What heat dome? They're still skiing in Colorado
Colorado's big winter means there's still enough snow to ski and snowboard on this Fourth of July weekend.
Environment
Beekeepers struggle to keep crops pollinated after half their colonies died last year
A national survey shows U.S. beekeepers lost about half of their colonies in 2022. A beekeeper talks about the important role bees play in our food supply.
Big, mysterious, harmless Joro spiders have made themselves at home in Georgia
The Japanese Joro spider has made it's home in Georgia. Its big, beautiful, harmless to people, shy and rapidly growing in numbers. It's invasive, but it is not yet clear what harm it can cause.
Fireworks can make bad air quality even worse. For some cities, the answer is drones
After days of smoky conditions caused by Canadian wildfires, some U.S. cities are looking to play it safe this Fourth of July with innovative alternatives to their fireworks displays.
New Zealand becomes first country to ban single-use produce bags at grocery stores
The nation has banned the bags that typically hold vegetables and fruit. Recyclable, biodegradable or plant-based plastic bag are also included in the ban.
Who gets a say in the Colorado River's water supply
The podcast Parched, from Colorado Public Radio, looks at the Colorado River, the people who rely on the river, and those who have ideas to save it.
Drone Photo Award winners capture the extraordinary beauty of the ordinary
A rice field, a playground, piles of garbage — cameras from above cast a lens at earthly images with surprising, even dazzling results. Here are some of the winners from the 2023 Drone Photo Awards.
Canada's record wildfire season continues to hammer U.S. air quality
Several hundred wildfires are continuing to burn across Canada this weekend, with an ongoing impact on impact air quality for vast swaths of the North American continent.
Nets, coolers and courage: A day in the life of a volunteer bee conservationist
Over three years, hundreds of volunteers will fan out across California to survey wild bees, with the goal of piecing together a picture of where they live and which species are in trouble.
Florida moves forward on radioactive road paving plan as Gov. DeSantis signs new law
Conservation groups had urged the governor to veto the bill, saying phosphogypsum would hurt water quality and put road construction crews at a higher risk of cancer.