Environment

Debnath Mondal was attacked by a tiger in 2010. He continues to work as a guard in the national park in the Sundarbans.

Experts Fear Climate Change Will Lead To More Tiger Attacks In The Sundarbans

2:26pm May 18, 2016

by Ari Shapiro

Deep in the world's largest mangrove forest, which spans India's border with Bangladesh, rangers protect wild Bengal tigers. Rising seas may have rangers and tigers competing for a place to live.

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Environment

State Regulators: All Duke Energy Coal Ash Sites Must Be Cleaned Up

11:19am May 18, 2016

by Keri Brown

State environmental officials released proposed risk classifications for coal ash storage ponds Wednesday morning. There are changes from the preliminary classifications.

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Worker Javier Alcantar tends to crops at the Monsanto Co. test field in Woodland, Calif., in 2012.

GMOs Are Safe, But Don't Always Deliver On Promises, Top Scientists Say

11:03am May 18, 2016

by Dan Charles

A new report from the National Academy of Sciences knocked down some pro-GMO claims, such as that they've boosted crop yields, and urged federal agencies to change the way these foods are regulated.

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Debendra Tarek, 80, inspects a handful of salt-resistant rice in his home on the tidal island of Ghoramara, which is shrinking quickly because of climate change.

Salt-Resistant Rice Offers Hope For Farmers Clinging To Disappearing Islands

11:01am May 18, 2016

by Ari Shapiro

Climate change is reshaping land and lives in India's Sundarbans region, where paddies are being overrun by saltwater. But resilient varieties of rice may let vulnerable families stay a while longer.

Weather observers Mike Dorfman and Tom Padham took a brief break Monday to enjoy the windy and wintry conditions at the Mount Washington Observatory in New Hampshire.

WATCH: 109-MPH Winds On Mount Washington Lift Man Off His Feet

10:41am May 18, 2016

by Laura Wagner

Even though it's mid-May, milder weather has yet to make its way up the 6,288-foot peak in New Hampshire.

Teenage boys and men are more likely to use urban parks, a study finds, probably because the facilities cater to their interests.

Girls And Older Adults Are Missing Out On Parks For Recreation

9:50am May 18, 2016

by Katherine Hobson

A survey of parks in 25 major cities find that they're used mostly by young children and teenage boys. Walking loops and other options that would appeal to women are in short supply.

James Cason, the mayor of Coral Gables, Fla., says elected officials on the coast should be thinking at least as much about the local effects of climate change as about trash collection and parking.

Rising Sea Levels Made This Republican Mayor A Climate Change Believer

5:50pm May 17, 2016

by Christopher Joyce

Already, neighborhoods flood more often in Coral Gables, Fla., and water has seeped up from beneath low-lying buildings and yards. Mayor James Cason wants his city prepared for the economic fallout.

Journey To The Sundarbans: The 'Beautiful Forest' Of Mangroves

5:25pm May 17, 2016

by Ari Shapiro

Sundarbans literally means "beautiful forest," but as the novelist Amitav Ghosh writes, "There is no prettiness here to invite the stranger in."

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Texas Oil Company Faces Criminal Charges Over Southern California Spill

4:29pm May 17, 2016

by Kirk Siegler

The oil company responsible for a large spill along the Southern California coast a year ago has been indicted by a state grand jury on criminal charges stemming from the disaster.

A worker removes oil at California's Refugio State Beach on May 21, 2015.

Pipeline Company Indicted Over 2015 California Oil Spill

4:26pm May 17, 2016

by Laura Wagner

Plains All American Pipeline company is facing 46 criminal counts after one of its pipelines ruptured last year, spilling crude oil that fouled miles of coastline near Santa Barbara.