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New rules for managing wild horses, burros on horizon

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New rules for managing wild horses, burros on horizon

Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Federal agents soon might expand methods to manage wild horses and burros on public lands, including sales that could lead to slaughter for meat and sterilizing on the range, according to a new proposed rule.

EPA approves coyote-killing 'cyanide bombs' for five states

U.S. News // 2 days ago

EPA approves coyote-killing 'cyanide bombs' for five states

6 Mass. vaping illness patients bought products at legal pot shops, health board says

U.S. News // 2 days ago

6 Mass. vaping illness patients bought products at legal pot shops, health board says

Vaping-illness cases still growing, now in all 50 states, CDC says

U.S. News // 3 days ago

Vaping-illness cases still growing, now in all 50 states, CDC says

Yellowstone bison hunt to go forward, judge rules

U.S. News // 4 days ago

Yellowstone bison hunt to go forward, judge rules

Dec. 4 (UPI) -- A Montana judge has ruled that tribal hunts of Yellowstone bison that neighbors called "dangerous" may proceed. The neighbors had sued in federal court for an injunction to stop the hunt.

Wyoming's winter elk feeding could spread 'zombie deer disease,' experts fear

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Wyoming's winter elk feeding could spread 'zombie deer disease,' experts fear

DENVER, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Wyoming's National Elk Reserve could become a toxic "biological Superfund site" polluted by chronic wasting disease if wildlife officials keep feeding thousands of elk every winter, wildlife conservationists say.

Vaping crisis: Vitamin E acetate shows up in Minn. THC cartridges, CDC says

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Vaping crisis: Vitamin E acetate shows up in Minn. THC cartridges, CDC says

Nov. 26 (UPI) -- The cutting agent vitamin E acetate was found in Illegal THC cartridges obtained from victims of Minnesota's outbreak of vaping-related illness, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday.

Trump proposes raising minimum vaping age to 21

U.S. News // 2 weeks ago

Trump proposes raising minimum vaping age to 21

Nov. 22 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump said Friday that his administration would propose raising the purchase age of vaping products to 21 years old from 18.

As coal dwindles, Southwest tribal solar farms pump out power

U.S. News // 2 weeks ago

As coal dwindles, Southwest tribal solar farms pump out power

DENVER, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- New, large-scale solar farms are bringing jobs to reservations and electricity for the first time to families living on tribal lands in remote areas of the Southwest.

Reported U.S. vaping deaths taper off; popcorn lung diagnosed in Canada

U.S. News // 2 weeks ago

Reported U.S. vaping deaths taper off; popcorn lung diagnosed in Canada

Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Reported vaping-related deaths and injuries appear to be tapering off in the United States, but a case with a new type of lung symptom was reported this week in a Canadian teenager.

Yellowstone bison hunt generates controversy, court battle

U.S. News // 3 weeks ago

Yellowstone bison hunt generates controversy, court battle

DENVER, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Members of Indian tribes travel hundreds of miles to participate in a winter close-range hunt of Yellowstone bison. But some participants find the hunt degrading for humans and the animals.

Vaping deaths, injuries inch upward, government says

U.S. News // 3 weeks ago

Vaping deaths, injuries inch upward, government says

Nov. 14 (UPI) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced three more vaping-related deaths, bringing the total to 42, and a total of 2,172 lung injury cases in a federal investigation that spans 49 states.

Beekeeping sweetens depressed economy in W.Va. coal country, Detroit

U.S. News // 3 weeks ago

Beekeeping sweetens depressed economy in W.Va. coal country, Detroit

Nov. 14 (UPI) -- Raising bees is providing hope -- and sorely needed income -- to people in Appalachian coal country and blighted neighborhoods of Detroit.

Vitamin E acetate cited as likely suspect in vaping lung illness

U.S. News // 1 month ago

Vitamin E acetate cited as likely suspect in vaping lung illness

Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Vitamin E acetate, a petroleum-derived oil used in cosmetics, has been named by the government as a "toxicant of concern" in the national vaping-related illness outbreak.

Momentum stalls in Congress for aid to ailing national parks

U.S. News // 1 month ago

Momentum stalls in Congress for aid to ailing national parks

DENVER, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Despite wide bipartisan support, congressional bills that would provide $6.5 billion yearly to improve the country's national parks are wallowing in legislative limbo.

U.S. vaping deaths, injuries spike again, government reports

U.S. News // 1 month ago

U.S. vaping deaths, injuries spike again, government reports

Nov. 7 (UPI) -- The number of U.S. vaping-related deaths increased again to 39, up by five since last week, while the number of lung-injury cases surged to 2,051 in 49 states, an increase of 163 cases, the CDC said.

Wild horse and burro numbers must be slashed, advisory board says

U.S. News // 1 month ago

Wild horse and burro numbers must be slashed, advisory board says

DENVER, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- The U.S. Bureau of Land Management must utilize adoption, sterilization and roundups to drastically reduce the number of wild horses and burros on public lands, an advisory panel suggests.

U.S. vaping deaths hold steady; lung injuries increase slightly

Health News // 1 month ago

U.S. vaping deaths hold steady; lung injuries increase slightly

Oct. 31 (UPI) -- The number of vaping-related deaths in a United States outbreak appears to have tapered off, remaining at 34 this week, and the number of lung-injury cases has risen slightly to 1,888 in 49 states.

Idaho's 'wolf wars' pit ranchers against environmentalists

U.S. News // 1 month ago

Idaho's 'wolf wars' pit ranchers against environmentalists

Oct. 30 (UPI) -- A battle is raging in Idaho over whether gray wolves, rescued from the edge of extinction, are now dangerous livestock-threatening predators or a vital part of the natural ecosystem.

Online THC sales, videos may be linked to vape-related injuries

Health News // 1 month ago

Online THC sales, videos may be linked to vape-related injuries

Oct. 25 (UPI) -- Online videos showing how to add cutting agents to THC vapes, as well as people buying THC vapes online, might contribute to the lung injury outbreak that has killed 34 and sickened 1,604 in 49 states.

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