Are Plastic Bag Bans Garbage?
A national movement to ban plastic bags is gaining steam, but these restrictions may actually hurt the environment more than help it. Human nature, hard truths, and what kind of bag to use anyway?
Environment
'Losing Earth' Explores How Oil Industry Played Politics With The Planet's Fate
Journalist Nathaniel Rich says the oil industry helped create a partisan debate around climate change in the 1980s by paying scientists to write op-eds questioning climate science.
Reynolda Finds Artistic Answers For Battling Boxwood Blight
14-Year Oil Spill In The Gulf Of Mexico Could Go On For Decades
The U.S. Coast Guard is trying to clean up an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico that's been going on since 2004 when a hurricane toppled a rig owned by Taylor Energy, a New Orleans-based firm.
Shell Withdraws From Oil Lobby Group
Royal Dutch Shell is withdrawing from an oil lobbying group because of disagreements about environmental policy. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Amy Harder of Axios about the move.
Australian Farmers Give Up In The Face Of Extreme Heat
Australia is no stranger to periods of extreme heat and drought. But after years with little rain, many farmers in the country's southeast are simply giving up.
Environmental Documentary Brings Together Deer With Drones
A university-led documentary with a Piedmont focus airs tonight on UNC-TV starring deer and drones.
Uprooted Cherry Trees In Nashville Spark Protest Against NFL Draft
While the cherry blossoms bloom in Nashville, a controversy has sprouted up about plans to remove a few of them to make way for a stage for the upcoming NFL draft.
Every Breath You Take: An Indoor Smog Story
Just keep breathin' and breathin' and breathin' and breathin'...
New York Is Set To Be First U.S. City To Impose Congestion Pricing
Motorists will pay a flat daily fee to enter Manhattan south of 60th Street. The new program aims to reduce traffic gridlock while generating revenue for the city's stressed transit system.