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The Trump administration proposes repealing the 2001 roadless rule, which bans road-building and logging in tens of millions of acres of national forests, a move opponents say could fragment habitats and threaten ecosystems. The proposal would affect more than 44 million acres (primarily in Western states) and is open for public comment, likely drawing legal challenges.
When Jackie the bald eagle died, fans turned their scrutiny on the Ojai Raptor Center, flooding wildlife professionals with questions about her care. The piece highlights Americans’ long-standing emotional attachment to bald eagles, notes the ongoing grief of caretaker Christian Weaver, and shows how public demand for transparency can clash with institutional updates.
A weekend forecast points to the planet’s strongest heat dome hovering over the United States, centered in the South, delivering extreme heat and humidity to more than 100 million people and likely lingering into early next week.
Photos and maps show the Old Trails Fire pushing beyond areas deemed low-hazard in Spokane, Washington, burning homes and forcing evacuations, illustrating how wildfire risk boundaries can lag behind the evolving danger.
A Washington Post meteorologist explains that the Atlantic has been unusually quiet this hurricane season thanks to El Niño-driven upper-level winds and Saharan dust, making it one of the tamest seasons on record. But the season is long, and storms can still form, especially away from El Niño’s strongest winds, so vigilance remains essential as the peak approaches.
Canadian wildfires have kept the Mid-Atlantic’s air quality in the unhealthy to very unhealthy range for about 30 hours, with DC near an AQI of 175 early Saturday; the smoke is forecast to drift northeast toward the Northeast and New England this weekend before clearing Saturday night, with thunderstorms potentially affecting conditions, and climate-driven wildfire activity likely to contribute to more episodes in the future.
Ending federal solar tax credits is shifting rooftop solar economics toward leases and subscriptions: homeowners pay monthly and can cancel, with free panel removal if the deal isn’t right, potentially making leasing more attractive than buying.
The Capital Weather Gang says the DC region will stay chilly through Friday with a slight chance of snow showers, then return to a deep, frigid weekend.
A 30-foot juvenile humpback nicknamed 'Oil Change' that charmed Cape Cod watchers was found fatally injured and washed ashore at Bethany Beach, Delaware, in what whale specialists say was most likely a ship strike.