Environment

VIDEO: 4 Ways That Wild Edibles, Including Insects, Will Wow You

3:37pm December 20, 2018

by Maia Stern

California-based chef and forager Pascal Baudar is a master of wildcrafted cuisine, creating visually stunning, palate-pleasing recipes from foraged ingredients — including insects.

A Japanese whaling fleets leaves the city of Ishinomaki in April 2014 as a Japan Coast Guard vessel provides security.

Japan Reportedly Will Leave International Whaling Group To Resume Commercial Hunts

1:44pm December 20, 2018

by Ian Stewart

Earlier this year, Japan unsuccessfully lobbied members of the International Whaling Commission to drop the organization's ban on commercial whaling.

People walk through debris at Salmonberry Dry Storage in Port Orchard, Wash., where a rare tornado touched down Tuesday.

Tornado Touches Down Near Seattle, Causing Damage But No Deaths

7:51pm December 19, 2018

by Denise Couture

The Port Orchard twister was extremely rare, especially for December, says the National Weather Service. No serious injuries were reported, but homes and other buildings were affected by the storm.

Acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler said the Trump Administration plans to tackle the issue of of lead exposure "head on." Wheeler seen here during a Senate Committee hearing in August.

Critics Call Trump Administration Plan To Reduce Lead Exposure Toothless

5:08pm December 19, 2018

by Brakkton Booker

The Federal Lead Action Plan is a framework rather than a call for new regulations. The plan seeks to bolster efforts to communicate the dangers of lead exposure. Critics say it doesn't go far enough.

Steven Falk, former city manager of Lafayette, Calif., outside the city's Bay Area Rapid Transit station.

For One City Manager, Climate Becomes A Matter Of Conscience

3:23pm December 19, 2018

by Dan Charles

Steven Falk of Lafayette, Calif., has resigned because he says he cannot carry out policies that fail to address the urgent threat of a changing climate.

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Beset With Unemployment And Poverty, West Virginians Look To Trump For Help

Who Is Caring For The Health And Safety Of Coal Miners?

3:22pm December 19, 2018

A new investigation discovered government regulators failed to protect coal miners from toxic dust exposure, which led to black lung.

Environment

Scientists Say Miniature Flies Are A Big Worry For Antarctic Island

5:59am December 19, 2018

by Christopher Joyce

A seemingly harmless insect has invaded an island in the Antarctic and, being non-native, is eating up the peat moss and changing the environment. The midges could also infest the Antarctic mainland.

Dutch innovator Boyan Slat poses for a portrait next to the anchors of his plastic collecting system in 2017. The trash collection device deployed to corral plastic litter floating is not capturing any garbage.

Environment

Creator Of Floating Garbage Collector Struggling To Capture Plastic In Pacific

9:48am December 18, 2018

by Francesca Paris

A young innovator wants to remove all the plastic from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. But his invention, a long floating boom, is moving too slowly to hold the trash it collects.

Oyster harvests in the Gulf of Mexico have been in decline for decades.

Gulf Oyster Reefs Are Hurting. Now There's Help From Oil Spill Aid Money

8:42am December 18, 2018

by Greg Allen

Oyster harvests in the Gulf of Mexico have declined dramatically. Now scientists are working to rebuild oyster reefs, helped by settlement money from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

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During His Time As Interior Secretary, Zinke Advanced 'Energy Dominance'

1:24am December 18, 2018

by Nathan Rott

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke ends his tenure having successfully pushed President Trump's agenda of "energy dominance," but leaving conservationists disappointed.

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