MADISON, Wis. – As the Republican National Convention gets underway today, the divide between many citizens and the political parties remains huge. Mike McCabe, founder of the grassroots group Blue Jean Nation, maintains people are fed up with not being heard – in Washington, and in Ma ...Read More

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- An Illinois environmental protection group is continuing a push to get one of the state's largest energy providers to adopt new ways for customers to get real-time data on their electricity use. The idea has already been adopted by ComEd, which serves millions of customers in ...Read More

PIERRE, S.D. -- This week marks the third annual Latino Conservation Week, and organizers are shining a spotlight on the Latino community's concern for preserving South Dakota's natural resources. Several groups, including the National Park Service, encouraged Latinos to go camping and hiking and ...Read More

CLEVELAND – While unifying the GOP is on the agenda inside Quicken Loans Arena, ending poverty is the focus for thousands outside the Republican National Convention, which opens today. An End Poverty Now March this afternoon is meant to raise awareness of the need for higher wages for workin ...Read More

SAN DIEGO — Under current law, generic drug companies can rarely be sued when their products cause serious harm. Patient advocates are slamming the FDA for dragging its feet on a new rule to fix the so-called generic safety loophole. The FDA recently announced it won't finalize the rule, whi ...Read More

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - 341 California Republicans, delegates and alternates, are in Cleveland for the start of the Republican National Convention. On their hour-long commute from their hotel, they'll undoubtedly see some protesters. One of those protests is expected to involve thousands of people for ...Read More

BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. - As firefighters battle wildfires that have consumed 35,000 acres so far in Colorado, national and state experts in environmental restoration gather in Breckenridge to discuss damage mitigation. One major point of discussion at the Rocky Mountain Stream Restoration Conference ...Read More

DES MOINES, Iowa – Toxic blue-green algae outbreaks that are harmful to humans and pets aren't limited to Florida where a state of emergency has been declared. It also can show up in Iowa's ponds, lakes, streams, rivers and other waterways. While this year may not reach 2015's record numbe ...Read More