Environment

The Latest On The Wildfires In California

7:56pm December 06, 2017

Multiple wildfires are burning in Southern California. In Los Angeles, the hills around The Getty Center museum are on fire. A massive fire in Ventura County has caused tens of thousands of people to evacuate as well. Accounts of the damage done and the effort to control the fires.

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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, (center) with other mayors from the U.S., Mexico and Canada at the summit, says, "There is an absence of leadership out of Washington" on climate change.

Dozens Of Mayors Sign Pact To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

6:34pm December 06, 2017

by David Schaper

Mayors from across the country also agreed to meet goals similar to those in the Paris climate accord, which President Trump announced earlier this year the U.S. would withdraw from.

Volkswagen executive Oliver Schmidt was sentenced to 7 years in prison for conspiring to evade U.S. clean air laws.

Senior Volkswagen Executive Sentenced In Diesel-Emissions Scandal

6:01pm December 06, 2017

by Richard Gonzales

Oliver Schmidt admitted to conspiring to defraud the United States by misleading federal regulators about the emissions of diesel cars and violating clean air laws.

Environment

Appalachian State Ranks High In Sustainability Report

8:54am December 06, 2017

by Paul Garber

A program that tracks sustainability efforts on college campuses is out with its latest r

A wildfire rages in Ventura County, Calif., on Tuesday in this still image taken from social media video.

Wildfires In Southern California Force Thousands Of People To Flee

10:56pm December 05, 2017

by Scott Neuman

The blazes in four counties come just weeks after the deadliest wildfires in the state's history killed dozens in Northern California's wine country.

Tens Of Thousands Evacuated As Wildfire Grows In Southern California

5:00pm December 05, 2017

by Stephanie O'Neill

A fast-moving wildfire in Southern California has burned more than 70 square miles north of Los Angeles. Santa Ana winds are fanning the flames and about 30,000 people have been evacuated.

Broken Bow Arch rises from Willow Canyon in the Escalante Canyons region of Utah's Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.

Trump Orders Largest National Monument Reduction In U.S. History

9:32pm December 04, 2017

by Kirk Siegler

In a speech in Utah on Monday, President Trump announced that his administration will shrink the Bears Ears National Monument by roughly 85 percent and the Grand Staircase by about half its size.

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In Utah, Trump Announces Dramatic Decreases In Size To State's National Monuments

6:40pm December 04, 2017

by Kirk Siegler

President Trump announced on Monday in Utah that his administration will dramatically shrink two national monument designations that protect federal public lands. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke proposed shrinking both the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments earlier this year.

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Brahman cattle graze in a field in Innisfail, Queensland, Australia. Researchers can estimate the greenhouse gas emissions and land used to produce various foods in different parts of the world. They've used that data to calculate the environmental impact

Across The World, If You Eat For Your Health, You'll Help The Planet

5:53pm December 04, 2017

by Dan Charles

Dozens of countries have government-recommended diets. That advice differs from country to country, but according to a new study, following it generally would help the environment.

Native Americans React To Cuts To Bears Ears National Monument

4:42pm December 04, 2017

The Trump administration has decided to shrink the Bears Ears National Monument. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Shaun Chapoose, one of the Native American tribal leaders who fought for the monument's protections in the first place.