July 3, 2018 Colorado town hopes to strike gold by converting old mine into fresh water source Parts of the West have been undergoing stratospheric growth and the Front Range of Colorado is no exception.
July 1, 2018 3.1 magnitude earthquake recorded in central Oklahoma The U.S. Geological Survey says a 3.1 magnitude earthquake has been recorded in central Oklahoma.
June 7, 2018 Scientists predict average dead zone for Gulf this year Federal scientists are predicting an average dead zone this summer in the Gulf of Mexico.
June 7, 2018 Volcano creates new land after lava fills Hawaii ocean bay A neighborhood called Vacationland on Hawaii's Big Island had disappeared by Wednesday as lava poured into two oceanfront subdivisions, smothering hundreds of homes and filling an ocean bay, turning it into new land that now juts into the sea.
June 1, 2018 Toxins in Salem drinking water prompt Oregon governor's emergency declaration Oregon Gov. Kate Brown issued a state of emergency Thursday for Marion and Polk counties, five days after the discovery of toxins in the tap water in Salem, the state's capital and second-largest city.
May 30, 2018 Cryptic emergency alert panics Oregon city's residents The head of Oregon's emergency management agency has apologized after a cryptic emergency alert was forced out to cellphones in and around Oregon's capital city, displaying the words "Civil Emergency" and "Prepare for Action," but carrying little other information.
May 30, 2018 Report: Chesapeake Bay improving but huge challenges remain A nonprofit that tracks pollution in America's largest estuary says the health of Chesapeake Bay is improving, but huge challenges remain.
May 29, 2018 Fast-flowing lava oozes toward ocean on Hawaii's Big Island Fast-flowing lava rivers are oozing across Hawaii's Big Island, prompting officials to urge remaining residents in the Leilani Estates and Lanipuna Gardens evacuation zones to flee immediately.
May 24, 2018 The Latest: 3 lava flows now reaching ocean off Hawaii The Latest on the eruption of Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island (all times local): 10:30 a.m.
May 21, 2018 Lava from Kilauea volcano enters ocean, creates toxic cloud White plumes of acid and extremely fine shards of glass billowed into the sky over Hawaii as molten rock from Kilauea volcano poured into the ocean, creating yet another hazard from an eruption that began more than two weeks ago.
