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Juliann Ashcraft, whose husband, Andrew Ashcraft, was one of 19 firefighters killed Sunday while battling the Yarnell Hill fire near Prescott, Ariz., hugs her father-in-law, Tom Ashcraft, in front of a memorial at Prescott Fire Station #7 on Monday. The firefighters were trapped by a wildfire that exploded tenfold in a matter of hours and continued to grow.

Deadly Arizona wildfire again stirs debate on cause of huge forest blazes

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Push for carbon tax, not regulation

The Washington Times

U.S. President Barack Obama shakes the hands of a line of women stationed to welcome his arrival, accompanied by Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete, right, at State House in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Monday, July 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Obama steps up aid to save Africa’s animals

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Homes burn as the Yarnell Hill Fire approaches Glenn Ilah on Sunday, June 30, 2013, near Yarnell, Ariz. The fire started Friday and picked up momentum as the area experienced high temperatures, low humidity and windy conditions. It has forced the evacuation of residents in the Peeples Valley area and in the town of Yarnell. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, David Kadlubowski)

Fast-moving Arizona wildfire kills 19 firefighters

By Jacques Billeaud and John Marshall - Associated Press

In this undated photo provided by Maritime New Zealand, the yacht Nina, center, is tied at dock at a unidentified location. Searchers said Thursday, June 27, 2013, they have grave concerns for seven people aboard the American schooner that has been missing for three weeks between New Zealand and Australia. (AP Photo/Maritime New Zealand)

6 Americans, 1 Brit lost at sea, as concerns turn ‘grave’

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

** FILE ** President Obama wipes away sweat during a speech at Georgetown University on June 25, 2013. (Associated Press)

KNAPPENBERGER: Costly climate change intervention

By Chip Knappenberger

** FILE ** This file photo from October 2008 shows a coal-fired power plant in Colstrip, Mont., the state's largest producer of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide. (Associated Press)

Feds: Massive amounts of carbon dioxide can be stored underground

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Spencer Massey performs a burnout in his Schumacher Electric dragster en route to winning the NHRA New England Nationals auto race at New England Dragway, Sunday, June 23, 2013, in Epping, N.H. (Associated Press)

Brits break electric car speed record, at 204 mph

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

** FILE ** President Obama wipes away sweat during a speech at Georgetown University on June 25, 2013. (Associated Press)

Obama administration pumps unprecedented power into EPA

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

President Obama wipes his face as he speaks about climate change at Georgetown University in Washington on June 25, 2013. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Don’t sweat it: Obama tackles climate change

By Josh Lederman and Matthew Daly - Associated Press

** FILE ** President Obama speaks about speech about climate change at Georgetown University in Washington on June 25, 2013. (Associated Press)

Obama gives himself an out on Keystone

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

President Obama wipes his face as he speaks about climate change at Georgetown University in Washington on June 25, 2013. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Obama will start climate change fight with reductions in carbon emissions

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

GRAY: Obama’s climate policy undermines the U.S.

By C. Boyden Gray

Image: Associated Press

‘Sheep-eating’ plant blooms for first time in U.K.

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

A new White House video reveals that climate change is much on President Obama's mind (image from the White House)

Obama to push unilateral action against climate change

By Seth McLaughlin and Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

**FILE** A leopard growls from inside a cage at a wildlife park in Jammu, India, on April 18, 2013. (Associated Press)

Bobcat shot in Ind. backyard turns out to be leopard

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Illustration by William Brown

DRIESSEN: Climate alarmism’s 10,000 commandments

By Paul Driessen

This photo provided by the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation shows some of the thousands of dead and dying bees found in the parking lot of a shopping center in Wilsonville, Ore., southwest of Portland. (AP Photo/The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation)

25,000 bumblebees turn up dead in Oregon parking lot

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times