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Wildfires used to die down and even stop at night with cooler temperatures and increased humidity.

Congressional Republicans are sending President Donald Trump a resolution for his signature that would lift a federal ban on mining near Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.

The American chestnut is a singular, iconic tree of the eastern United States.

Germans are preparing a rescue operation for a sick humpback whale stranded off the Baltic Sea coast.

An official says some hard hit areas of the Northern Marianas could be without power and water for weeks after the Pacific Ocean islands were battered by a super typhoon.

The largest restored wetlands in Massachusetts now cover hundreds of acres of what used to be cranberry farms.

A long-lasting weather pattern is blasting hot air across the eastern United States.

Crowds gathered at Mount Holyoke College’s Talcott Greenhouse to witness the rare bloom of “Pangy,” a corpse flower known for its powerful odor resembling decaying flesh.

Maine’s legislature has passed the nation’s first statewide moratorium on energy-hungry data centers.

Nearly 200 organizations are urging the Trump administration and Puerto Rico’s governor to restore $350 million in federal funding that was meant to finance the installation of rooftop solar and battery systems for 12,000 low-income families across the U.S. territory.

New York launched ambitious goals to cut its long-term greenhouse gas emissions with clarion calls about saving the future.

The Environmental Protection Agency is reconsidering whether facilities that recycle plastic chemically should be held to the same strict air pollution standards as incinerators.

Energy Secretary Chris Wright raised eyebrows Tuesday after saying the country “looks like we’re going in the wrong direction” in remarks hailing a new natural gas pipeline project.

A day after severe storms damaged communities in the Plains and the Midwest, forecasters are warning that storms could bring giant hail, tornadoes and severe wind gusts to the regions again.