Scientists Battle Red Tide That Turned Florida Coast Into Wildlife Killing Field
Scientists are exploring how they can combat the spread of the toxic algae bloom known as red tide along Florida's southwest coast.
Environment
Attention, Shoppers: Kroger Says It Is Phasing Out Plastic Bags
The Kroger Co. includes major chains such as Ralphs, Harris Teeter, Food4Less and Pick 'n Save. Its goal is to eliminate all single-use plastic bags by 2025.
Hawaii Braces For Hurricane Lane, Now A Category 4
The National Weather Service issued a hurricane warning for Maui and Hawaii's Big Island. Forecasters were predicting flash flooding and landslides.
World's Largest Shipping Company Heads Into Arctic As Global Warming Opens The Way
Container giant Maersk will send one of its ships through the Arctic on the Northern Sea Route to test its feasibility as a new, time-saving shipping lane.
Trump Administration Proposes New Plan To Regulate Carbon Emissions From Coal
The Environmental Protection Agency proposed a new rule on Tuesday, giving states more authority to regulate carbon emissions from coal fired power plants. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Dan Lashof of the World Resources Institute about the new rule.
Trump Moves To Let States Regulate Coal Plant Emissions
The administration is proposing to substantially weaken President Barack Obama's signature rule on climate change. It would give states more power to regulate carbon emissions from coal plants.
The Smoke In Redding, Calif., Is So Thick You Can't See The Sun Most Days
Prolonged smoke across the West Coast will affect hundreds of thousands of people living in and around fire-prone areas. Scientists are warning of a lengthening — and worsening — smoke season.
Trump Administration Expected To Reveal Changes On Coal-Fired Plants
David Greene talks to former EPA official Janet McCabe as President Trump is expected to formally propose a vast overhaul of climate change regulations, including rules she helped to write.
Debate Brews In Pueblo Over The Balance Of Coal And Renewable Energy
In Colorado, residents of Pueblo are concerned renewable energy jobs will not be as well paying as the ones in the nearby coal plant.
West Texas Vineyards Blasted By Herbicide Drift From Nearby Cotton Fields
Texas is one of the largest producers of wine in the U.S. But the grapevines in the High Plains are facing a threat that's causing them to twist and wither. And it's coming from the cotton fields.