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BLACKWELL, Arkansas — Farmers in Arkansas whose lands have been hit by major flooding are refusing to give up.Robert Stobaugh says the place where his mother and father homesteaded in the 1950s no longer resembles a home. It’s part of thousands of acres of crops on land his family has cultivated for nearly 70 years that’s underwater.Stobaugh estimated some spots to be 18-20 feet deep. He says he managed to get some of their farming machinery to higher ground.They have about 15 rolling pieces of equipment, he said, pointing to the combines.Under the water, crops are ruined: Corn that’s five-feet tall is not really recognizable.“Eighty-five to 90-percent of the corn is ruined,” Stobaugh said. “Fifty percent of the rice is heavily compromised, if not ruined."He said they have endured floods before, but nothing this bad.It will be the toughest year his farming family has ever had.“It’s heartbreaking,” he said.Stobaugh says they haven’t turned a profit in five years, and things have been really tough.Many in the region are feeling anger and frustration. But he says he feels blessed despite it all.He has a new grandchild, and she inspires him to work hard and provide opportunities. Maybe one day, he says, the farm will be hers."Whatever is left, we're going to try to farm it. It’s what we do.” 1320

California's Joshua Tree National Park on Wednesday will become the latest casualty of the federal government's partial shutdown, closing campgrounds due to health and safety concerns over near-capacity pit toilets.With a quarter of the federal government employee workforce beginning 2019 out of work or working without a paycheck, agencies from the National Park Service to the Environmental Protection Agency and the Smithsonian museums are feeling the pinch.Unlike some previous government shutdowns, when national parks closed entirely, gates have remained opened under the Trump administration, leaving parks severely understaffed.Joshua Tree, more than 792,000 acres of national park nestled between Palm Springs to the south and the town of Joshua Tree to the north, will remain open during the shutdown but its popular campgrounds will close at noon Wednesday, according to the National Park Service."The park is being forced to take this action for health and safety concerns as vault toilets reach capacity," the park service said."In addition to human waste in public areas, driving off-road and other infractions that damage the resource are becoming a problem."The National Park Service also said the shutdown prevented it from making staff available to "provide guidance, assistance, maintenance, or emergency response.""Any entry onto NPS property during this period of federal government shutdown is at the visitor's sole risk," the park service said this week.Trash collection has stopped along with road and walkway maintenance.Rattlesnake Canyon will close to reduce the number of search and rescue events for rangers already spread thin because of the shutdown, the park service said.The shutdown has also left a stinking mess at Yosemite National Park in the Sierra Nevada mountain range in eastern California.Yosemite, the nation's third most-visited national park, remains open but various campgrounds as well as snow play areas are "closed due to human waste issues and lack of staffing," according to its website.On the Yosemite Twitter account on Sunday, officials said a "lack of the restrooms and resulting impacts from human waste" forced the closure of the campgrounds. "People entering closed areas are being cited," the tweet said.The visitor center and museum at Yosemite are closed and emergency response times may increase during the shutdown.Kristen Brengel, vice president of government affairs for the National Parks Conservation Association, said the shutdown not only hurts the parks but also surrounding communities that rely on an estimated million a day from tourism."It's really a big deal for Joshua Tree," she said of the campground closings. "This is a very popular season for people that come there."Brengel said staff shortages had created a sense of "lawlessness" in the parks."People are bringing in dogs and drones and there are instances where people aren't following the rules and it is not good for the wildlife and the environment," she said.Joshua Tree Superintendent David Smith, in a statement, thanked the "local businesses, volunteer groups, and tribal members" who have stepped up to collect trash and maintain grounds during the shutdown."This is a reflection on their efforts and the park is very fortunate to have a community that exhibits the kind of care and concern witnessed over the last week," he said.David Lamfrom, director of the California Desert and National Wildlife Programs of the National Parks Conservation Association, said the volunteer efforts can't supplant the work of the park service."People are walking off trails, bringing their dogs," he said. "People are trampling and destroying the things they want to preserve without knowing it. ... People are camping where they want or showing up really early or late at certain watering holes so animals like bighorn sheep won't come down to drink."Key parts of the federal government have been impacted by the December 22 shutdown, including the departments of Homeland Security, Justice, Interior, State and Housing and Urban Development.The shutdown began after President Donald Trump was unwilling to back down from his demand for billion for his long-promised border wall. The figure was a nonstarter for Democrats, leaving Congress at an impasse. 4336

Bird populations in the United States and Canada have dropped by 29% since 1970, signifying 2.9 billion birds lost in almost 50 years, according to a new study.The scientists involved in the study warn that like a canary in a coalmine, birds reveal environmental health. This steep loss of bird populations, including some of the most common birds like sparrows and finches, shows that human impacts on the continent's environment mean it can no longer support the wildlife systems it once did.Normally, it's hard to track animal populations this way. But birds are much easier to monitor. The study combines almost 50 years of data, including information collected by citizen scientists and weather radar data of migratory birds from 143 stations across North America. Observations by people were shared with the North American Breeding Bird Survey at the US Geological Survey, the Canadian Wildlife Service, the Audubon Christmas Bird Count and Manomet's International Shorebird Survey."Citizen-science participants contributed critical scientific data to show the international scale of losses of birds," said John Sauer, study co-author at the US Geological Survey. "Our results also provide insights into actions we can take to reverse the declines."The study was published Thursday in the journal 1315

At a briefing by the White House's coronavirus task force, Sec. of State Mike Pompeo said that the U.S. and Mexico have agreed to end all non-essential travel between the border of the two countries.The agreement is similar to one with Canada that was announced earlier this week. Essential travel, including trade and commerce, will continue.The travel restrictions go into effect on Saturday.Pompeo also said that the CDC has ordered that all foreign nationals not be allowed into the U.S. without proper documentation. Beginning Friday night, anyone entering the country without proper documentation will be returned to either Mexico or Canada. Watch the White House briefing in the player below.Health and Human Services Sec. Alex Azar said that the CDC issued the order in an attempt to ensure proper social distancing in border detention centers.The briefing comes about an hour after Treasury Sec. Steve Mnuchin tweeted that the IRS was 956

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A dying man’s wish to be baptized was granted by the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Hospital. The 140

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