A powerful El Niño is already influencing extreme weather around the planet. During the last strong El Niño, federal agencies ramped up research in the hope of improving weather forecasts. This year, they won't be matching that effort.

An internal memo reinterprets the law so that only the intentional killing of animals, not collateral harm, is illegal.

A century-old policy of extinguishing every fire by 10 a.m. shaped forests — and it may be making a comeback.

Contact Congress today!