The Bargaining Chip At The Border
The president's promise to build a wall along the southern border of the U.S. is moving forward.
Environment
In Reversal, EPA Suspends Alaska Mining Proposal To Preserve Watershed Protections
In a surprise announcement, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt said the agency will not rescind protections imposed in 2014, based on assessments the mine would cause significant harm to the watershed.
Business And Wildlife Groups Skip The Fight, Work Together To Save A Species
When an animal is listed as endangered that can be bad news for nearby businesses. That's why Georgia's biggest utility is helping to protect the slow-breeding gopher tortoise.
Honeybees Help Farmers, But They Don't Help The Environment
Maybe honeybees get too much attention. They are agricultural animals, like sheep or cattle, and they sometimes make life harder for wild bees. In fact, the bees in true peril are the wild ones.
Atlantic Coast Pipeline One Step Closer In North Carolina
A large natural gas project has just passed another regulatory milepost in North Carolina.
New Fossil Found In Israel Suggests A Much Earlier Human Migration Out Of Africa
Scientists have discovered a part of a fossilized human skull that's around 180,000 years old. It is now the oldest human fossil outside Africa.
Rebellious Cow Finds Winter Home Among Polish Bison
She has been spotted twice on the outskirts of Poland's Bialowieza Forest. She appears to be healthy, but she'll need to be removed from the herd before mating season.
Plastic Pollution Is Killing Coral Reefs, 4-Year Study Finds
A study in the Pacific Ocean finds that bags and bottles are sickening and killing reefs from Thailand to Australia. Coral reefs already are susceptible to disease due to unusually warm water.
Supplies Of Valuable Ginseng Root Dwindling
Ginseng is a prized root in demand for it's wide use in traditional Chinese medicine. Some of the most valuable ginseng grows wild in Appalachia, but supplies are dwindling.
Are There Zombie Viruses In The Thawing Permafrost?
There's a new fear from climate change: bacteria and viruses buried in frozen ground coming back to life as the Arctic warms up. We went digging in permafrost to find out how worried we should be.