Environment

Along The Gulf Coast, People Are Preparing For Tropical Storm Barry

5:28pm July 11, 2019

by Travis Lux

Heavy rains are predicted in Louisiana and Mississippi with the expected arrival of a tropical system swirling in the Gulf of Mexico. Flooding is a major concern in areas already saturated by water.

Mussels bind to surfaces using byssus threads. Understanding how these threads work may help researchers address water contamination.

Could Mussels Teach Us How To Clean Up Oil Spills?

3:48pm July 11, 2019

by Susie Neilson

A review of "mussel-inspired chemistry" points to promising ways we can learn from mussels about how to clean up water.

An undated picture taken in St. Petersburg of the"Komsomolets" before it sank.

Norway Surveys Sunken Soviet Submarine

1:03pm July 11, 2019

by Geoff Brumfiel

A Norwegian team has found some radioactivity leaking from the sub, which sank in 1989. But they say it poses no threat to the environment.

A street in Miami flooded during a high tide in 2018. A new report confirms that the number of days with high-tide flooding is increasing in many U.S. cities as sea levels rise.

High-Tide Flooding On The Rise, Especially Along The East Coast, Forecasters Warn

9:48pm July 10, 2019

by Rebecca Hersher

As sea levels rise, coastal flooding that used to happen only during storms is increasingly occurring on sunny days. That has local officials reconsidering everything from zoning to police budgets.

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High in fiber and protein, chickpeas are playing a starring role on menus at fast-casual chains like Little Sesame in Washington, where hummus bowls abound. Chickpeas also are good for soil health — and growing demand could help restore soils depleted b

Environment

Your Hummus Habit Could Be Good For The Earth

5:14pm July 10, 2019

by Whitney Pipkin

High in fiber and protein, chickpeas are playing a starring role on menus. They're also good for soil health — and growing demand could help restore soils depleted by decades of intensive farming.

Democratic Presidential Candidates Participate In First Debate Of 2020 Election Over Two Nights

Foresight 2020: Governor Jay Inslee

2:03pm July 10, 2019

Inslee's campaign focuses on fighting climate change.

Residents and relatives of victims place messages on the bridge over the Paraopeba River, during a tribute to those who died after a tailings dam collapsed in the town of Brumadinho, Brazil.

Brazil Judge Orders Mining Company To Pay For Damage From Dam Disaster

1:20pm July 10, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

Hundreds of people died when a ruptured dam unleashed a wave of mining waste in the town of Brumadinho in January. Mining giant Vale said it is committed to fixing the damage.

By one estimate, emissions from producing and incinerating plastics could amount to 56 gigatons of carbon — almost 50 times the annual emissions of all of the coal power plants in the U.S. — between now and 2050.

Plastic Has A Big Carbon Footprint — But That Isn't The Whole Story

8:08pm July 09, 2019

by Christopher Joyce

Plastic waste litters cities, oceans and even the air. Largely overlooked is how making plastic affects the environment. Plastic is a big contributor to global warming. So are its alternatives.

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Why Only 13% Of California Homeowners Have Earthquake Insurance

5:14pm July 09, 2019

Only 13% of California homeowners have earthquake insurance. In the wake of the earthquakes that struck last week, NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with California Earthquake Authority CEO Glenn Pomeroy.

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Waveland and other beaches in Mississippi are closed because of a large algae bloom along the coast. The beach is seen here last September, as storm clouds from Tropical Storm Gordon approached.

Toxic Algae Bloom Closes 25 Beaches On Mississippi's Coast, Fed By Fresh Floodwaters

4:34pm July 09, 2019

by Bill Chappell

The blue-green algae "can cause rashes, stomach cramps, nausea, diarrhea and vomiting," the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality says.