Environment

Power outages, fuel shortages and flooding impacting Floridians 3 days after Milton

6:01am October 11, 2024

As Floridians returned to their homes after Hurricane Milton, more than 1 million residents were still without power Saturday night. Power outages caused hours-long waits for fuel at gas stations.

SpaceX wants to go to Mars. To get there, environmentalists say it’s trashing Texas

5:00am October 11, 2024

With each launch, SpaceX has been discharging tens of thousands of gallons of industrial wastewater into sensitive wetlands. Environmentalists say an increase in launches will only make things worse.

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Colorado ski town celebrates after local mountain is forever protected from mining

5:44pm October 10, 2024

Crested Butte, Colo., has lived with the threat of a huge open pit mine for 50 years. It's now officially rejected, and a street dance and community hike close the door on long held anxiety.

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Environment

Residents of Cancer Alley have fewer protections against environmental discrimination

4:51pm October 10, 2024

People who live in one of the nation's most toxic areas for air pollution -- known as Cancer Alley -- have lost the ability to sue for protection from environmental racism.

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Pulitzer Prize-winning environmental journalist Elizabeth Kolbert to speak at Wake Forest University

9:28am October 10, 2024

by Paul Garber

Kolbert is known for her writings in The New Yorker magazine, and won a Pulitzer Prize for her book “The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History.”

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When disaster struck, Boone's Hunger and Health Coalition pivoted to deliveries

5:27pm October 09, 2024

by Paul Garber

This nonprofit started small over 40 years ago but now has a staff of more than 20, including two dietitians and a pharmacist, providing medicines and healthy food to people across the region.

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How climate change is powering more intense hurricanes

4:52pm October 09, 2024

by Rachel Waldholz

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with climate reporter Rachel Waldholz about the ways in which climate change is supercharging hurricanes, including Helene and Milton.

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Lynx, tiger and tadpoles, oh my: See the Wildlife Photographer of the Year winners

2:12pm October 09, 2024

A lynx stretching in the sun, tadpoles swimming beneath lily pads and an investigator dusting a tusk for prints are among the winning images from the newest Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards.

Florida Residents Prepare For Hurricane Milton

How FEMA tries to combat rumors and conspiracy theories about Milton and Helene

12:29pm October 09, 2024

The emergency management agency has long tried to respond to rumors that might delay recovery efforts. But a former FEMA official says the current information environment has never been so bad.

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How to follow the latest local updates on Hurricane Milton

11:30am October 09, 2024

Milton made landfall late Wednesday near Siesta Key. Millions across the state have been left without power.