Elevated concentrations of heavy metals have been detected at the Elkhorn Slough Reserve by scientists following a recent ...

When disaster strikes, government emergency alert systems offer a simple promise: Residents will get information about nearby ...

North Carolina usually has to worry about fires in the spring and fall, but it’s unfortunately becoming a year-round problem.

Searchers say the fisherman fell while fishing on the Feather River southeast of Quincy and was swept under the ice.

Northern Lakes firefighters returned to Hayden on Tuesday after assisting in battling wildfires in Southern California and ...

At least 29 people are believed to be dead and more than a dozen others remain unaccounted for as multiple wildfires rage across Southern California.

Now harmful chemicals, which may include asbestos, lead, mercury and other heavy metals, are present in the ash that blankets ...

One Malibu homeowner, who asked that her name not be printed to protect her family's privacy, is still in the process of rebuilding her home after the 2018 Woolsey Fire burned it to the ground. The ...

The biggest danger for wildlife is the aftermath. But many species have evolved to rely on the opportunities created by ...

The order was temporarily halted by a federal judge just minutes before it was supposed to take effect, handing a win to nonprofit and public health groups who said even a brief implementation of ...

When a wildfire burns trees and anything like trees or vegetation, it burns so hot that anything in that vegetation being ...

Idaho firefighters are back at home with their families after fighting the California wildfires over the last few weeks.