"The Bureau of Land Management's Sept. 11 auction of 295,174 acres in the Silver State drew zero bids, fueling green groups' criticisms that the federal government is ignoring market demand in its quest for "energy dominance" on public lands."
"A wind-blown wildfire that has forced the evacuation of hundreds of homes south of the resort town of Jackson, Wyoming, prompted officials on Sunday to close 50 miles of a key highway traveled by tourists to reach Grand Teton and Yellowstone national parks."
"Ford Motor Co. CEO Jim Hackett this week signaled his opposition to the Trump administration's rollback of Obama-era clean car rules."
"Since April 2017, opponents of the Bayou Bridge Pipeline have been trickling into an encampment in south Louisiana to block construction of the 163-mile crude oil pipeline, which demonstrators say will harm the region’s water supply. The self-described “water protectors” have proven successful in disrupting the building of the pipeline, but in recent weeks police upped the ante by arresting and charging activists under a controversial new law."
"With floodwaters continuing to rise in the wake of Hurricane Florence, state officials and environmentalists are closely monitoring the breach of a dam that has flooded a hazardous stockpile of coal ash, some of which has spilled into the Cape Fear River."
"Chewable products that protect dogs and cats against fleas can cause neurological problems such as stumbling or seizures, and pet owners need more warning, the Food and Drug Administration said Thursday."
"A new White House strategy to combat biological threats issues a stark warning about infectious disease. But it fails to mention the many ways they can be influenced by climate change."
"An insurance company is suing oil companies in Oklahoma, saying their disposal operations caused the state's largest earthquake."
"State wants to improve wildlife habitat in St. Johns Marsh but some worry about possible impacts from using herbicide".
"Temperatures not much warmer than the planet is experiencing now were sufficient to melt a major part of the East Antarctic ice sheet in Earth’s past, scientists reported Wednesday, including during one era about 125,000 years ago when sea levels were as much as 20 to 30 feet higher than they are now."
