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Decades of wear and tear and damage from Hurricane Sandy have taken it's toll on the boardwalk. New York's Parks Department wants to refurbish the boards with plastic composite and concrete.

Lee County is cutting its budget in the face of a $30 million operating deficit. One program that could be seriously downsized is the Cooperative…

The tiny city of Orange, Texas, has been swamped by Harvey's floodwaters. Volunteers and local merchants have joined forces to help get flood victims what they need to survive.

Chile is set to gain its 47th national park early this year — largely due to the efforts of U.S. conservationist Kristine Tompkins and her organization.

In 2019, the Village of Estero bought the 62-acre quadrant of land on the northeast corner of Corkscrew Road and U.S. 41. This $24.5 million purchase is a way to protect the property along the Estero River and the river itself from commercial encroachment.

The brown bears of Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska have been bulking up for hibernation. If Congress doesn't approve a funding deal, Fat Bear Week will be put on hold.

South Korea will have its first female president, following Wednesday's close presidential election. Park Geun-hye says she will be open to better relations with North Korea, but she leads a conservative party known for its hardline with Pyongyang.

Volunteers monitor social media and produce the group's Livestream to get news to their followers. Some say it makes them think about a career in journalism; others joined to get their message out. "Getting in front of the camera [and] trying to inspire people ... is just who I am," says one volunteer.

A common sentiment after a mass shooting is something like "this is the last place you'd expect this to happen." But what can those sentiments tell us about how society assigns empathy?

The largest grove of giant sequoias in Yosemite National Park remained closed Saturday as firefighters battled a blaze that threatened the gathering of the iconic trees and forced campers to evacuate.