About 100 people arrested in front of White House while protesting mountaintop mining

About 100 arrested in DC mountaintop mining rally

Colombia says killing of No. 2 commander worst blow ever to FARC rebels

Colombia: death of feared No. 2 rebel a watershed

Fire mitigation efforts west of Boulder under review; officials say it worked by some measures

Fire mitigation west of Boulder under review

Wildfire burning in high desert outside Los Angeles has jumped an aqueduct, makes run at homes

Calif. wildfire jumps aqueduct, approaches homes

Air attack planned on big California wildfire as evacuations end

Calif. wildfire forces hundreds from homes

Evacuations ordered in desert community of rural LA County as crews battle new brush fires

Evacuations ordered for desert area of rural LA Co

California crews battle new brush fires in Los Angeles County as other blazes ease

New brush fires erupt in rural Los Angeles County

Cooler temperatures, calmer winds help firefighters gain ground on California fires

Mother Nature helps firefighters battle Calif fire

Firefighters gain on worst of destructive wildfires burning in Calif.; homes still threatened

Calif. firefighters gain on the worst of wildfires

Calif. firefighters gain on worst of destructive wildfires, homes still threatened

Calif. firefighters gain on worst wildfire

Structure losses revised downward to 25 in wildfire in California’s Tehachapi Mountains

Structure losses lowered in Calif. wildfire

Calif. firefighters brace for wind as wildfires burn about 40 homes, threaten dozens of others

Calif. wildfires burn about 40 homes, threaten 150

Wildfire knocked down near Ronald Reagan’s former ranch in mountains north of Santa Barbara

Wildfire out near Reagan Ranch near Santa Barbara

Wildfire burns near Ronald Reagan’s former ranch in mountains north of Santa Barbara

Wildfire near Reagan Ranch north of Santa Barbara

Sheep ranchers in West aim to ease public’s worries after guard dog attacks mountain biker

Attack creates worries in West about sheep dogs

Scientist studying Indonesia’s last glacier says it will disappear in years, not decades

Indonesia’s last glacier will melt within years

Ariz. officials: Abandoned campfire sparked latest wildfire near Flagstaff, now at 10K acres

Ariz. wildfire near Flagstaff now at 10,000 acres

Winds a challenge for crews battling northern AZ wildfire that has burned thousands of acres

Residents take shelter as crews battle Ariz. fire

Hundreds of homeowners urged to evacuate ahead of Arizona wildfire

Hundreds urged to evacuate ahead of AZ wildfire

Residents of more than 1,000 homes advised to evacuate because of wildfire near Flagstaff, AZ

Arizona wildfire forces hundreds to evacuate

Chevron says hole in pipeline that leaked oil into Salt Lake City creek was size of a quarter

Chevron: Oil in Utah leaked from quarter-size hole

Future debated for Mount St. Helens 30 years later after volcanic eruption

The future of Mount St. Helens 30 years later

Contaminated and condemned, Peru mining town devoured by pit shows dilemma behind mineral boom

Peru town copes with being devoured by mine

Authorities assess search conditions for climber stranded near summit of Calif.’s Mount Shasta

Weather could again delay search for Calif climber

Calif. seeks nation’s toughest helmet rules for skiers, snowboarders; resorts face regulations

CA bills push rules for ski, snowboard industry

Scientists call for better way to do climate report; errors tarnish Nobel Prize-winning effort

Scientists seek better way to do climate report

100 years after deadly avalanche, abandoned Washington town still haunts historic trail

Washington rail trail evokes deadly 1910 avalanche

Lack of snow ahead of Winter Games has organizers making contingency plans

Organizers deal with a lack of snow ahead of games

Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials in Newspapers in the US and Abroad

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