This summer, Washington state’s largest wildfire decimated hundreds of homes. Even now that the fire is over, tourists are cancelling their reservations as if the whole of north-central Washington burned down. In fact, many forests and trails remain healthy and…
Storms are dangerous, but they can also be beautiful. A photographer in Sydney, Australia, captured an impressive storm on camera. Over just 20 minutes, Roland Tayler photographed more than 20 lightning strikes, which he merged into one electric picture. Read…
Some mining companies are getting rich. What are they mining? Sand! Fracking is becoming common in the United States, and fracking requires sand. But they can’t just use beach sand. What fracking companies need is quartz based. Demand continues to…
The practice of hydraulic fracturing was pioneered in Denton, Texas, but now the city is trying to stop the practice. Denton voted in November to ban the practice, known as fracking, in the city. Environmental groups hope that this decision…
The George Washington National Forest holds a fortune. Beneath the trees and roots lies a natural gas deposit worth billions of dollars. And a recent compromise left both environmentalists and oil companies happy. A small portion of the forest will…
Two new political parties joined the Democrats and Republicans in the November 2014 elections in Massachusetts. When candidates from each party — the Green-Rainbow Party and the United Independent Party — won at least 3 percent of the vote in…
The vote for Louisiana senator was too close to call in the November 2014 elections, so a re-election was held on Dec. 6. Republican Bill Cassidy emerged the victor, and now Republicans hold nearly all of the senate seats in…
Asian carp are threatening to invade Lake Michigan. While an old electric barrier keeps fish from entering the lake, it does not deter the Asian carp’s eggs, which drift with the water’s current. The Army Corps of Engineers is planning…
The killer shrimp is officially banned in Michigan. The shrimp eats almost anything off the bottom of a river or lake, and it eats a lot. The killer shrimp is originally from the Black Sea in southeast Europe, but after…
As the weather changes, amphibians are struggling to survive. They are adjusting their mating seasons and might move to new habitats as their homes change. If their ponds dry up, they will have no place to breed. Tadpoles won’t have…