Environment

Winter Storm Stresses Energy Infrastructures Along The East Coast

6:31pm January 04, 2018

by Jeff Brady

A powerful winter storm is dropping up to a foot-and-a-half of snow in some parts of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. Strong winds and cold temperatures are stressing the region's energy infrastructure.

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How China's Ivory Ban Could Affect Elephant Poaching In Africa

6:31pm January 04, 2018

As China's ban on ivory goes into effect, NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to professor George Wittemyer of Colorado State University about the impacts on the global ivory trade and what it might mean for elephant poaching in Africa.

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A natural gas platform off the coast of Fort Morgan, Ala., in 2007.

Trump Administration Opens Door To Dramatic Expansion Of Offshore Energy Leases

4:50pm January 04, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

The proposal includes all but one of 26 "planning areas" in federal waters in the Arctic, Pacific and Atlantic, comprising about 90 percent of the outer continental shelf.

Ollie and Daniel Williams stand in front of their raised home with their children Trinity, 9, and Masen, 12. The land surrounding their house floods so often that the family keeps a small fiberglass canoe tied to the bottom of the front steps and a flat-b

Louisiana Says Thousands Should Move From Vulnerable Coast, But Can't Pay Them

4:45pm January 04, 2018

by Tegan Wendland

The state is losing land faster than just about anywhere else in the world, but says it can't protect everyone from flooding. It created a program to buy out 2,400 homes, but it's not funded.

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Environment

House Committee Approves Modest Legislation To Safeguard NC Rivers

3:25pm January 04, 2018

by Rusty Jacobs, WUNC

Ted Davis knows any legislation needs to get through a sharply divided General Assembly.

Bangs Island Mussels worker Jon Gorman sets juvenile mussels onto a rope that will be their home for the next year as they grow to market size.

Shellfish Industry, Scientists Wrestle With Potentially Deadly Toxic Algae Bloom

2:36pm January 04, 2018

by Fred Bever

After decades with no sign of a lethal neurotoxin, the algae that produces it is now plaguing the warming waters of the Gulf of Maine, forcing unprecedented closures in shellfish harvesting.

Share Your Flooding Story And Plan

5:00am January 04, 2018

After severe hurricanes, residents and officials from Florida to California and New York to Alaska are thinking about how to cope with repeated flooding and future flood risk.

The storm spread snow and freezing rain across the Southeast on Wednesday. It's expected to intensify as it moves up the coast.

Scientists Warn 'Bomb Cyclone' Brings Strong Winds, Cold Temperatures

4:59am January 04, 2018

by Rhitu Chatterjee

This powerful storm was created by a cold jet stream colliding with warm air over the Atlantic. It is similar to Superstorm Sandy but is likely to cause less damage.

How Outdoor Workers Minimize The Suffering During Bitter Cold Winters

4:55pm January 03, 2018

by Christine Herman

Bitter cold temperatures are breaking records across the Midwest this week. In central Illinois, the temperature is below zero and that's before the wind chill. There people who have no choice but to work outdoors look for creative ways to try to minimize the suffering.

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Environment

Arctic Front Brings Temperatures Down With Wind Chill

4:34pm January 03, 2018

by Bethany Chafin

As a winter weather system that's been grabbing the headlines makes it way along the coast, the big story in its wake will be the frosty temperatures.