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Sierra Nevada red fox to be listed as federally endangered By SCOTT SONNERAugust 3, 2021 GMT FILE - In this Dec. 13, 2014. file photo provided by the National Park Service from a motion-sensitive camera, a Sierra Nevada red fox walks in Yosemite National Park, Calif. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Monday, Aug. 2, 2021, that it will list the red fox as an endangered species, estimating its population now totals fewer than 40 individuals in an area of California stretching from just...

Top 7 dog-friendly travel destinations Jean Chen Smith © Provided The Eagle Cap Wilderness is an idyllic setting for dogs. If you’re anything like me, no vacation is complete without our dogs. They’re members of our family and we take delight in seeing them out and about, traveling with us. If you think taking your dog along for the ride makes for a boring time with low-grade accommodations, think again! These are the top seven places that welcome your pup and provide...

View Comments If you’re anything like me, no vacation is complete without our dogs. They’re members of our family and we take delight in seeing them out and about, traveling with us. If you think taking your dog along for the ride makes for a boring time with low-grade accommodations, think again! These are the top seven places that welcome your pup and provide top-notch fun, rest and relaxation. 1. Wanderlust in the wilderness Remotely located in the Wallowa Mountains of Eastern Oregon...

Wildfires threaten homes, land across 10 Western states Wildfires threaten homes, land across 10 Western states Los Angeles, Jul 13:Wildfires that torched homes and forced thousands to evacuate burned across 10 parched Western states on Tuesday, and the largest, in Oregon, threatened California’s power supply. Nearly 60 wildfires tore through bone-dry timber and brush from Alaska to Wyoming, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. Arizona, Idaho and Montana accounted for more than...

Copy Link The Beckwourth Complex Fire reached more than 92,000 acres on Tuesday, July 13, 2021 and has prompted evacuations in Lassen County near the California-Nevada border. The U.S. Department of Defense has provided C-130 MAFFS-equipped aircraft to help control the fire.  (Courtesy of the U.S. Department of Defense) Wildfires that torched homes and forced thousands to evacuate burned across 10 parched Western states on Tuesday, and the largest, in Oregon, threatened a portion of California...

HomePortfolioEnergy & Environment The climate policy actually adding millions of tons of CO2 into the atmosphere The climate policy actually adding millions of tons of CO2 into the atmosphere By Lisa Song Wednesday July 14, 2021 When people write carbon offset rules, they always ignore the fact that there are 1,000 smart people next door that will try to game them. (ead72/Adobe) Along the coast of Northern California near the Oregon border, the cool, moist air off the Pacific sustains a strip...

KXLY July 12, 2021 3:37 PM Associated Press Updated: WSDOT POMEROY, Wash. (AP) — A wildfire has closed the scenic North Cascades Highway, the most northern route through the Cascade Range. The state Department of Transportation on Monday morning closed State Route 20 west of the town of Winthrop. The highway is popular among tourists in the summer months, linking the Methow Valley with western Washington. The road provides access to North Cascades National Park and t...

  LOS ANGELES -- Dozens of wildfires burned across the torrid U.S. West on Monday, but fire agencies reported some progress in corralling the flames and forecasters predicted a gradual decrease in extreme temperatures. The fires have forced evacuations in numerous areas with scattered homes and tiny communities where some burned houses and other structures have been observed, but total losses were still being tallied. The fires erupted as the West was in the grip of the second bout of dan...

Firefighters make progress against big fires in US West JOHN ANTCZAK and CHRISTOPHER WEBER, Associated Press July 12, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 29 1of29A firefighter sprays water while trying to stop the Sugar Fire, part of the Beckwourth Complex Fire, from spreading to neighboring homes in Doyle, Calif., Saturday, July 10, 2021. Pushed by heavy winds amid a heat wave, the fire came out of the hills and destroyed multiple residences in central Doyle.Noah Berger/APShow MoreShow Less...

Firefighters make progress against big fires in US The two largest fires were burning forests in northeastern California and southern Oregon, sending smoke across other states Author: Firefighters battle the Sugar Fire, part of the Beckwourth Complex Fire, in Doyle, Calif., on Friday, July 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Noah Berger) The two largest fires were burning forests in northeastern California and southern Oregon, sending smoke across other states John Antczak and Christopher Weber Associated Press...