Environment

Tonalea (United States) (AFP) - Workmen plant electricity poles in the rust-orange earth of the Navajo Nation and run cables to Christine Shorty's house -- finally giving her power against...

Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - Fast-spreading wildfires have forced the evacuation of part of the Grand Canyon, with the US National Park Service ordering visitors and residents away from...

Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - Spreading wildfires forced the evacuation on Friday of part of the famed Grand Canyon, with the US National Park Service appealing for visitors to...

San Clemente (United States) (AFP) - A surfer's paradise nestling in a Southern California state park that delivers consistent, high-quality waves, Trestles Beach was the logical choice to host surfing...

Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - A truck crash that set 250 million bees free has sparked warnings in the western US, with police telling people to avoid swarms of...

Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - The death toll from the fires that ravaged Los Angeles in January has risen to at least 30 after the remains of another victim...

Withernsea (United Kingdom) (AFP) - A cargo ship struck a tanker carrying jet fuel on Monday in the North Sea, sparking a massive fire off England and leaving 32 people...

Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - Jane Goodall and William Shatner are set to receive honors from the Sierra Club, the major environmental group said Thursday, at a time when...

Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - US President Joe Biden on Tuesday designated two large areas of California as protected national monuments, after the initial ceremony was called off due...

Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - Hot, powerful winds Tuesday threatened to rekindle and whip up major fires that have devastated the hills and suburbs of Los Angeles, killing at...