Drought turns southeastern US into ‘tinderbox’ as wildfires rage
Weather extremes fuel wildfires that have burned through tens of thousands of acres across Florida and other states.
A bill to gut endangered species protections faced a major setback this week
The US House of Representatives unexpectedly canceled a vote on a bill that would defang the Endangered Species Act.
Supercharged hurricanes mean more ‘ghost boats’ haunting waterways
Abandoned vessels can linger in waterways for years, polluting ecosystems and complicating navigation.