Skip to content

Environment News

Santa Anita postpones weekend racing as track is staging area for fire relief efforts

Santa Anita postpones weekend racing as track is staging area for fire relief efforts

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A flareup of the wildfire on the west side of Los Angeles that prompted new evacuations has caused Santa Anita to cancel horse racing this weekend.
Read more >
One of four lynx captured in the Scottish Highlands dies

One of four lynx captured in the Scottish Highlands dies

LONDON (AP) — One of four lynx thought to have been released illegally in the Scottish Highlands has died within hours after it was captured, wildlife authorities said Saturday.
Read more >
NBA postpones Rockets vs. Hawks game because of winter storm

NBA postpones Rockets vs. Hawks game because of winter storm

ATLANTA (AP) — The game between the Houston Rockets and Atlanta Hawks scheduled for Saturday has been postponed because of a winter storm .
Read more >
NBA postpones Rockets vs. Hawks game because of winter storm

NBA postpones Rockets vs. Hawks game because of winter storm

ATLANTA (AP) — The game between the Houston Rockets and Atlanta Hawks scheduled for Saturday has been postponed because of a winter storm .
Read more >
How a week of weather extremes upended the lives of millions of Americans

How a week of weather extremes upended the lives of millions of Americans

It was a week of fire and ice. It began with millions of people across the U.S. shivering amid blizzard conditions and frigid air that lasted for days, thanks to a jet stream that slips out of its usual path more often these days.
Read more >
With their Los Angeles-area homes still smoldering, families return to search the ruins for memories

With their Los Angeles-area homes still smoldering, families return to search the ruins for memories

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Many watched their homes burn on television in a state of shock.
Read more >
Winter weather limits North Carolina governor's inauguration to TV speech

Winter weather limits North Carolina governor's inauguration to TV speech

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — With an outdoor public inauguration ceremony canceled due to winter weather , new North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein instead planned to kick off his term in office with a televised address indoors.
Read more >
Powerful winter storm that dumped snow in US South maintains its icy grip

Powerful winter storm that dumped snow in US South maintains its icy grip

ATLANTA (AP) — A winter storm that dropped heavy snow and glazed roads throughout the U.S. South was maintaining its icy grip on much of the region into the weekend.
Read more >
Families in shock begin to visit their charred homes in the Los Angeles area

Families in shock begin to visit their charred homes in the Los Angeles area

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Many watched their homes burn on television in a state of shock.
Read more >
Quebec, B.C., sending more resources to California to combat L.A. wildfires

Quebec, B.C., sending more resources to California to combat L.A. wildfires

MONTREAL — Quebec said Friday it will send two more firefighting aircraft to California, a day after one of the province’s water bombers collided with a drone while battling the wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles area.
Read more >