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Texans are experiencing the winter storm of the century: sub-freezing temperatures, frozen precipitation and prolonged power outages. The storm is reaching as far south as the Gulf Coast.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Linda Hudson, mayor of Fort Pierce, a city of 43,000 on Florida's Atlantic coast, as everyone waits to see what path Hurricane Dorian will take.

President Trump is doubling down on his claim that Hurricane Dorian was heading to Alabama before it headed up the Atlantic Coast.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has agreed to withdraw a controversial proposal to exterminate tens of thousands of invasive mice on the Farallon Islands, 27 miles off the coast of San Francisco. The agency’s decision came after a California Coastal Commission hearing on Wednesday, during which commissioners and members of the public voiced concerns … Continue reading Feds Withdraw Plan to Drop Rat Poison on Farallon Islands – for Now →

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has shelved a controversial proposal to exterminate tens of thousands of invasive mice on the the environmentally sensitive Farallon Islands, 27 miles off the coast of San Francisco.

Hurricane Nate, initially expected to hit Southern states as a Category 2 storm, has been downgraded to a tropical depression. It made landfall near Biloxi, Miss., over the weekend.

Zinke cites a request from Gov. Rick Scott and his argument that the state relies on tourism. Critics note the state is rich in electoral votes and other states also rely on tourism.

The mid-winter sunrise on the Arctic Coast is a sweet sign of hope in the town of Utqiaġvik.

The storm is expected to strengthen before nearing land late Tuesday. Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Florida have declared states of emergency in anticipation of Irma.

As East Coast residents watch the approach of Hurricane Florence, we hear from some North Carolinians about how they are preparing for the storm.