Larry Wallach’s commercial exotic animal business was shuttered by New York courts and federal regulators declined his application to exhibit animals. Now he’s pitching a new sloth encounter business in Florida.

By Katie Surma

An exotic animal exhibitor whose sloth-encounters business was shuttered by New York courts is attempting to relaunch his operations in Florida, right as the state grapples with the fallout from sloth deaths at a different tourist attraction.

A Sloth Exhibitor Shut Down by New York Wants a Florida Comeback—and Florida Licensed Him

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument has been targeted for downsizing and protection rollbacks for years. But the latest attempt to overturn its management plan in Congress has stalled.

By Wyatt Myskow

GRAND STAIRCASE-ESCALANTE NATIONAL MONUMENT, Utah—When Autumn Gillard first visited this national monument in southern Utah’s red rock country, she hiked to the top of a plateau. Her heart was broken there.

Utah National Monument Survives Attempt to Rescind its Management Plan

Pairing engineered stormwater infrastructure with green spaces can reduce flooding in cities. But wetter storms are pushing these systems to the brink, experts say.

By Kiley Price

In 2011, a short but catastrophic cloudburst hammered Copenhagen, flooding parts of the Danish city with more than 5 inches of rain in a single day.

‘Sponge Cities’ Are Catching On. But Can They Handle Supercharged Storms?