Environment

Midwest Farmers Battling Worst US Drought in Generation

Record high temperatures and a lack of rainfall are creating the worst drought conditions for U.S. farmers in a generation. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has declared more than 1000 counties in 26 states natural disaster areas as crops there...

California National Guard assists with battle against Robbers wildfire

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Soldiers from the California Army National Guard drop water from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter on a portion of...

UN agency to provide assistance to thousands in Malawi due to crop failure

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U.S. Chamber of Commerce Report Distorts History of Clean Air Protections for National Parks

A new report out by U.S. Chamber of Commerce today attacks important clean air rules to clean up dirty air pollution in our national parks and wilderness areas, according to conservation groups. Decades after Congress required the Environmental...