A military helicopter crashed Wednesday near the peak of Colorado's second-highest mountain, killing two people, injuring one and leaving the other person aboard missing, authorities said. ...more

August 19, 2009

With former Alaska senator Ted Stevens out of office and fighting to stay out of prison, Congress has the opportunity to end an outrageous expenditure that wastes tax dollars while defiling the largest rainforest in North America. ...more

December 13, 2008

A new study says global warming and population growth threaten the Southeast's already precarious water supplies by fueling more extreme weather and degrading water quality. ...more

July 12, 2008

Firefighters on Sunday took advantage of cooler, damper weather to battle a vast blaze ravaging Santa Barbara County and tried to gain a foothold against the fire before the expected return of hotter, drier conditions. ...more

July 7, 2008

They are a mysterious, almost mythical group, the Rainbow Family of Living Light, gathering again this summer to party and pray for peace, many appearing wild and unwashed, barefoot and bearded, secretive and standoffish. ...more

June 29, 2008

Firefighters bulked up their defenses Friday against a wildfire that threatened parts of this storied tourist town and prepared for more lightning strikes that could ignite new fires across Northern California. ...more

June 28, 2008

A chain saw chewed through the doomed maple while two men held ropes secured to its trunk. ...more

January 22, 2008

If your image of a garden club is limited to ladies planting azaleas in the town square, think again: The National Garden Clubs is supporting a reforestation effort that includes areas hard-hit by wildfires and other natural disasters. ...more

January 18, 2008

"This is the worst environmental disaster in the United States since the Exxon Valdez accident ... and the greatest forest destruction in modern times," said James Cummins, executive director of the nonprofit environmental group Wildlife Mississippi. ...more

November 16, 2007

A forest fire in a remote area of the northeast Sierra Nevada continued to spread, but light winds moved the flames away from homes Saturday, officials said. ...more

September 9, 2007