Environment

EPA's Chief Environmental Justice Official Steps Down

8:49am March 13, 2017

One of the EPA programs the administration may eliminate is the office of Environmental Justice, according to The Washington Post. Steve Inskeep talks to Mustafa Ali, who helped found the office.

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Martin County relies on a water treatment plant that was built in 1968.

Kentucky Community Hopes Trump Infrastructure Plan Will Fix Water System

8:49am March 13, 2017

by Benny Becker

In Martin County, the drinking water comes from a river contaminated by sewage and years of coal and gas extraction. Residents hope a new federal focus on infrastructure will help them fix the system.

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D.R. Johnson's Steve Allen uses a block of wood to make sure boards are aligned properly before the CLT panel enters the pressing machine at far left.

Oregon Lumber Community Looks To Trump And Innovation To Survive

2:00pm March 12, 2017

by Tom Goldman

In Oregon, lumber companies try to innovate to survive the years-long downturn in the timber industry. Some are succeeding. Others aren't and their communities suffer.

Proposed Border Wall Would Affect Many Endangered Species

8:30am March 11, 2017

by Will Stone

A border wall between the U.S. and Mexico would run thousands of miles along an ecologically diverse region. Environmentalists say it would cause major harm to wildlife and their habitat.

Activists Work To Preserve Government Environmental Data

8:30am March 11, 2017

Scott Simon talks with historian Matt Price, whose group holds "hack-a-thons" to preserve scientific information. Activists fear environmental data will be harder to find under the new administration.

Demonstrators march in Washington, D.C., on Friday, calling on the Trump administration to meet with tribal leaders and opposing construction of the nearly complete Dakota Access Pipeline.

'He Needs To Listen To Us.' Protesters Call On Trump To Respect Native Sovereignty

5:32pm March 10, 2017

by Rebecca Hersher

Demonstrators in Washington, D.C., were urging the Trump administration to meet with tribal leaders, and protesting the construction of the nearly complete Dakota Access Pipeline.

The lights inside LEF Farms' new greenhouse have replaced starry skies with a jarring and unnatural glow.

High-Tech Greenhouse Has Neighbors Throwing Shade Over Light Pollution

11:23am March 10, 2017

by Todd Bookman

LEF Farms is investing $10 million to grow gourmet lettuce indoors in New Hampshire. Neighbors say they support the idea of locally grown food, but worry that the lights may affect property values.

EPA Head Scott Pruitt Doubts Basic Consensus On Climate Change

4:36pm March 09, 2017

by Nathan Rott

The head of the Environmental Protection Agency says he does not agree that carbon dioxide is the main driver of climate change.

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A new study of the dental plaques of three Neanderthals reveals surprising facts about their lives, including what they ate, the diseases that ailed them and how they self-medicated (and smooched). (Above) An illustration of Neanderthals in Spain shows th

Some Neanderthals Were Vegetarian — And They Likely Kissed Our Human Ancestors

2:12pm March 09, 2017

by Rhitu Chatterjee

A new study of the dental plaques of three Neanderthals reveals surprising facts about their lives, including what they ate, the diseases that ailed them and how they self-medicated (and smooched).

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Scott Pruitt's comments on carbon dioxide come just over two weeks after he took the helm of the Environmental Protection Agency, the agency with the authority to regulate CO2 and other greenhouse gases as pollutants.

EPA Chief Scott Pruitt Questions Basic Facts About Climate Change

12:38pm March 09, 2017

by Geoff Brumfiel

In an interview with CNBC, President Trump's EPA administrator said he did not believe carbon dioxide is a major contributor to global warming.