Are There Reasons To Be Optimistic About Climate Change?
Vice President Al Gore explains how human ingenuity can solve our climate crisis.
Environment
Glacier National Park Gives Montanans A Close View Of Climate Change
David Greene visits Glacier National Park in Montana to explore the extent to which concerns involving climate change may inform Montanans' view of the presidential election.
The Environmental Cost Of Growing Food
Economists are working on ways to put a price on the environmental damage of growing food. Take sugar: Half of what we eat comes from beets, half from cane. Each has an impact, in very different ways.
Sugar Vs. Sugar: Which Crop Is More Environmentally Friendly?
NPR explores whether one version is better for the environment than the other.
'I've Got Your Back,' Obama Tells Residents Of Flint, Mich., Amid Water Crisis
The president told an energetic audience he "will not rest" until the city's water is safe to drink. A federal state of emergency has been declared as a result of lead leaching into Flint's water.
Obama To Travel To Flint, Where City Water Still Requires A Filter
President Obama visits Flint, Mich., on Wednesday for the first time since the water crisis began. Flint residents are still relying on bottled water and faucet filters to get safe drinking water.
How A Cheese Factory Is Transforming The Landscape Of Northern Colorado
Leprino's is the largest mozzarella manufacturer in the world. Now that the company is expanding, Colorado dairy farmers are beefing up their operations. The changes don't come without costs.
Huge Wildfire Forces Evacuation Of Oil Sands City In Canada
Some 80,000 residents of Fort McMurray, Alberta, have been ordered to evacuate their homes. The wildfire spans more than 6,500 acres.
Scientists Look To Insects To Diagnose The Health Of A National Park
Put on your waders and foam-soled boots — we're about to adventure into a shallow creek in Great Smoky Mountains National Park which straddles the border of North Carolina and Tennessee.
Clock Continues To Tick On Flint's Drinking Water Crisis
For more than 2 years, Flint residents have had unsafe drinking water. Steve Inskeep talks to Bishop Bernadel Jefferson of Faith Deliverance Center, a church in Flint, who's fighting for clean water.