An investigation by Mother Jones found the U.S. Forest Service is spraying record amounts of glyphosate on fire-damaged public lands to clear native vegetation for commercial conifer replanting. Health experts, environmental advocates and local residents warn the controversial herbicide — linked to cancer and other health risks — threatens forest workers, watersheds, wildlife and nearby communities, especially children.
A New York doctor who contracted and survived Ebola more than a decade ago says he is worried for healthcare workers who are at the center of treating the latest outbreak....
Since U.S. Route 66 was decommissioned in the 1980s, some small towns along the historic route crumbled, but the celebration of the road's 100th anniversary this year has brought tourism back to life....