Rivers crest, I-95 opens as South Carolina turns to recovery
By MEG KINNARD AND JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press CHAPIN, S.C. (AP) – As the worst of the floodwaters that roared through South Carolina washed out …
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Bush says regulations hurting U.S. economy
By SERGIO BUSTOS MIAMI (AP) – Republican Jeb Bush is releasing a plan to fix a “failed” system of federal rules and regulations that he …
Ben Carson visits Colorado to see mine that spilled waste
DURANGO, Colo. — Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson took a helicopter tour Tuesday of the southwestern Colorado river affected by this month’s mine wastewater spill …
Our Rainforest is on fire? Time to wake up, South Florida!
I was shocked to read in a prominent magazine last week that one of our three rainforests is on fire. Frank and I spent so …
Obama power plant cuts greenhouse emissions
By GRANT SCHULTE LINCOLN, Neb. — President Barack Obama’s newest push to cut greenhouse gases from U.S. power plants set the stage Monday for a …
Pluto close-up: Spacecraft makes flyby of icy, mystery world
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — We’ve made it to Pluto by NASA’s calculations, the last stop on a planetary tour …
Miami company applies to drill for oil in Everglades
MIRAMAR, Fla. — A Miami company is bracing for a likely battle with environmentalists after applying to drill for oil in the Everglades. Kanter Real …
Pope Francis changes the game on environment
It felt almost eerie to read excerpts of Pope Francis’ encyclical on Climate Change released last week, since in my last article I listed the …
In northern Haiti, conservation efforts
By DAVID McFADDEN Associated Press CARACOL, Haiti —Only little fish are pulled from the coastal waters off Haiti. In this overfished area of northern Haiti, …
Where our troubles began
Often when we are in a crisis we tend to view it as arising from current events or recent choices rather than from philosophical and …