_cut_off_78329.jpg
Construction crews use a wrecking ball to dismantle the Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge on Highway 1 Monday, March 13, 2017, in Big Sur, Calif. The bridge was compromised after slides occurred in the area associated with this winter's heavy rains. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)
big_sur_cut_off_96139.jpg
Crews work to cut away rails from the Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge on Highway 1 on Monday, March 13, 2017, in Big Sur, Calif. The bridge was compromised after slides occurred in the area associated with this winter's heavy rains. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)
3_132017_b1negrealgnuclearde8201.jpg
Illustration on the U.S. dealing with rogue nuclear powers by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times
oregon_oil_trains_94713.jpg
Native Americans Cathy Sampson-Cruse, left, and Raymond Estrada appear at a news conference at the Oregon State Capitol, Monday, March 13, 2017, in Salem, Ore., in support of two bills. One bill would direct the Environmental Quality Commission to adopt oil-spill prevention and emergency-response planning requirements to railroads that own or operate high hazard train routes. The other would prohibit the Legislature from funding new bulk coal or oil terminals. (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky)
winter_weather_45066.jpg
This satellite image taken around 3:12 p.m. EDT and released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, shows clouds around the Northeast of the United States, Monday, March 13, 2017. A powerful nor'easter could bring blizzard conditions and more than a foot of snow from the mid-Atlantic to parts of the Northeast, and officials warn of potential beach erosion, possible coastal flooding and power outages from the late-season snowstorm. (NOAA via AP)
winter_weather-maryland_98051.jpg
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan stands with State Highway Administration employees in front of a salt barn in Annapolis, Maryland, on Monday, March, 13, 2017, as the state prepares for a powerful nor'easter in the forecast for the mid-Atlantic to parts of the Northeast. (AP Photo/Brian Witte)
south_china_sea_watch_79864.jpg
In this March 8, 2017 photo, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi gestures while speaking during a press conference held on the sidelines of the National People's Congress at the media center in Beijing. Talks between China and the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations has produced a draft version of a long-awaited code of conduct aiming to reduce the potential for conflicts in the South China Sea, Wang told reporters at the press conference. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
airlines_battery_fires_54575.jpg
FILE - In this Feb. 8, 2006 file photo, firefighters battle a blaze onboard a UPS cargo plane at Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia. The International Civil Aviation Organization, a U.N. agency that sets global aviation safety standards, decided last year to ban shipments of lithium ion batteries on international passenger flights and require that the batteries be no more than 30 percent charged on cargo flights. As a result, countries around the world have been adopting the new international safety standard for their domestic flights as well. The United States is a notable exception. (AP Photo/Joseph Kaczmarek, File)
airlines_battery_fires_47927.jpg
FILE - In this April 2014 file image frame grab from video, provided by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), a test at the FAAs technical center in Atlantic City, N.J. The International Civil Aviation Organization, a U.N. agency that sets global aviation safety standards, decided last year to ban shipments of lithium ion batteries on international passenger flights and require that the batteries be no more than 30 percent charged on cargo flights. As a result, countries around the world have been adopting the new international safety standard for their domestic flights as well. The United States is a notable exception. (FAA via AP, File)
bait_boom_26422.jpg
FILE - In this July 8, 2015, file photo, herring are unloaded from a fishing boat in Rockland, Maine. Herring is now the second-most valuable marine resource in Maine, and the most valuable species of fish. But the catch of the fish has actually declined, and tight regulations are making it difficult to meet demand, fishing groups say. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)
mexico_trump_trademarks_10762.jpg
FILE - This Feb. 27, 2009 file photo shows a Trump Ocean Resort Baja highway billboard with a photo of Donald Trump that advertises condos for sale on the outskirts of Tijuana, Mexico. Last decade Trump and his children promoted a luxury hotel and condo development with the Trump name on it that was planned for the northern Baja California coast. But the Trump Ocean Resort Baja Mexico project collapsed, and dozens of buyers who had lost their 30 percent deposits sued in March 2009. (AP Photo/Guillermo Arias, File)
neighborhood_rehab_53718.jpg
This March 5, 2017 photos shows the three flood-damaged historic homes that were relocated to the 300 block of East State Street in Mason City, Iowa. The houses had been slated to be demolished have instead but relocated. An additional dozen homes on intersecting First Street have been razed to make way for a condo development. (Chris Zoeller/Globe-Gazette via AP)
aptopix_acc_duke_north_carolina_basketball_91872.jpg
Duke forward Jayson Tatum (0) dunks the ball against North Carolina in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game during the semifinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament, Friday, March 10, 2017, in New York. Duke won 93-83. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
bears_glennons_turn_football_13582.jpg
Newly acquired Chicago Bears quarterback Mike Glennon walks past a mural of the Bears; logo at Halas Hall in Lake Forest, Ill., Friday, March 10, 2017. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune via AP)
bears_glennons_turn_football_40524.jpg
Newly acquired Chicago Bears quarterback Mike Glennon speaks during a news conference at Halas Hall in Lake Forest, Ill., Friday, March 10, 2017. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune via AP)
power_plant_future_11316.jpg
Montana Rep. Jim Keane, D-Butte, left, and State Sen. Duane Ankney, R-Colstrip, discuss a legislation package to keep the Colstrip power plant open until July 2022 in Helena, Mont., Friday, March 10, 2017. Montana lawmakers are considering propping up a troubled coal-fired power plant by offering low-interest loans of up to $10 million a year from the state's $1 billion coal tax trust fund to one of the plant's owners. Talen Energy, which owns 50 percent of the two Colstrip power plant units slated for closure by July 2022, has warned that the shutdown could come sooner if it does not receive tax relief or state assistance. Colstrip is the second-largest coal-fired power plant in the West, and a major economic driver for eastern Montana. But coal-fired electricity has been under pressure by low market prices, increased regulation and lawsuits over pollution. (AP Photo/Matt Volz)
power_plant_future_60872.jpg
FILE - In this July 1, 2013, file photo, smoke rises from the Colstrip Steam Electric Station, a coal burning power plant in Colstrip, Mont. Montana lawmakers are considering propping up a troubled coal-fired power plant by offering low-interest loans of up to $10 million a year from the state's $1 billion coal tax trust fund to one of the plant's owners. Talen Energy, which owns 50 percent of the two Colstrip power plant units slated for closure by July 2022, has warned that the shutdown could come sooner if it does not receive tax relief or state assistance. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File)
derailment_fire_21180.jpg
In this photo made from a video shot and provided by KTIV, several tank cars burn after a freight train, carrying ethanol, derailed around 1 a.m., Friday, March 10, 2017, near the small community of Graettinger in northwestern Iowa. Environmental experts were checking for ethanol leaks after the freight train derailed and burst into flames as it crossed a trestle bridge over a creek that empties into the Des Moines River. (Courtesy of KTIV via AP)
forest_service_horseman_74507.jpg
In this August 2011 photo provided by Traute Perry, Nolan Melin, left , loads one of his five mules with gear on the Stillwater Trail in the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness. Blowing up dead animals was "just part of the deal" in the 16 seasons Melin worked as a backcountry horse packer and trail crew member for the Forest Service. "You've got to get rid of them," he said matter-of-factly about a pretty unusual occurrence. Otherwise, a dead horse or mule might attract bears to a wilderness trail, which is dangerous for humans and the bears. (Traute Perry via AP)
