Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. A few decades ago the economist Richard Stroup described the vast land holdings of the federal ...

If you were a hiring manager looking at the resumes for the four Republicans running for Texas attorney general, there’s no question which candidate would rise to the top. It would be the only one who ...

Huffman stands out as an honorable proponent of the rule of law in a race that features some candidates who appear inclined to continue outgoing Attorney General Ken Paxton’s misuse of the legal ...

A hearing Wednesday took up implementation of the EXPLORE Act, a sweeping public lands package enacted last year. A House Natural Resources subcommittee hearing intended to showcase the first-year of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. This rainforest tree solved one of evolution’s hardest ...

The lights are dimming on this year's Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree. The 11-ton Norway Spruce is getting its last hours of gilded glory before crews bring it down to be milled and repurposed ...

The rising costs of labor and equipment are trickling down to homeowners who need to call “timber!” By Dan Levin What is removing a tree worth? Quotes vary widely, depending on size, risk and ...

It was one Christmas visitor that didn’t overstay its welcome. A Burmese python that had been spotted in a Miami-Dade neighborhood was removed just days before Christmas after a resident out for a ...

Decorated by the Skunk Train and towering over 200 feet, the living tree in Fort Bragg and Willits tops a new global ranking. Kristine Hansen is a design, food and drink, and travel writer based in ...

Erik Pauze knows a thing or two about evergreens. In fact, after decades of handpicking the Norway spruce that serves as one of the most famous Christmas trees in the world, it's fair to say he's a ...

This year’s Rockefeller Center Christmas tree was chopped down in Rensselaer County, New York. Statistically speaking, that’s unusual. While New York state is one of the 10 leading producers of ...

State Sen. Joan Huffman told East Texas Republicans on Monday that she is the “law and order candidate” for the Texas Attorney General’s Office. “My passion is to represent Texans and to make Texas ...