Environment

The Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, south of Los Osos, Calif., sits near earthquake fault lines, and will close by 2025.

California's Last Nuclear Power Plant To Be Shut Down

8:16pm June 21, 2016

by Chris Arnold

Diablo Canyon's reactors are close to earthquake fault lines. Public concerns are split between the dangers of quake damage and of carbon dioxide gas released by the burning of fossil fuels.

Record-Breaking Heat Wave Hits The Southwest

4:30pm June 21, 2016

Meteorologist Iris Hermosillo describes the extreme heat residents of Phoenix are experiencing.

One of the sites for the Department of Energy's Strategic Petroleum Reserve lies within salt caverns 2,000 feet below the ground near Freeport, Texas.

Low Oil Prices Fuel Reconsideration Of Petroleum Reserves

8:58am June 21, 2016

by Jeff Brady

The Department of Energy is considering the future of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Some argue it's no longer needed or should be smaller because U.S. oil production has increased.

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The Solar Impulse 2, piloted by Bertrand Piccard, takes off from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on Monday, starting a four-day journey to Southern Spain.

A Trans-Atlantic Flight Without Fuel: Solar Impulse Leaves New York On Ambitious Trip

12:20pm June 20, 2016

by Bill Chappell

The Solar Impulse 2 plane is being flown across the Atlantic Ocean on a four-day trip to Spain. The solar-powered craft took off from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport early Monday.

The National Weather Service has issued excessive heat warnings, designated in magenta, for parts of several states beginning Saturday and continuing until Tuesday.

Southwestern, Plains States Brace For Record High Temperatures This Weekend

3:16pm June 17, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

Temperatures in Phoenix are forecast to go as high as 120 degrees. A massive high-pressure system has prompted excessive-heat warnings for parts of five states in the Southwest and the Plains.

Inside one of Mastronardi Produce Sunset Grown's greenhouses, tomato vines hang on lines that can be adjusted so that the tomatoes are always at a height that's convenient for harvesting.

How Canada Became A Greenhouse Superpower

7:05pm June 16, 2016

by Dan Charles

Canada, despite its cold weather, ships more fresh tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers to the U.S. than we send the other way. How? With the continent's largest cluster of greenhouses.

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A marine biologist is engulfed by a school of barracuda and jacks as she conducts reef surveys in Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea.

Study Finds 15 'Bright Spots' Where Coral Reefs Aren't Dying As Fast As Expected

2:23pm June 16, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

Around the world, warm oceans and human interference are still causing massive reef "bleaching." A newly released study looks at what's different about these healthier-than-expected reefs.

The Arktika is the world's largest, most powerful icebreaker.

Russia Launches World's Biggest, Most Powerful Icebreaker

11:35am June 16, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

The 568-foot-long Arktika is powered by two nuclear reactors and capable of breaking through ice 13 feet deep. Russia's interest in the Arctic is rising along with global temperatures.

U.S.-Russia Relations Are Frosty But They're Toasty On The Arctic Council

6:21am June 16, 2016

by Jackie Northam

The U.S. is halfway through its 2-year chairmanship of the Arctic Council. It's a high-level forum for 8 nations with Arctic territory, and one of the few areas where the U.S. and Russia cooperate.

Betty Barkha is an eco-activist from Fiji.

This Fijian Eco-Activist Is Not Going To Let Climate Change Win

3:48pm June 14, 2016

by Ankita Rao

Betty Barkha is from Fiji, where rising sea levels and record cyclones are rattling the populace.