Environment
Trump administration weakens protections for threatened animal species
The Trump administration finalized a new rule removing habitat destruction from the definition of the word “harm” in the Endangered Species Act.
El Niño is officially here, and this one could be a doozy
Prepare for heat, drought and flooding — it’s officially El Niño season, according to the National Weather Service. This one could be on par with some of the strongest in past years.
The U.S. fought the flesh-eating screwworm for decades. Now it must begin again.
It took the U.S. decades and hundreds of millions of dollars to eradicate the flesh-eating New World screwworm. Here’s the plan to renew the fight now that it’s back.
3 months, 21 dead gray whales: Why so many carcasses are washing up on Pacific shores
Dead, emaciated gray whales have been washing up on Washington state shores at a shocking pace over the last few months.