Firefighters could use this tool to extinguish places from new places

Polk County Fire Chief Robert Weech is heading back to the county he spent nearly 20 years with before joining Polk County in 2017.

One of the girl's family members jumped in the water and beat the shark off of her until she was free, officials said.

Heavy rain is possible along portions of the Texas coast for the next two days and could affect travel.

South Carolina was rocked by several earthquakes Wednesday, including the two strongest quakes yet in a "swarm" of earthquakes.

Recent Midlands earthquakes originated in a tightly packed area. The 2 largest were less than a mile apart.

Mike Buresh is tracking some true tropical downpours that we’re accustomed to for this time of the year.

Stormy weather may put a damper on activities and throw a wrench into travel for the start of the Independence Day weekend in the northeastern United States, but the good news for those hoping to catch a fireworks show on the holiday itself is that the weather will steadily improve for the bulk of the region as the long weekend progresses. Concerns for a cold front dropping in and hitting the brakes over the mid-Atlantic are waning due to the stronger nature of the system. However, that stronger

The plant has generated thousands of complaints to DHEC.

A frightening scene played out on Thursday in Keaton Beach, off the Gulf Coast in northwestern Florida, after a young girl was attacked by a shark.

Story at a glance Plastic pollution is one of the more pressing issues for conservationists and environmentalists alike. Researchers in Sweden harvested a byproduct of plastic disposal and used it to create a new sustainable plastic. By incentivizing collection of this byproduct, experts hope to scale the process and create a more sustainable plastic recycling…

Japan is experiencing record-breaking heat - and summer has hardly begun.

It is the second such incident in three days in the US park.

The transaction to donate Powderhorn Ranch conserves one of the state’s largest “unspoiled coastal prairies in Texas."

Crews have made significant progress on the Rices fire but are 'far from being out of the woods,' a Cal Fire official said. Multiple structures are believed to have been destroyed.

America’s longest native snake is slithering its way to a comeback. It's good news... we promise!

Berlin has also reportedly considered expropriating portions of Russia's Nord Stream 2 pipeline that are in German territory.

Fire investigators can look at the remains of a blaze to figure out how it started, a Cal Fire captain explained.

Tropical Storm Bonnie's location as of 9 a.m. ET July 1, 2022, and its previous track as Potential Tropical Cyclone Two. What is Tropical Storm Bonnie? The second named system of the year in the Atlantic Basin is anything but a typical tropical cyclone. From its unusual track to the locations it has impacted and will impact, the storm seems full of surprises -- and they may not be over yet. One of the most unique features of Bonnie has been the position of the track it's been taking, along an un

Marathon Digital, a major Bitcoin miner in the U.S., had to halt three-fourths of its mining operations in Montana due to power outages caused by a storm, reinforcing an earlier decision to move out of the region. See related article: Compass Mining CEO, CFO resign after utility payment default allegations Fast facts The Nasdaq-listed company […]

The bill states that 30% of plastic items sold or bought be recyclable by 2028 and economic responsibility falls to producers