Necropsy reports from sloths imported by a planned Orlando tourist attraction document stressed animals riddled with bacteria, parasites and viruses. Scientists say the situation is a warning about the threat the booming wildlife trade poses to human health.

By Katie Surma, Kiley Price

When pathologists cut open dead sloths from a planned Florida tourist attraction, they found a plethora of pathogens.

Mass Sloth Deaths in Florida Show Why the Wildlife Trade Is a Pandemic Risk

More than a decade of voluntary farm conservation programs hasn’t gotten the state far enough on water quality, the Lobe Rangers say.

By Anika Jane Beamer

ROCKWELL CITY, Iowa—James Hepp is sick of excuses.

A Water Crisis Has The ‘Poster Boys’ of Iowa Farming Ready to Talk Regulation

Amid the river’s worst water year on record and deadlocked negotiations over its future, the Bureau of Reclamation announced it will impose a new 10-year management plan if the states relying on the river don’t come to an agreement.

By Wyatt Myskow

BOULDER, Colo.—The federal government will impose a 10-year operating framework for managing water use in the Colorado River Basin by the end of this summer if the seven states that rely on the river cannot come to an agreement before then, said Scott Cameron, acting commissioner for the Bureau of Reclamation, at a water conference Thursday.

Feds Will Soon Impose New Framework on Colorado River if States Can’t Agree How to Manage It