Environment

In many developed countries, consumers are the largest source of food waste. While many countries are trying to reduce food waste, the United Kingdom has been most successful in doing so at the consumer end.

In Fight Against Food Waste, Brits Find A Worthy Battlefield: The Home

8:19am October 15, 2016

by Dan Charles

Reducing food waste is complicated, but the clearest success story may be the United Kingdom, where households cut the amount of food they wasted by about 20 percent.

Intense Flooding Causes Evacuation In South Carolina After Hurricane Matthew

7:57am October 15, 2016

by Cooper McKim

South Carolina residents are facing flooding prompted by Hurricane Matthew's heavy rainfall in North Carolina last week. The floodwaters have causing widespread damage in riverside cities and towns.

Haiti Presidential Election Rescheduled For November

5:19pm October 14, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

The long-postponed vote, which was most recently canceled because of Hurricane Matthew, will be held November 20. Haiti's interim president has already outstayed his mandate to be in office.

Winter Heating Costs Likely To Increase

6:24pm October 13, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

The federal government says higher fuel prices and colder weather will add up to a steeper bill than last year for consumers heating their homes this winter.

Land in the Red River Valley of Minnesota and North Dakota, as in much of the country, is dominated by farming.

We Pay Billions For Greener Farms, So What Does That Buy Us?

11:52am October 13, 2016

by Dan Charles

American farmers receive billions of dollars each year in "conservation payments" that are intended to protect the environment. Some environmentalists say the payments deserve scrutiny — and reform.

A map shows the expected trajectory of Hurricane Nicole.

Hurricane Nicole Wallops Island Of Bermuda

11:39am October 13, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

The Category 3 storm has maximum sustained winds of 125 miles per hour. The National Hurricane Center calls it "extremely dangerous."

Ricky Skaggs To Jam For Piedmont Land Conservancy

11:30am October 13, 2016

by David Ford

Country and Bluegrass star Ricky Skaggs has sustained one of the most successful musical careers in history.

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Naygney Assu's farm in Espirito Santo state in eastern Brazil has suffered from years of droughts. "We've had no rain since last December," says Assu. "And my well dried up. There was nothing we can do, except wait for rain."

Coffee And Climate Change: In Brazil, A Disaster Is Brewing

8:23pm October 12, 2016

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Climate change is threatening the world's coffee, a new report says. In the biggest coffee supplier on the planet, Brazil, rising temperatures are being felt to devastating effect.

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Environment

North Carolina Farmers Face Devastating Losses After Hurricane Matthew

6:00pm October 12, 2016

by Keri Brown

State agriculture officials are trying to reach farmers in eastern North Carolina that are dealing with flooding from Hurricane Matthew.

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Protesters march to a construction site for the Dakota Access Pipeline in September.

Protests Disrupt Pipelines Across The West

5:11pm October 12, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

On Tuesday, activists targeted five pipelines carrying crude oil into the U.S. from Canada, as construction resumed on a North Dakota pipeline. Twenty-seven protesters were arrested.