New effort to help pallid sturgeon

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' newest effort in the long fight to save the pallid sturgeon is concentrated on 10 sites in the Missouri River between Kansas City and St. Louis. The Corps is working to re-engineer and restore some of the sites to allow better habitat for the pallid sturgeon, which has been an endangered species since 1990.

Scientists name new fish species after Obama

To continue reading up to 10 premium articles, you must register , or sign up and take advantage of this exclusive offer: HONOLULU - While scuba diving among the Pacific's deep-sea corals in June, marine biologist Richard Pyle spied a tiny fish the size of a toy race car. Googly-eyed and blush pink, the creature wore a prominent splotch of bluish red on the rear of its dorsal fin.

Portland researcher studies urban coyotes

Coyotes are a fairly common sight in rural areas of the Pacific Northwest and Northern California, and landowners might instinctively reach for the rifle if they see one in the pasture or sniffing around the barn. Put a coyote in a city, however, and residents are more likely to react in a way that ranges from trying to feed them to panicking over their pets and children.

Former SEAL Zinke tapped to lead Interior Department

Rep. Ryan Zinke of Montana made no secret of his ambitions to join a Donald Trump Cabinet, yet his nomination as Interior secretary is in some ways an unlikely fit for the retired U.S. Navy SEAL. Zinke, 55, was an early supporter of the president-elect and publicly expressed his interest in a Cabinet post when Trump visited Montana in May. Like other Western states, Montana's wide-open, rugged landscape has a huge federal presence.

Here’s Where Obama Is Going To Set Up Shop After Leaving The White House

President Barack Obama rented office space in Washington, D.C. Monday to be used after he leaves the White House in January 2017. Barack Obama attends the National Christmas Tree Lighting on the Ellipse in Washington, DC on Thursday, December 1, 2016 Two sources told The Washington Post that Obama will lease space in the World Wildlife Fund headquarters, located at 1250 24th Street NW.

The Violent Costs of the Global Palm-Oil Boom

Just after nine o'clock on a Tuesday morning in June, an environmental activist named Bill Kayong was shot and killed while sitting in his pickup truck, waiting for a traffic light to change in the Malaysian city of Miri, on the island of Borneo. Kayong had been working with a group of villagers who were trying to reclaim land that the local government had transferred to a Malaysian palm-oil company.

Printed Letters: December 4, 2016

Remember Donald Trump proclaiming during his election campaign that he is going to "drain the swamp?" Remember that? Sure Donald, you are going to accomplish this by offering positions in your cabinet to individuals who are nothing more than Washington or Wall Street insiders. And then the Donald wants to hand over his business interests to his children.

CRP grasslands sign-up ends Dec. 16

Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services Deputy Under Secretary Alexis Taylor announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture will accept more than 504,000 acres that were offered by producers during the recent ranking period for the Conservation Reserve Program Grasslands enrollment. Through the voluntary CRP Grasslands program, grasslands threatened by development or conversion to row crops are maintained as livestock grazing areas, while providing important conservation benefits.

Caribou

For more than 20 years, the Gwich'in people of Alaska and northern Canada have fought to protect the 1.2-million-acre coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife from oil drilling. A film released today by Patagonia, The Refuge , tells the story of two Gwich'in women who oppose the drilling.

Judge blocks Montana logging project in Canada lynx habitat

A federal judge blocked a logging project northeast of Yellowstone National Park until federal officials analyze the effects of the project on Canada lynx that live in the area. A wildlife advocacy group that sued to stop the Greater Red Lodge Habitat and Vegetation Management Project in the Custer National Forest hailed the decision as a victory for the threatened species.

United States Power Squadrons Digital Media Library Debuts Maneuvering on Plane Video

The United States Power Squadrons is now premiering the new 'Maneuvering on Plane' streaming media video in its Digital Media Library . Raleigh, NC, November 25, 2016 -- -- The United States Power Squadrons announces the debut of its streaming media video focused on maneuvering on plane in its Digital Media Library online at www.uspsdml.org and as a free mobile app.