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Coast Guard searching for woman swept into ocean from popular Washington coast beach
The Coast Guard says teams are searching for a 26-year-old woman who was swept into the ocean from a popular beach on the Washington coast
Grand Canyon officials warn E. coli has been found in water near Phantom Ranch at bottom of canyon
Grand Canyon National Park officials are warning that E
Ecuadorians reject oil drilling in the Amazon, ending operations in protected area
Ecuadorians voted against drilling for oil in a protected area of the Amazon, an important decision that will require the state oil company to end its operations in a region that’s home to two uncontacted tribes and is a hotspot of biodiversity
Biden to announce historic Grand Canyon monument designation during Arizona visit
President Joe Biden will use his visit to Arizona to formally announce a national monument designation for the greater Grand Canyon
Biden creates new national monument near Grand Canyon, citing tribal heritage, climate concerns
President Joe Biden has signed a national monument designation for the greater Grand Canyon, declaring it good “not only for Arizona but for the planet.”
Freight train carrying hot asphalt, molten sulfur plunges into the Yellowstone River as bridge fails
A bridge that crosses the Yellowstone River in Montana collapsed, plunging a freight train carrying hot asphalt and molten sulfur into the rushing water below
Freight train carrying hot asphalt, molten sulfur plunges into Yellowstone River as bridge fails
A bridge that crosses the Yellowstone River in Montana collapsed, plunging a freight train carrying hot asphalt and molten sulfur into the rushing water below
Washington man climbing Mount Rainier dies near summit
Officials say a Washington state man who was trying to summit Mount Rainier collapsed and died near the top of the mountain in the national park
Yosemite flood risk, closures block some springtime visitors
Much of the famed valley at California’s Yosemite National Park will be temporarily closed starting Friday due to a forecast of flooding as rising temperatures melt the Sierra Nevada’s massive snowpack