Tag: Deserts
First-of-its-kind US nuclear waste dump marks 20 years
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - In a remote stretch of New Mexico desert, the U.S. government put in motion an experiment aimed at proving to...
First-of-its-kind US nuclear waste dump marks 20 years
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - In a remote stretch of New Mexico desert, the U.S. government put in motion an experiment aimed at proving to...
Rain brings 2nd California super bloom in 2 years
BORREGO SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) - It started with the desert lilies in December. Since then a wave of wildflower blooms has been crescendoing across...
Seal takeovers, downed trees: Parks clean up post-shutdown
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - National park visitors cut new trails in sensitive soil. They pried open gates while no one was watching. They...
Parks rush to clean up toppled trees, trash after shutdown
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - National park visitors cut new trails in sensitive soil. They pried open gates while no one was watching. They...
National parks rush to repair damage after shutdown
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - National parks across the United States are scrambling to clean up and repair damage that visitors and storms caused...
Grim search for more fire victims, 31 dead across California
PARADISE, Calif. (AP) - As wildfires raged at both ends of California, officials released another grim statistic: Six more dead in a swath of...
Grim search for more fire victims; 31 dead across California
PARADISE, Calif. (AP) - As wildfires raged at both ends of California, officials released another grim statistic: six more dead in a swath of...
Arizona workers find woman who survived in desert for 6 days
PHOENIX (AP) - Arizona transportation worker Zach Moralez knew something wasn't right when he saw a damaged fence along a highway.Tracks went off the...
Arizona clergy call activists to support migrants on border
PHOENIX (AP) - Arizona clergy are calling activists to gather this weekend at the state's border with Mexico and leave large jugs of water...
