MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — The very disease that has decimated millions of American elms in the U.S. is now being used to bring the iconic trees back.
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An American elm tree stands on the Eastern Promenade overlooking Casco Bay at dawn in Portland, Maine., June 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
An American elm tree spreads its limbs in Portland, Maine, June 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Grove Park is temporarily closed as city officials have started work to remove five red oak trees showing signs of bacterial leaf scorch, a disease spread by insects.
Cleanup and recovery efforts are continuing across Dover after an EF-1 tornado tore through the city last week, leaving behind damaged fences,…
A powerful cyclone has hit Latvia and Lithuania, leaving two people dead and more than half a million without electricity. The storm, which struck from Saturday into Sunday, brought rain and strong winds. Andris Viksna from the Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Center says it seems to be the most severe storm in Latvia since 2005. One person died in central Latvia when a building collapsed, and another in Lithuania from a falling tree. The storm also affected Estonia and northeastern Poland, causing power outages and disrupting transport. Experts say climate change's role in the storm is still uncertain.
Powerful storms tore through Dover, leaving visible damage on the city’s historic Green.
DOVER, Del. - Powerful storms left a trail of damage through parts of Downtown Dover Thursday night, knocking down tree limbs and scattering d…
