Being a firefighter takes a lot of strength and grit. Monday morning, students in the Fire Science program at Sioux City’s ...

The Environmental Protection Agency plans to eliminate its scientific research team and could fire more than 1,000 scientists ...

The EPA is considering shutting down its Office of Research and Development, which conducts research on environmental hazards ...

The constellation will keep a close eye on wildfires, eventually imaging nearly all of the Earth’s surface once every 20 ...

People and planes often flag wildfires before satellites do, but satellites can play a critical role when it comes to ...

The recent wildfires in Los Angeles and the increasingly frequent and intense fires across California serve as a stark ...

The Trump administration plans to lay off hundreds of scientists and researchers from the US federal government as part of ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has uncharacteristically been working with nature instead of bulldozing it into submission. Will this enlightened approach prevail?

The devastating fires in California early this year came after a particularly unfortunate weather pattern—an exceptionally ...

New technology could help fight wildfires on the ground, from space. NBC News’ Steve Patterson reports on the new satellites ...

Weather conditions influence the size, intensity and speed of bushfires – and how dangerous they can be. We issue fire weather warnings when conditions are likely to be dangerous, to help keep ...