DISASTERS September 16, 2018 WHAT'S HAPPENING: Rivers pose epic Florence flood risks A heavy-duty response already is slogging through heavy rains and floodwaters to help people trapped or displaced by Florence's watery onslaught.
DISASTERS September 15, 2018 Florence pours on the rain amid fears of catastrophic floods Florence already has proven deadly with its nearly nonstop rain, surging seawater and howling winds, and the threat is days from ending as remnants of the once major hurricane slowly creep inland across the Carolinas.
DISASTERS September 15, 2018 Rains from Florence cause collapse at NC coal ash landfill Duke Energy says heavy rains from Florence have caused a slope to collapse at a coal ash landfill at a closed power station near the North Carolina coast.
Hurricanes - Typhoons September 12, 2018 'Don't play games with it': Florence takes aim at Carolinas Residents on the Carolina coast are finding empty gas pumps and depleted store shelves as they flee a potentially devastating blow from Hurricane Florence.
EDUCATION September 4, 2018 Water coolers replace school drinking fountains in Detroit Thousands of Detroit public schools students are being told to drink from district-supplied water coolers or bottled water on the first day of classes.
Infrastructure Across America September 4, 2018 Water from the Mojave Desert - one company's plan They say you can’t get water from a stone, but one man says he can solve California’s water crisis with water from the desert.
Hurricanes - Typhoons September 3, 2018 The Latest: Louisiana governor declares state of emergency The Latest on Tropical Storm Gordon on Monday (all times local): 9:30 a.m.
Water August 22, 2018 Florida red tide: Wildlife advocate stunned by toll on fish The head of one of the U.S.'s largest environmental nonprofits says he was stunned when he took a boat ride to survey the effects of red tide in the Gulf of Mexico.
Water August 20, 2018 Judge orders Michigan official to trial on charges linked to Flint water contamination A judge on Monday ordered Michigan's state health director to stand trial on involuntary manslaughter charges in the deaths of two men linked to an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in the Flint area.
Water August 20, 2018 Correction: Drought-Colorado River story In a story Aug. 15 about the Colorado River, The Associated Press, relying on information from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, reported erroneously when potential cutbacks could begin if a shortage is declared.
Water August 10, 2018 5th lawsuit filed against EPA over 2015 mine waste spill A fifth lawsuit has been filed against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over a mine waste spill the agency inadvertently triggered in 2015, polluting rivers in Colorado, New Mexico and Utah.