Environment

Workers install pumps and storm sewers on Purdy Avenue in Miami Beach.

As Waters Rise, Miami Beach Builds Higher Streets And Political Willpower

8:43pm May 10, 2016

by Greg Allen

As the climate change debate rages, leaders in Miami Beach, a city that routinely floods, are tackling sea-level rise head on by raising roads and seawalls and installing new storm sewers and pumps.

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Army Corps Of Engineers Blocks Pacific Northwest Coal Terminal

6:45pm May 10, 2016

by Ashley Ahearn

In a blow to the coal industry, a new terminal in the Pacific Northwest was denied approval after opposition from environmental groups and a debate between local Native American tribes.

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A special hearth (left) for "green" cremations uses less wood and takes less time than traditional cremations. The new cremation method cuts down on air pollution.

Environment

In India, Eco-Friendly Cremation Is Easy — But It's A Tough Sell

4:37pm May 10, 2016

by Ari Shapiro

Is it possible to shrink the carbon footprint of the dead? An organization wants to persuade Indians to adopt "green" cremations and make an important Hindu death rite more environmentally friendly.

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A vendor at Tokyo's famed Tsukiji Fish Market butchers a Pacific bluefin tuna caught in waters off Mexico.

Bluefin Blues: Valuing A Tuna Species Before It's Too Late

2:09pm May 10, 2016

by Clare Leschin-Hoar

Our appetite for the Pacific bluefin — prized for its tender, flavorful flesh — has reduced stocks to just 2.6 percent of original levels. The incentive to save bluefin is ecological — and financial.

In the Indian capital of New Delhi — the city with the most polluted air in the world — exercising outdoors is as good for your lungs as chain smoking.

In Polluted New Delhi, Triathlete Weighs Costs Of Exercising Outside

9:39am May 10, 2016

by Ari Shapiro

In the Indian capital of New Delhi — the city with the most polluted air in the world — exercising outdoors is as good for your lungs as chain smoking. A triathlete explains why he keeps at it.

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Environment

The Ecological Benefits Of Tropical Cyclones

10:40pm May 09, 2016

by Bethany Chafin

A new study shows that when it comes to hurricanes, there may be an upside.

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Cars, motorcycles, and rickshaws all share the crowded streets of New Delhi.

India Struggles To Develop Without Furthering Carbon Footprint

6:36pm May 09, 2016

by Ari Shapiro

How does a country bring its people into the 21st century without pumping huge amounts of carbon into the atmosphere? This challenge is more acute in India than anywhere else.

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T. Boone Pickens, founder and chairman of BP Capital Management, participates in a discussion during a "birthday bash" last year in Oklahoma City.

Environment

Is American Oil 'Dead'? T. Boone Pickens Says Yes ... But Only For Now

6:19pm May 08, 2016

by NPR Staff

Prospects in the industry are dim, and even the billionaire investor, who made his fortune in oil, has turned to alternative energies. Still, the self-described "realist" says they aren't the answer.

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Massive Canada Wildfires Continue To Spread

8:08am May 08, 2016

Fires continue to rage in Alberta, Canada, threatening neighboring provinces. NPR's Melissa Block speaks with CBC reporter Evan Dyer about the continuing crisis.

A pedestrian stops to look at an automated real-time bike counter on Market Street in San Francisco.

Your Workout Data Might Be Helping Cities Build Safer Streets

8:31am May 07, 2016

by Zhai Yun Tan

As more people bike, cities are working on ways to keep them safe alongside cars. Now, transportation planners are turning to data from apps that cyclists and runners use to track themselves.