Lake City’s ice-climbing park is transforming the local economy. The post Can ice climbing bring life to an isolated Colorado town in the dead of winter? appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
News that Midwestern dairy cows may have become infected with avian flu by eating poultry waste has many asking: What are American farm animals being fed? And should we be concerned?Continue Reading
The disaster, intensified by El Niño, is devastating communities across several countries, killing crops and livestock and sending food prices soaring.Continue Reading
Tunde Onakoya is trying to break a record for the longest chess marathon. And he’s playing his games in the open air in Manhattan.Continue Reading
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Provoking Iran is a strategy to distract from the ongoing slaughter of civilians in Gaza., Read MoreContinue Reading
The EU naval mission in the Red Sea was launched to protect merchant ships from attacks by Houthi rebels., Read MoreContinue Reading
Under pressure from climate activists to close, the plant agreed to a deadline and put millions in a transition fund. That’s giving Centralia a chance. By Rachel McDevitt, StateImpact Pennsylvania This story was produced as part of Climate Solutions, a collaboration focused on community engagement and solutions-based reporting to help CentralContinue Reading
With help from Shawn Ness New from New York Happening now: A cyberattack roiled the state Capitol amid budget negotiations. Republicans responded to the latest budget deals and its opaqueness. City Hall is facing questions over a new, prominent hire. A deal for a two-year extension of mayoral control isContinue Reading
Newly discovered damage to part of the dam holding back America’s second-largest reservoir has people who rely on the Colorado River worried about their ability to get the water they need. (Image credit: Alex Hager)Continue Reading
The GOP path to taking control of the U.S. Senate got even clearer with Larry Hogan entering the Maryland U.S. Senate race this winter More than two months after former two-term Maryland Governor Larry Hogan filed his paperwork as a candidate for the U.S. Senate, a new survey by theContinue Reading
Herders in Kenya are substituting camels for cows, whose numbers have declined by the millions as drought has devastated eastern Africa., Read MoreContinue Reading
With half its surface area gone, the country’s largest saline lake is verging on collapse due to the region’s overuse of water and climate change, threatening the ecosystem, Salt Lake City and Wilson’s phalarope. By Wyatt Myskow SALT LAKE CITY—To complete a nonstop 4,000-mile flight, Wilson’s phalarope needs fuel.Continue Reading