Environment
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Tropical Storm Isaias forms in Gulf, forecast to become first hurricane of Atlantic season
Early projections have the storm making landfall between eastern Louisiana and the western Florida Panhandle
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Trump, comparing himself to Teddy Roosevelt, signs orders benefiting hunters and fishermen
One order mandates an expansion of federal land available for hunting and fishing, building on a previous order that opened up 92 million acres of federal land across 32 states.
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NYC Mayor Mamdani to release hundreds of thousands of documents on 9/11 health impacts
9/11 Health Watch, an advocacy organization, sued the city to obtain the documents, and the publicly accessible portal is part of the settlement between the group and New York City.
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Western wildfires continue to burn, set records for damage, evacuations, deaths
Enormity of these fires "unequaled in Washington state history,” said Washington Gov. Jay Inslee.
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More power outages for Californians due to severe wildfires
Pacific Gas & Electric plans to turn off power to potentially 172,000 customers.
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UPDATE: Hurricane Laura now a Category 4, to hit Louisiana-Texas border Thursday morning
The storm is projected to bring storm surges of 15 feet
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Tropical Storm Laura forecast to hit Gulf Coast as Category 3 hurricane
Laura follows Tropical Storm Marco in the Gulf of Mexico. Macro made landfall Monday night near mouth of Mississippi River
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Nearly one million acres burn in a week as California ravaged by wildfires
Two groups of fires developed into the second and third biggest wildfires based on size during the Golden State's recent history.
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Florida OKs release of genetically modified mosquitoes in Keys to slow insect disease spread
Hundreds of millions of genetically altered mosquitoes have been approved to be released in Florida, in the hopes that they will ultimately help decrease the population number of the disease-carrying pests
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'Explosive' fire spreads through Angeles National Forest in California
The early-season fire broke out near Angeles National Forest on Wednesday, prompting evacuations.
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Isaias expected to return to Category One hurricane, hit Carolinas by Monday night
Warnings and watches have been issued from South Carolina to New England
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Over 350 Elephants in Africa's Botswana die from unknown causes
About 70% of the elephant carcasses were found near watering holes with ivory tusks still intact
