Will California ever see an end to its drought? For the fourth year straight, the state has experienced the worst water shortages of the entire West Coast and has taken drastic conservation measures to control how much water each household and business is using. But just as the good...

There is some bad news for campers heading out to Aspen, Colorado. According to an August 6 article in the Coloradoan, “The U.S. Forest Service has banned camping indefinitely at the gateway to the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness because of ongoing conflicts between humans and bears.” At least 11 different...

The next time you read flood predictions for your area, don’t be so confident that they’re accurate. Traditional flood analysis techniques may have actually underestimated flood risk for many areas across the U.S., a new report has found. According to Time, scientists, engineers and disaster experts have typically determined...

A recent story by WIVB news documents the flooding of a home in Westfield, NY, following a massive storm. Ripping through the area, the storm demolished parking lots, golf courses, and residences. Resident Ashley Moore recalls how “the sky opened up outta nowhere,” and she watched as her driveway...

On July 9th, residents near Fort Bragg, California (not to be confused with the army installation in North Carolina) were able to review and comment on the soil and groundwater cleanup plan being proposed by the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) at a town hall meeting. Advocate-News.com...

Christmas in July is apparently no longer just a phrase that retail stores use to lure in customers during the dead of summer with rock-bottom sales prices; now, it even includes snow. Granted, this applies to several regions in the U.S. where temperatures are cold enough year-round to result...

Under the new requirements of the Aboveground Storage Tank Act this past March, owners and operators of aboveground storage tanks (AST) in West Virginia must put labels on their tanks. The Preston County News and Journal reports that under the stipulations passed by the West Virginia state legislature, ASTs...

In June, the Greater Pottsville Area Sewer Authority (GPASA) in Pennsylvania will offer the public a chance to review its plan of ending the sewer hookup moratorium that has been in place for 25 years. The Republican Herald reports that on May 27, the GPASA announced the move in...

A year after a toxic chemical spill in West Virginia polluted the drinking water of more than 300,000 people, state lawmakers are pulling back safeguard measures they had put in place quickly following the spill. The Associated Press reports that thousands of above ground storage tanks monitored under the...

Seated between the quaintness of America’s heartland and the charm of the Bible Belt, the state of Indiana is often referred to as the crossroads of America. Unfortunately, one of the state’s many crossroads has a bit of litter problem. LaPorte County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s...