SOS From Brazil's Amazon Fire Protesters: 'We Need The World's Help Right Now'
Protesters took to the streets across Brazil this weekend to voice outrage over the fires burning through the Amazon.
Environment
Flood Of Money Could Fast Track Newark's Plan To Replace Lead Pipes Amid Water Crisis
A $120 million loan could cut up to 8 years off a project to swap out pipes that are contaminating water as it flows from the city's primary processing plant into homes.
Indonesia's President Unveils Plan To Move Capital From Jakarta To Borneo
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with conservation scientist Erik Meijaard about why Jakarta is sinking and the plan to move Indonesia's capital to Borneo — where a whole new set of problems awaits.
'Painting' The Ghost Forests Of The Mid-Atlantic Coast
A photographer uses watercolors sensitized to light to make ethereal images of dying trees on the Chesapeake and Delaware bays. As sea levels rise, these haunting sights will only continue to grow.
Cancer Fears Over Ethylene Oxide In Georgia
Federal data recently linked emissions of the widely used chemical ethylene oxide to a higher risk of cancer. Now there are calls to shut down two plants that use it near Atlanta.
Amid Mixed Messaging, Brazil's Bolsonaro Sends Troops To Fight Amazon Fires
Under pressure in his country and abroad, Brazil's president is using military resources to fight fires in the Amazon and take action against those setting them.
The Birds: Nesting Impedes Construction In Virginia
Crews in Virginia are preparing for that state's largest construction project, but they face an unusual obstacle — 25,000 seabirds nesting on their staging area.
Brazilians Take To The Streets To Protest Deforestation Of The Amazon
Brazilians have taken to the streets in protest over destruction being done to the Amazon through wildfires and tree cutting. They say the new right-wing president is fueling the destruction.
What Satellite Imagery Can Tell Us About The Fires Burning In The Amazon
NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Doug Morton of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center about what satellite imagery can tell us about the cause and extent of the fires in Brazil.
PHOTOS: The Amazon Rainforest, Ablaze In Brazil
There have been 74,155 fires in Brazil so far this year, mostly in the Amazon, and about half of which have ignited in just the past month. Some world leaders are raising the alarm.