Madison, Wisconsin, is projected to switch zones as the average coldest temperature is expected to increase by 8.4 degrees Fahrenheit.

She said that plant-hardiness-zone averages are calculated across 30 years. In 2023, using new averages, the USDA updated the map.

A wildfire burning in a sparsely populated region of central Oregon has become the largest fire this year and is on the verge of surpassing 100,000 acres to become a megafire ...

The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map is the standard by which gardeners and growers can determine which perennial plants are most likely to thrive at a location.

In the first six months of the second Trump administration, some 60,000 federal workers have been targeted for layoffs, even ...

Holly Jones started studying the micro-climate and the topography on her family farm near Crawfordsville, about 40 miles south of Iowa City, Iowa.

Members of the public are being asked to provide feedback on a second draft for Little Rock School District's new School Board zone map, which will dictate which board members represent the ...

Oregon lawmakers last week voted to repeal the state’s wildfire hazard maps — along with their unpopular property requirements — with only a single dissenting vote: the Legislature’s lone ...

Governor Tina Kotek has declared a drought emergency in Baker County.

Maps from First Street, a climate risk modeling company in New York City, show at least 17 structures in the path of flood waters, compared to FEMA's current maps at the camp.

An investigation is underway after a man’s body was found along Interstate 205 in Clark County on Tuesday afternoon.

A 72-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with the 1983 disappearance and murder of a Josephine County woman.