Environment

Court Halts Dakota Access Pipeline Shutdown As Legal Fight Goes Forward

10:27am July 15, 2020

A federal appellate court temporarily blocked a lower-court order to shut down and empty the controversial oil pipeline. The operator, Energy Transfer, can continue pumping while the case is pending.

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden details his $2 trillion climate proposal Tuesday at the Chase Center in Wilmington, Del.

Biden Outlines $2 Trillion Climate Plan

4:38pm July 14, 2020

by Alana Wise

The former vice president's initiative calls to chart the United States on "an irreversible path" to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

Prairie strips in fields of corn or soybeans can protect the soil and allow wildlife to flourish. This strip was established in a field near Traer, Iowa, in 2015.

How Absentee Landowners Keep Farmers From Protecting Water And Soil

12:02pm July 14, 2020

by Dan Charles

America's vast fields of corn and soybeans have displaced wildlife and polluted waterways. Farmers could help solve those problems, but often don't, in part because they rent that land.

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Environment

Pandemic Reaches All Parts of The Globe Including Underwater

6:28am July 14, 2020

by Lauren Sommer

The global coronavirus crisis has lead to a decline in ship traffic around the world, which means the oceans are quieter. That could be providing some relief to whales and other marine mammals.

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Environment

Absentee Landlords Interfere With Farmers Protecting Water, Soil

6:22am July 14, 2020

by Dan Charles

Some major environmental problems in the U.S. stem from using vast tracts of land to grow agricultural crops. But farmers are often limited to reduce that damage because they don't own the land.

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Coronavirus Pandemic Halts Climate Data Collection

3:46pm July 10, 2020

by Rebecca Hersher

The pandemic has hindered climate data collection from ships and buoys in the oceans. The U.N. warns it could negatively affect climate models' accuracy unless scientists find new ways to gather data.

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Rare California Condors Seen In Sequoia National Park

3:56pm July 08, 2020

California condors are among the biggest flying creatures in North America and are very close to extinction. They were recently spotted in Sequoia National Park for the first time in nearly 50 years.

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The Fire, The Virus, The Violence: Australia And The Lessons Of Natural Disasters

3:28pm July 07, 2020

Family violence increases in places that have been severely burned in bushfires, Australian research finds. The isolation and financial stress of COVID-19 appear to be exacerbating the problem.

Environment

Native American Activists Victorious After Judge Orders Pipeline Shut Down

7:56am July 07, 2020

NPR's David Greene talks to Mark Trahant, editor of Indian Country Today, about what the Dakota Access Pipeline shutdown means for activists, and where the court battle goes from here.

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Federal Court Orders Dakota Access Pipeline To Shut Down And Be Drained

4:15pm July 06, 2020

by Jeff Brady

A federal court on Monday ordered the indefinite shutdown of the Dakota Access Pipeline. The decision is a victory for Native Americans and other activists who sued over its environmental impact.

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