Environment

Resident Anthony Brewster checks to see how much water is in Nanwalek's storage tank. The village has been on a "boil water" notice for weeks.

Alaska Villages Run Dry And Residents Worry About A 'Future Of No Water'

7:13pm September 14, 2019

by Renee Gross

The remote community of Nanwalek on Alaska's Kenai Peninsula is accessible only by boat or seaplane. Now, it's running out of water because of a lack of rainfall and low snowpack.

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Greta Thunberg says she wants people to use the power of their votes to elect leaders who will work to reduce carbon emissions and slow global warming.

Greta Thunberg To U.S.: 'You Have A Moral Responsibility' On Climate Change

6:48pm September 13, 2019

by Bill Chappell

The young Swedish activist led a protest at the White House on Friday. But she wasn't looking to go inside. "I don't want to meet with people who don't accept the science," she says.

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Indigenous Brazilians Come Together To Defend Amazon Forest Against Fires

5:43pm September 13, 2019

by Catherine Osborn

Indigenous Brazilians are joining forces to defend the Amazon forest from fires set by invaders on their land. More than a dozen indigenous groups met recently to strategize.

EPA Confirms The Agency Is Changing Water Policy

6:12am September 13, 2019

by Nathan Rott

The Trump administration announced significant rollbacks of Obama-era EPA regulations. How could the policy change affect the environmental landscape, and what could opponents do to fight it?

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News Brief: Presidential Debate, EPA Changes Clean Water Rules

5:47am September 13, 2019

As the Democratic primary field narrows, those seeking the party's nomination sharpened their debate message in Houston. And, the EPA makes the rollback of clean water rules official.

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Environment

Trump Administration Rolls Back Obama-Era Water Rule

4:44pm September 12, 2019

by Nathan Rott

The Trump administration is repealing a major Obama-era water rule that had extended federal protections to smaller streams and wetlands. The move will lift a range of restrictions on farmers and developers.

EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler says the repeal of Obama-era water rules will end an overreach by the federal government.

EPA Makes Rollback Of Clean Water Rules Official, Repealing 2015 Protections

3:45pm September 12, 2019

by Bill Chappell

The change ends an "egregious power grab," Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler says.

'Waste' Examines The Global And Local Afterlife of Recyclables

1:31pm September 12, 2019

by Terry Gross

Environmental scientist Kate O'Neill discusses recycling and the global politics of waste. "Once you throw something away, you've got to think about where's it going to go next," she says.

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Several hundred Haitians and Bahamians wait at the port of Marsh Harbour in hopes of boarding a boat to Nassau on Friday.

Getting Aid To Bahamas Is A Logistical Nightmare As Support Systems 'Do Not Exist'

8:27pm September 10, 2019

"Anywhere we could put a warehouse has been destroyed by floodwaters and may not be safe for storing supplies," one aid group says of the widespread destruction brought by Hurricane Dorian.

The EPA says it aims to eliminate the testing of chemicals and pesticides in animals by 2035.

EPA Chief Pledges To Severely Cut Back On Animal Testing Of Chemicals

5:24pm September 10, 2019

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

Alternative tests are emerging, the agency says, such as computer modeling and tissue studies of cells grown in the lab. Environmental advocates say the move is too quick, and disregards human health.

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