Environment
Latest Stories
Jennifer Palmieri.jpg
Hillary Clinton's communications director, Jennifer Palmieri, hit back at criticism over the media's limited access to the Democratic presidential candidate, despite reporters being corralled at a distance during her appearance at a New Hampshire parade. (MSNBC) ** FILE **
dc62b05ca09f2a1d7b0f6a7067009255.jpg
This photo provided by Paramount Pictures shows, Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Terminator in "Terminator Genisys," from Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions. (Melinda Sue Gordon/Paramount Pictures via AP)
179a93b9f256571d7b0f6a706700d9f1.jpg
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, center, is applauded during a news conference in the South Carolina State House, in Columbia, S.C., in this June 22, 2015, file photo. Haley said that the Confederate flag should come down from the grounds of the state capitol, reversing her position on the divisive symbol amid growing calls for it to be removed. (Tim Dominick/The State via AP, File)
17463310a033281d7b0f6a7067004a0c.jpg
Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama delivers a speech at the ESS Stadium in Aldershot, southern England, on June 29, 2015. The Dalai Lama is celebrating his 80th birthday with a three-day Global Compassion Summit at the University of California, Irvine July 5-7 that will include talks about climate change, the importance of compassion and the presentation of an 8-foot-tall gold-and-maroon birthday cake for His Holiness. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)
8b762cac781b161d7b0f6a706700ace6.jpg
FOR RELEASE SATURDAY, JULY 4, 2015, AT 12:01 A.M. CDT. - This photo taken June 26, 2015, shows Phil Hoechst, brewmaster at Hop Haus Brewing Co. in Verona, checking a batch of beer brewing in his three-barrel brewing system. He also has four three-barrel fermentation tanks, with room for more if needed. (Barry Adams/Wisconsin State Journal via AP)
Mars Drone NASA.jpg
NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center is working on a plan to send a specialized drone to Mars. The space agency plans to send the aircraft to the Red Planet by the 2020s. (Image: NASA) ** FILE **
cb141d2775b00a1d7b0f6a7067000895.jpg
Emergency personnel stand by as evacuees gather at the Foothills Mall early Thursday, July 2, 2015, in Maryville, Tenn., after they were forced to leave their homes when rail car carrying a flammable and toxic gas derailed and caught fire. (Brittany Bade/WBIR.com via AP)
ced30bfa4ba1ee1d7a0f6a7067004dd9.jpg
FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2007, file photo, a polar bear mother and her two cubs are seen in Wapusk National Park on the shore of Hudson Bay near Churchill, Manitoba. About a third of the world's polar bears could face imminent threat from greenhouse gas emissions in as soon as a decade, according to a new report by the U.S. Geological Survey released Tuesday, June 30, 2015. The effects of diminished sea ice will lead to population declines throughout the century, and scientists didn't see a rebound in population numbers from the modeling that went up to the year 2100, according to the report. (Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press via AP, File) MANDATORY CREDIT
6_302015_ap-5746669593538201.jpg
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence told President Obama that his state will not comply with environmental regulations that raise residential electricity rates. (Associated Press)
7e805f4dd180ad1c7a0f6a7067008013.jpg
In this Friday, June 26, 2015, photo, different varieties of marijuana flowers are displayed at medical marijuana dispensary Kaya Shack in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Gosia Wozniacka)
i love hezbollah.jpg
A baby onesie that says "I love Hezbollah" is available in a variety of colors at Amazon.com for $19.99. (Amazon)
0037e99bfc78cd1c7a0f6a706700b830.jpg
This photo provided by Paramount Pictures shows, Emilia Clarke as Sarah Connor, in "Terminator Genisys," from Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions. (Melinda Sue Gordon/Paramount Pictures via AP)
Miami Corrections.jpg
A corrections officer pats down an inmate. (Image: Facebook, Miami-Dade Corrections and Rehabilitation Department) ** FILE **
bfe5c4bc21fed41d7a0f6a706700cc36.jpg
FILE - This Sept. 30, 2014 file photo shows the Colstrip Steam Electric Station operated by Talen Energy in southeastern Montana. Coal companies and their supporters scored a courtroom victory with a U.S. Supreme Court decision that said the Obama administration failed to take potential costs into account when it decided to regulate toxic emissions from many power plants, Monday, June 29, 2015. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File)
6_292015_puerto-rico-budget8201.jpg
Gov. Alejandro Garcia Padilla said Monday that the territory will be unable in the coming days to repay its debt. He said the government's efforts to cut spending and restructure its debt have failed. (Associated Press)
31babd57d23eb11c7a0f6a70670088d8.jpg
This Dec. 13, 2010, file photo shows CMS Energy Corp.'s B.C. Cobb Plant in Muskegon, Mich. (Jeffrey Ball, The Muskegon Chronicle via AP) ** FILE **
Death.jpg
Death Defying Proposal: This one requires a pilot's license. But this man took a big risk, letting his bride-to-be think they were having a flight emergency. The emergency procedures included a very big question. She said yes! (Photo: YouTube/Ryan Thompson)
AK.jpg
#3 ALASKA: Like Wyoming, Alaska residents don't need a permit to carry — but the state issues permits in case residents want to travel to reciprocal states. Alaskans must inform law enforcement if they are carrying.
NH.jpg
#8: NEW HAMPSHIRE. Granite Staters take their "Love Free or Die" motto seriously. Permits are $3, and courthouses are the only prohibited locations.