Environment

North Carolina's Swamp Park Outdoor Adventure Center posted eerie videos showing alligators suspended in frozen ponds with just their snouts peeking above the ice.
The White House won't renominate the Nuclear Regulatory Commission pick on whom the Senate previously refused to hold a vote, HuffPost has learned.
Ariel the spaniel was found abandoned in a London-area supermarket parking lot, but is now "doing brilliantly" after having surgery.
A new book breaks down myths about the Western U.S., and examines why it's an increasingly welcoming space for far-right extremism to take root.
Emergency shutdown at a natural gas storage facility in Washington state threatens mass blackouts.
The rare Asiatic black bear was saved from a zoo where nearly all the other animals had died.
Three global assessments confirm last year was by far the hottest in recorded history. “We’re frankly astonished,” one scientist said of the findings.
Authorities declared an environmental emergency after a shipping container fell off a transport vessel.
But critics say the administration is ignoring a key source of a special kind of nuclear fuel.
Three common bottled water brands purchased at Walmart were found to contain the plastic. It's not yet clear whether these particles are harmful to human health.