Environment

Environment

Brazil's presidential election will determine the fate of deforestation in the Amazon

8:04am September 11, 2022

by Ayesha Rascoe

NPR's Ayesha Rasco talks to journalist Gustavo Faleiros about the deforestation of the Amazon and how the results of Brazil's presidential election could affect it.

Teal Lehto uses TikTok to comment on the West's water scarcity crisis.

Colorado River megadrought got you down? Feel hope with TikTok's 'WesternWaterGirl'

5:00am September 10, 2022

by Luke Runyon

The river guide's videos offer short explanations for the water woes in the West, garnering her more than 48,000 followers since she started in April.

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Temporary housing is constructed for flood victims, in Larkana District, of Sindh, Pakistan, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022.

U.N. chief appeals to world to help badly flood-hit Pakistan

3:29am September 09, 2022

by The Associated Press

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed to the world to help Pakistan after arriving in the country Friday to see climate-induced devastation from months of deadly record floods.

Thousands of dead fish are covering Bay Area beaches after red tide hits region

4:38pm September 08, 2022

by Lesley McClurg

Thousands of dead fish are washing up on the shores of the San Francisco Bay area. Scientists say the red tide causing the fish kill is likely driven by climate change and human wastewater runoff.

An unfinished natural gas pipeline in West Virginia is back in the national spotlight

4:55pm September 06, 2022

by Laura Benshoff

To get Joe Manchin's vote on a budget bill, Democratic leaders promised to consider legislation that would help a natural gas pipeline get built in his state. But the pipeline still faces opposition.

What it's like to stargaze in Glacier National Park

4:23pm September 06, 2022

by Aaron Bolton

Glacier National Park boasts some of the darkest skies in the U.S., so it's a perfect spot for a stargazing party at the top of 6,000-foot-tall Logan Pass.

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In Vesper, Raffiella Chapman plays a 13-year-old girl living in a future where biological experiments have wiped out all the earth's edible plants.

You'll want these five films on your list for fall

2:18pm September 06, 2022

by Bob Mondello

After a two-year dry spell, Hollywood's summer blockbusters finally busted some blocks this year. Now, the question is how to keep that momentum going.

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Upgraded recycling directory for businesses is now available

11:42am September 06, 2022

by Neal Charnoff

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality has overhauled and relaunched its Recycling Markets Directory

Beach chairs are seen as the sun rises in Ocean City, N.J., on Aug. 18. This is not the above-average hurricane season experts predicted — at least, not yet.

The first hurricane of the season arrived late, but don't let your guard down

7:00am September 05, 2022

by Bill Chappell

"Things are all upside-down," making it hard for hurricanes to form, an expert says. But experts warn not to assume there's less risk just because the first months of hurricane season have been calm.

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Pakistan's former climate change minister says big polluters need to pay up

5:23pm September 04, 2022

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Malik Amin Aslam Khan, Pakistan's former climate change minister, about what needs to happen for his country to adapt to dangerous extreme weather, like flooding.