The State Of The Great Barrier Reef
A new paper says coral bleaching episodes due to climate change have made irreversible changes to the world's coral reefs. The challenge now is to keep them alive with good governance.
Environment
President Trump Expected To Make Decision On Paris Climate Accord
President Trump is expected to make a decision regarding whether or not the U.S. will pull out of the Paris climate accord. NPR takes a look at the potential political and environmental impacts of leaving the agreement.
Chief Climate Negotiator Warns Against Consequences Of Leaving Paris Accord
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Todd Stern, former United States special envoy for climate change, about President Trump's likely withdrawal from the Paris climate accord. Stern led the negotiations for this deal.
Scientists Urge Governments To Protect Coral Reefs From Climate Change
A paper published in Nature by the world's top scientists says climate change is making irreversible changes to the world's coral reefs, and the role before governments is to steer coral reefs in a way that maintains their biological functions.
Trump Has Multiple Escape Routes From Paris Climate Accord
President Trump is nearing a decision on whether to pull out of the Paris climate agreement and has been meeting this week with competing voices in his Cabinet.
U.N. Official Says Pulling Out Of Paris Climate Deal Will Cost Jobs
Steve Inskeep talks with U.N. Environment chief Erik Solheim, who says the U.S. would lose out on green jobs if President Trump pulls out of the Paris climate agreement.
Opinion: My First-Nations Identity Feels More Like An Absence
Indigenous stories are ongoing, not simply legends from the past. I don't want my students to have the distorted idea that First Nations people have vanished or are not "modern."
Monitoring Endangered Species With Phones And Drones
Here's the idea: people see animal footprints in the wild more often than they see actual animals.
Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant To Shut Down In 2019
The company that owns the Three Mile Island nuclear plant, site of the worst nuclear disaster in U.S. history, says the facility will be closed unless the state of Pennsylvania decides to bail it out.
After G7 Summit, Merkel Says Europe Can No Longer Completely Rely On U.S. And UK
In a call for European unity, the German chancellor urged a crowd of supporters to "take our fate into our own hands," because, she says, the two nations are no longer reliable allies.