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Historic drought had western states entering summer anxious about wildfires. Some suffered significant destruction and death, but there were wins, too.
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A large underwater wave moved up the West Coast, raising sea levels. Scientists say it's driven by El Niño and it's going to happen again.
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Locals and preservationists have long opposed Trump's plan to redevelop a municipal D.C. golf course. That legal fight escalated after the government cleared hundreds of trees on short notice.
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Federal judge ‘furious’ after Trump administration cuts down hundreds of trees at a D.C. golf courseA federal judge has halted the removal of any more trees at the East Potomac Golf Links.
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Birds are the only dinosaurs that survived the devastating asteroid impact 66 million years ago.
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Arizona State hockey player Matthew Mayich is on life support after he experienced a heat stroke during an August training workout.
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On the Navajo Reservation, a would-be energy developer appears to have tried to bribe a local environmental group to drop opposition to his project.
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Hurricane Isaias landed Friday night on the Florida Gulf Coast. The storm was expected to bring life-threatening storm surge, damaging winds, flooding and the possibility of tornados.
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Florida and Alabama have declared states of emergency in a number of counties, and Florida has ordered evacuations along the panhandle.
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The new field of "smoke ecology" examines how wildfire smoke perturbs wild places and animals — and what might be done to prevent its worst mayhem.
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The Supreme Court is weighing Boulder, Colorado's lawsuit against oil companies over the effects of climate change.
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Oct. 1 is when new federal rules for sharing the Colorado River start. It's going to be messy and courts will likely have to weigh in.