Tag: environment
TribCast: How will Texas protect its campers from future floods?
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Climate Change Is Bringing Legionnaire’s Disease to a Town Near You
This story originally appeared on Vox and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.Air conditioners have been working overtime this hot summer, from those...
Florida must stop expanding ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration center, judge says
MIAMI – A federal judge on Thursday issued a preliminary injunction halting further expansion of an immigration detention center built in the middle of...
Trump blames renewable energy for rising electricity prices. Experts point elsewhere
WASHINGTON – With electricity prices rising at more than twice the rate of inflation, President Donald Trump has lashed out at renewable energy sources...
Arkansas Hosts the Planet’s Only Public Diamond Mine
The diamonds formed under extreme pressure and heat deep in the Earth’s mantle. If you find one, it will most likely look like a...
As hurricane season collides with immigration agenda, fears increase for those without legal status
If a major hurricane approaches Central Florida this season, Maria knows it's dangerous to stay inside her wooden, trailer-like home. In past storms, she...
FEMA Now Requires Disaster Victims to Have an Email Address
The changes to survivor signup have been made inside the program that the agency uses to manage disaster aid applications and pay out survivors,...
Ranger fired for hanging transgender flag in Yosemite and park visitors may face prosecution
A Yosemite National Park ranger was fired after hanging a pride flag from El Capitan while some visitors face potential prosecution for alleged violations...
An Ancient Penis Worm With Rings of Sharp Teeth Has Been Discovered in the Grand Canyon
About 500 million years ago, the Grand Canyon was a great sea, and among the creatures it harbored was a newly discovered type of...
The Plan to Turn the Caribbean’s Glut of Sargassum Into Biofuel
Esteban Amaro, director of the Quintana Roo Sargassum Monitoring Network, agrees that fuel is the best product to focus on. Processing the seaweed into...
