Land environment
Editorial Roundup: South Carolina

By The Associated Press Jun. 16, 2021 01:30 PM EDT
(Charleston) Post and Courier. June 13, 2021. Editorial: The court has spoken. Now it’s time to conserve Captain Sam’s Spit for all of us...

Editorial Roundup: U.S.

By The Associated Press Jun. 16, 2021 12:16 PM EDT
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: June 15 The Guardian on U.S. President Joe Biden,...

Alex Krisulas of State Island N.Y. eats a slice of pizza on the boardwalk in Asbury Park, N.J. on Friday, May 21, 2021. Businesses and residents alike expect this summer at the Jersey Shore to be busier than last year as more people get vaccinated and COVID19 restrictions are scaled back or eliminated. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
Busier summer seen at Jersey Shore in Year 2 of COVID-19

By Wayne Parry May. 27, 2021 12:54 PM EDT

California Gov. Gavin Newsom highlights new firefighting equipment and his proposed $2 billion investment in wildfire and emergency preparedness at a press conference at Cal Fire's airbase in McClellan Park in Sacramento County on Monday, May 24, 2021. (Renee C. Byer/The Sacramento Bee via AP)
As drought intensifies, California seeing more wildfires

By Don Thompson May. 24, 2021 07:29 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Nebraska

By The Associated Press May. 10, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
Omaha World-Herald. May 6, 2021. Editorial: Biden administration must reach out to ag producers on 30x30 plan Climate...

State to resume targeted burns on grasslands, near forests

Mar. 20, 2021 09:29 AM EDT
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Burns on Michigan grasslands and at the edges of forests will be conducted in spring and summer to improve wildlife habitat. ...

Editorial Roundup: New England

By The Associated Press Mar. 19, 2021 04:16 PM EDT
New London Day. March 18, 2021. Editorial: Legislative approval of deal looks like a good bet The deal announced...

A house on Haleiwa Road is surrounded by floodwaters Tuesday, March 9, 2021, in Haleiwa, Hawaii. Torrential rains have inundated parts of Hawaii for the past several days. (Jamm Aquino/Honolulu Star-Advertiser via AP)
Hawaii town blocked by landslide launches makeshift ferry

By Audrey Mcavoy Mar. 13, 2021 01:25 AM EST

Washington Senate approves new tax on capital gains

By Rachel La Corte Mar. 06, 2021 09:35 PM EST
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Profits on the sale of stocks and bonds in excess of $250,000 would be subject to a new tax on capital gains under a bill narrowly...

South Africa reopens its land borders as virus cases decline

By Mogomotsi Magome Feb. 15, 2021 05:37 AM EST
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa has reopened its major land borders with neighboring countries after closing them last month to prevent...

FILE - In this Dec. 11, 2020, file photo former Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, who the Biden administration chose to reprise that role, speaks during an event at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
Agriculture secretary nominee Vilsack endorses biofuels push

By Ashraf Khalil Feb. 02, 2021 03:23 PM EST

Beshear to co-chair national task force on economic recovery

Jan. 21, 2021 04:15 AM EST
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has been chosen to help lead a national task force that will offer guidance to states on economic recovery...

Senator to detail Trillion Trees act at Maine forestry forum

Jan. 19, 2021 05:00 AM EST
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A group that supports tens of thousands of family woodland owners in Maine is holding its annual forum this week. ...

Maine state park-goers set new record during pandemic

Jan. 18, 2021 03:16 PM EST
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine users of state parks shattered records for attendance last year as they sought outside adventures amid the coronavirus pandemic. ...

Maine to revamp vaccine priority as virus cases surge

Jan. 13, 2021 09:19 AM EST
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The number of COVID-19 infections continues to soar in Maine, reaching a new daily record on Wednesday, as the state made plans to...

Part of a grey seal colony on the beach at Horsey Gap in Norfolk, England, Sunday Jan. 10, 2021. A group monitoring the seals in the national park on England's east coast have recorded over 2000 seal births this season, with police patrolling the area to deter visitors during the current coronavirus lockdown. (Joe Giddens/PA via AP)
Leaders at summit focus on better protecting biodiversity

By Sylvie Corbet Jan. 11, 2021 06:06 AM EST

FILE - In this April 9, 2014, file photo, oil rigs stand in the Loco Hills field on U.S. Highway 82 in Eddy County near Artesia, N.M., one of the most active regions of the Permian Basin. In the closing months of the Trump administration energy companies stockpiled enough drilling permits for western public lands to keep pumping oil for years. That stands to undercut President-elect Joe Biden's plans to block new drilling on public lands to address climate change. (AP Photo/Jeri Clausing, File)
Oil companies lock in drilling, challenging Biden on climate

By Matthew Brown And Cathy Bussewitz Jan. 10, 2021 11:04 AM EST

Maine virus-related deaths, infections soar to a new high

Jan. 08, 2021 02:15 AM EST
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The number of new COVID-19 infections and deaths soared to new heights during a surge of the coronavirus across the state, officials...

Murphy signs $14B business tax break bill into law

By Mike Catalini Jan. 07, 2021 11:06 AM EST
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law Thursday a bill authorizing over $14 billion in tax credits for businesses. The...

This Jan. 23, 2020, photo shows the National Archives on Sand Point, Wash., that has about a million boxes of generally unique, original source documents and public records. More than two dozen Native American tribes and cultural groups from the Northwest and Alaska are suing the federal government to stop the sale of the National Archives building in Seattle, a plan that would force the relocation of millions of invaluable historical records to California and Missouri. (Alan Berner/The Seattle Times via AP)
Washington, Oregon, 29 tribes sue over plan to move archives

By Gene Johnson Jan. 04, 2021 05:38 PM EST