The Rubicon Trail is a highly valued off-highway vehicle recreational trail that passes through both El Dorado and Placer ...

A contentious plan to fully eliminate free-roaming horses from a Delaware-sized region in southwest Wyoming has cleared its ...

Deep below the surface of the ground in one of the driest parts of the country, there is a looming problem: The water is ...

South Carolina is home to a lot of alligators. Around 100,000 of them, to be exact. Although it is fewer than in some states, ...

The researchers found that groundwater was being depleted faster than it could be restored, and that total water loss was ...

Extreme heat warnings and heat advisories were issued across parts of the U.S. Southwest and Pacific Northwest on Friday.

The U.S. Supreme Court has issued a ruling in a lawsuit over the Uinta Basin Railway, limiting the reach of the National Environmental Policy Act.

Celebrate National Trails Day with some of the best hikes in the U.S.—from slot canyons to grassland wanders to secluded ...

HGTV, a home and gardening media company, made a list of each state's attraction people should see before they die. Here's Nevada's.

A new assessment from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) indicates that geothermal energy in the Great Basin of Nevada and ...

The Great Basin, covering parts of seven states, could provide 10 percent of the U.S.'s energy needs via geothermal sources.

Big Bend National Park in southern Texas is an excellent destination for families looking to spend time together "off the ...