Environment

A home burns at a vineyard during the Kincade fire near Geyserville, Calif., on Thursday.

Wildfires Burn Thousands Of Acres In Northern And Southern California

10:31pm October 24, 2019

by Laurel Wamsley

In Sonoma County, 16,000 acres have been consumed by the Kincade Fire. In Los Angeles County, a fire near Agua Dulce has burned 5,000 acres. No cause has been announced for either blaze.

Environment

Scientists Develop New Tool To Help Identify Coal Ash In Soil, Water

2:05pm October 24, 2019

by Keri Brown

Researchers at Duke University and UNC Chapel Hill have developed a new technique to track the footprint of coal ash in the environment.

Newest National Park Abuts Problem-Causing Industrial Area

6:49am October 24, 2019

by Rebecca Thiele

Indiana Dunes, the latest national park in the U.S., has some of the most diverse types of plants and animals in the country. And environmentalists are using its new status to push for protections.

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Trump Wants To Exempt Tongass National Forest From Roadless Rule

6:01am October 24, 2019

by Elizabeth Jenkins

The Trump administration wants to reverse a nearly two decade rule to allow more logging in Alaska's Tongass National Forest. Environmentalists and tribal governments oppose the move.

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Washington State Is Thinning Out Forests To Reduce Wildfire Risk

4:39pm October 23, 2019

by Kirk Siegler

The state of Washington is moving to aggressively thin forests to reduce the worsening wildfire risk. The initiative signals a rare truce between loggers and environmentalists.

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High Levels Of Chemical Compound Found In Reidsville Wastewater

4:31pm October 23, 2019

by Bethany Chafin

There's another report of a toxic compound in the

A mix of barley, peas and flax grows in a field at Casey Bailey's farm near Fort Benton, Mont. Bailey sells this crop to Montana dairy farmer Nate Brown, who has been feeding it to his goats.

Environment

Diversifying Crops Is Good For The Planet. But Can It Be Good For Farmers' Wallets?

1:50pm October 23, 2019

by Rachel Cernansky

Fertilizer runoff is fueling the toxic algae bloom in the Gulf of Mexico. Farmers could help by growing crops in rotation to reduce the need for fertilizer. But it's unclear who will buy them.

A firefighter participates in a controlled burn in a forest outside El Perelló in Catalonia, Spain, on Sept. 27. NPR followed a special unit into the woods in Spain to see how they burn for prevention.

A Forest Expert Team In Spain Fights Fire With Fire — Literally

1:14pm October 23, 2019

by Aaron Labaree

This year, the European Union has had almost triple the average number of wildfires. NPR follows a special unit into the woods in Spain to see how they let them burn for prevention.

Questions Raised Over Whether The Cannabis Industry Is Contributing To Air Pollution

5:40pm October 22, 2019

by Michael Elizabeth Sakas

There's new concern that the growing cannabis industry may be contributing to air pollution. But it's a tricky thing to study, since pot is still illegal under federal law.

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Fraud Case Against Exxon Could Impact Efforts To Curb Climate Change

5:40pm October 22, 2019

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with InsideClimate News reporter Nicholas Kusnetz about a fraud case against ExxonMobil. The trial begins Tuesday and the outcome could impact efforts to curb climate change.

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