November 6, 2017 California mayor among handful of surfers sickened by latest sewage spill from Mexico The mayor of a Southern California beach town said an "epic" day of surfing last Friday turned into a nightmare for himself and others, after they got violently ill from a sewage spill originating in Mexico.
October 27, 2017 Judge sides with developers of Washington coal terminal A Washington state judge on Friday handed a victory to the developers of a massive proposed coal-export terminal on the Columbia River, saying the state acted arbitrarily when it blocked a sublease sought for the project.
October 25, 2017 Study: More evidence links earthquakes to energy waste wells Scientists say they have more evidence that an increase in earthquakes on the Colorado-New Mexico border has been caused by wells that inject wastewater from oil and gas production back underground.
October 23, 2017 Study: NYC could see bad flooding every 5 years Within the next three decades, floods that used to strike the New York City area only once every 500 years could occur every five years, according to a new scientific study released just days before the fifth anniversary of Superstorm Sandy.
October 17, 2017 The Latest: Driver killed in California blazes identified The Latest on California wildfires (all times local): 6:15 a.m.
October 5, 2017 Niagara Falls board cited for second excess sewage discharge Officials in upstate New York say excess sewer water again made its way into the Niagara River after a high-profile discharge of black-colored water last summer.
October 3, 2017 Kansas governor made unpublicized trip to Israel in August Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback went on an unpublicized, eight-day trade mission to Israel in late August and early September that included a meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
September 29, 2017 EPA finds Harvey damage at Houston Superfund site The Environmental Protection Agency is ordering companies responsible for cleaning up a Houston Superfund site flooded during Hurricane Harvey to immediately address damage to a protective cap and subsequent high levels of waste material detected in a sediment sample from the site.
September 28, 2017 Sea critters hitchhiked across the Pacific on tsunami debris Nearly 300 species of fish, mussels and other sea critters hitchhiked across the Pacific Ocean on debris from the 2011 Japanese tsunami, washing ashore alive in the United States, researchers reported Thursday.
September 27, 2017 The Latest: US, Mexico reach deal on Colorado River water The Latest on a U.S.-Mexico agreement on Colorado River water (all times local): 5 p.m.
