Aug. 13, 2024 11:16 AM EDT
Alabama’s Mobile-Tensaw Delta is a more-than 400-square-mile (1,036-square-kilometer) expanse of cypress swamps, oxbow lakes, marshland, hardwood stands and rivers unusually rich in plant and animal diversity.
It's also a critical conduit between the rest of Alabama and the Gulf of...
Jun. 29, 2024 09:03 AM EDT
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s massive Pantanal wetlands haven't technically entered annual fire season, but already the number of blazes has broken records and is leading experts to predict this year will be the most devastating in decades.
Typically the world’s largest tropical...
Jun. 27, 2024 13:27 PM EDT
Albany Times Union. June 25, 2024.
Editorial: No hiding flaws of proposed mask ban
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposal for a new ban on face coverings raises irresolvable constitutional and enforcement concerns.
When she took office during the COVID-19...