Environment

High school skiers compete in the annual Lynx Loppet race at Kincaid Park in Anchorage. The park has 30 miles of trails, but competitors were limited to a mile-long loop of man-made snow.

More Ice And Less Snow Gets A Chilly Reception In Anchorage, Alaska

7:01am December 28, 2019

by Nat Herz

As the climate warms, recent winters in Anchorage, Alaska, have seen more ice. The trend is leading to safety concerns and new measures to cope in this city where winter is defined by snow.

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Some Advice On How To Get Rid Of Your Christmas Tree

5:48pm December 27, 2019

Feeling guilty about leaving your Christmas tree on the curb on trash day? According to the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, that actually might be the greenest way to dispose of it.

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Children play around trees downed by Cyclone Idai at the Guara Guara resettlement site in Mozambique, where thousands of people are still living more than nine months after the storm.

Mozambique Is Racing To Adapt To Climate Change. The Weather Is Winning

5:48pm December 27, 2019

by Rebecca Hersher

Two major cyclones and a prolonged drought in 2019 are a reminder that Mozambique's residents are on the front lines of climate change. And they do not have all the resources they need.

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President Trump's complaints about toilets, dishwashers and lightbulbs make for an unusual political rallying cry, but it's one that fits with his deregulatory agenda.

Trump Vs. Toilets (And Showers, Dishwashers And Lightbulbs)

4:37pm December 27, 2019

by Tamara Keith

There is both policy and politics behind President Trump's unusual applause lines about about his frustrations with the way low-flow toilets flush.

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Environment

NC Red Wolves On Brink Of Extinction, Supporters Urge Action

8:44am December 27, 2019

by Associated Press

The fight over the critically endangered red wolf has returned to court as North Carolina's governor sought immediate help for the dozen or so remaining in the wild and federal biologists planned t

Jane Fonda, Sheryl Crow Headline "Empower Party" In Atlanta For Youth

Jane Fonda On Climate Change And Civil Disobedience (Rebroadcast)

3:03pm December 26, 2019

The Hollywood icon trades the red carpet for the Capitol steps.

Too Much Ice In Anchorage

5:01am December 26, 2019

by Nat Herz

Winter in Anchorage, Alaska, is defined by snow, but as the climate warms, recent winters have seen more ice. It's a trend that's led to safety concerns and new measures to cope.

Meet The Weavers (Rebroadcast)

4:34pm December 25, 2019

Some Americans are working to repair tears in our society.

Joey Clawson at one of his Christmas tree stands on the first day of harvest. He grows about 95,000 firs on his operation.

A Christmas Tree Thrives On Farms, Struggles In The Wild

7:24pm December 24, 2019

by Irina Zhorov

The Fraser fir is found in a lot of homes around Christmas. But its wild cousins have been in decline for almost a century because of a small invasive pest.

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Environmental safety officials in Michigan say they think they have determined the source of a mysterious green slime that seeped onto an interstate on Friday.

Officials Identify Mysterious Bright Green Liquid That Spilled Onto Michigan Highway

1:34pm December 23, 2019

by Bobby Allyn

Investigators say they believe the substance found on a freeway north of Detroit is groundwater mixed with a chemical called hexavalent chromium. The public safety risk is minimal, officials say.