Two survivors of deadly Tennessee wildfires that began in Great Smoky Mountains National Park have sued the federal government, claiming they lost loved ones and a home because of the negligence of park workers.
Read moreThe eruption of Indonesia’s Mount Sinabung that shot ash 3 miles high also blew away much of the mountain’s summit.
Read moreFour environmental groups sued the U.S. Forest Service in Federal Court, seeking review of its approval of a copper mine in the Santa Rita Mountains, near the Mexican border.
Read moreSouthern California is known for its diverse landscape, including the tallest mountain peaks in the state down to the desert, which has been teeming with life since experiencing a super bloom after an unusually wet winter. But when the area connecting the two different landscapes was left unprotected from development – particularly by the energy sector – despite having support from varied groups including environmentalists and off-road enthusiasts, it took an executive order by former President Barack Obama to do what locals say Congress failed to: create the Sand to Snow National Monument.
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Citing risk of spring flooding after a historically wet winter, California officials said the Sierra Nevada snowpack is 190 percent of its long-term average for May 1.
Read moreBuoyed by a barrage of January snow that buried ski resorts across the Golden State, regulators announced Thursday that the state’s snowpack is as healthy as it’s been since 2005.
Read moreAn environmental organization focused on conservation in the Sierra Nevada Mountains sued one of the most famous ski resorts in North America Thursday, claiming its expansion plans are bad for the environment.
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