A Small Plastic Package Is A Big Culprit Of The Waste Filling Oceans
To really understand the plastic problem in countries like the Philippines, you have to understand how consumer goods there are packaged.
Environment
Cost To Military Of Extreme Weather Events Is Likely To Grow
The Marine Corps base Camp Lejeune was devastated by Hurricane Florence. Climate scientists say global warming will inevitably mean more such damage to the country's national security infrastructure.
Cotton Seed Sprouts In China's Lunar Lander
A mini biosphere was sent up in China's Chang'e-4, which landed on the far side of the moon in early January. Photos show the small, green shoot of a cotton plant in a container aboard the spacecraft.
In The Aftermath Of The Camp Fire, A Slow, Simmering Crisis In Nearby Chico
More than two months after the Camp Fire, the small city of Chico, Calif. is struggling to handle an influx of an estimated 20,000 new people from neighboring Paradise.
Triad Wakes To Power Outages Caused By Ice
Piedmont residents are waking to ice-covered trees and power outages after a winter storm moved through the region.
Shutdown Could Have Long-Term Effects On Wildfire Disaster Response
Firefighters and forest managers are losing valuable time to prepare for the upcoming wildfire season. It's one of the long-term impacts of the government shutdown as it continues to linger on.
Shutdown Hampers Wildfire Preparedness and Training Across The Country
Firefighters and forest managers are losing valuable time to prepare for the upcoming wildland fire season as the partial government shutdown continues.
Despite Shutdown, Trump Administration Continued Effort To Expand Alaska Oil Drilling
The Bureau of Land Management has gone ahead with a series of public meetings on its effort to expand oil development in the 22-million-acre National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.
Community Weighs In On Duke Energy's Coal Ash Closure Proposals
More than a hundred people gathered at Walnut Cove Elementary Thursday night to voice their concerns over coal ash stored at the Belews Creek plant in Stokes County.
Dozens Of Stranded Seals Flounder In Canadian Town
As winter closed in on the town of Roddickton-Bide Arm in Newfoundland, a pod of seals became separated from open water by miles of ice.