Environment

Biden Administration Wants Agriculture Subsidies To Help Fight Climate Change

7:26am June 01, 2021

by Frank Morris

The White House wants to pay farmers for carbon in their soil. Sequestering carbon on farms is straightforward, but benefits are hard to measure. Some worry about creating another subsidy.

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Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park. Yellowstone is America's original national park and hosts more than 4 million visitors annually.

Plan For Your Great National Park Trip

7:43pm May 31, 2021

by Dustin Jones

The National Park Service expects a busy summer as the country begins to emerge from the coronavirus pandemic. Last year 237 million people flocked to national parks to escape from COVID-19.

After Years Of Drought, Australia Faces A New Natural Disaster: Multiplying Mice

4:58pm May 31, 2021

Mice are plaguing Australia, from rural farms in New South Wales to cities like Sydney. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Sybilla Gross, a Bloomberg News reporter, about efforts to end the crisis.

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N.C. A&T Awarded $500,000 In Energy Efficiency Research Grants

4:48pm May 31, 2021

by Eddie Garcia

North Carolina A&T State University has been awarded half a million dollars in grants for energy efficiency projects.

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Watching For Change After Activist Hedge Fund Wins 2 Seats On ExxonMobil Board

6:52am May 31, 2021

NPR's Noel King talks with shareholder adviser Nell Minow about the implications of a small, activist hedge fund winning two seats on ExxonMobil's board in a push to reshape the company.

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A sandstorm moves the Gobi desert in Mongolia.

Buried Alive In Mongolia's Worst Sandstorms In A Decade

9:13am May 30, 2021

Even the rescue teams could not go forward during one of the fiercest of many sandstorms this spring. Herders have lost their herds — an estimated 1.6 million livestock — and their lives.

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Historic Dam On Watauga River Demolished

2:52pm May 28, 2021

by Keri Brown

A historic dam on the Watauga River is no longer standing. Environmentalists say the removal will increase the overall health of the waterway.

Environment

Big Oil Companies Take Some Big Hits On Climate Change

10:13am May 27, 2021

by Camila Domonoske

A hedge fund invests its way onto the board of ExxonMobil in order to push the firm toward cleaner energy. At the same time, a Dutch court ordered Royal Dutch Shell to cut its carbon emissions faster.

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Scientists expect increasing marine heat waves to cause coral bleaching, which can result in reefs dying off.

Fearing Their Kids Will Inherit Dead Coral Reefs, Scientists Are Urging Bold Action

9:49am May 27, 2021

by Lauren Sommer

Hotter oceans are putting coral reefs in peril worldwide. Scientists are warning that to save them, heat-trapping emissions must fall, and reefs will need more protection and restoration.

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News Brief: COVID Origin Probe, The Future Of Oil, Calif. Mass Shooting

6:12am May 27, 2021

Biden asks intelligence agencies to push for stronger conclusion to COVID-19 origins. Big oil firms face seismic shifts in how they do business. Shooter kills eight people at San Jose rail yard.

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