July 14, 2021 Republicans ramp up pressure on Biden to pull nominee linked to eco-terrorist plot Republican senators are ramping up pressure on President Biden to withdraw Tracy Stone-Manning's nomination for Bureau of Land Management (BLM) director.
June 24, 2021 Biden nominee called for population control to protect environment: 'We must breed fewer consuming humans' Tracy Stone-Manning, Biden’s controversial nominee to head up BLM, has come under fire in recent weeks for her connection to a tree spiking incident – an ecoterrorism tactic – in Idaho in the 1980s, where she traded her court testimony for legal immunity.
June 9, 2021 Biden nominee under fire over possible financial benefits while working in Congress President Biden's nominee for the director of the Bureau of Land Management is under fire from Republicans for an allegedly unethical loan she took while she worked for Sen. John Tester.
June 13, 2019 1 dead, 9 hospitalized after central California hazmat spill One person has died after a hazardous material spill in central California, and nine others were taken to a hospital for treatment.
June 6, 2019 California's largest wildland fire started by hammer sparks California fire officials say sparks from a hammer driving a metal stake into the ground ignited a 2018 blaze in Northern California the killed a firefighter and became the largest in state history.
May 25, 2019 Fishermen face another quota cut, could hit lobster prices Fishermen already dealing with a dramatic reduction in the amount of a key bait fish they are allowed to harvest will likely face an additional cut next year that could drive up the price of lobster for consumers.
May 24, 2019 Illinois man found guilty in teen's 1992 strangulation death A 76-year-old man has been convicted in the 1992 strangulation death of an Illinois teenager.
May 22, 2019 US says Trump coal moves hasten but don't increase emissions Federal officials say the Trump administration's decision to lift a moratorium on coal sales from public lands could hasten the release of more than 5 billion tons of greenhouse gasses.
April 3, 2019 Federal agency frets about terrorism threats at Burning Man Burning Man organizers say the U.S. government wants to place unreasonable conditions on a proposal to expand the counter-culture festival's capacity to 100,000, including stepped-up security searches and new perimeter barriers that land managers say would reduce vulnerability to acts of terrorism.
February 14, 2019 The Latest: 1,000-plus gather to honor Parkland victims The Latest on the anniversary of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School (all times local): 4:40 p.m. Fewer than 10 percent of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High students showed up for school on the anniversary of the shooting that left 17 dead.
