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From the Kentucky floods to Helene and back again, people throughout Appalachia are using their experiences to help others through disaster.
Republican lawmakers want to use the Congressional Review Act to permanently erase federal land use plans in Alaska — and beyond.
This year’s wet winter helped save the river from collapse. But a reckoning is on the horizon.
Biden is calling on Congress for an additional $8 billion in funding for the program.
The Rhode Island project to create local jobs, launch compost hubs, and reduce emissions was years in the making.
Rising temperatures and chronically broken cooling systems are turning the lunch rush into a deadly risk for some workers.
It's a major win for activists who opposed the controversial project.
The community had big plans for the facility site, until the Trump administration ordered it to stay open, a move it extended this week.
As Appalachian ginseng turns from rural tradition to global commodity, the Forest Service is trying to keep foragers at bay.