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Solar Firms Stop Selling Panels In Nevada To Protest State Rule Change

6:25pm January 13, 2016

by Jeff Brady

The latest battle over state subsidies for the solar industry is in Nevada. Regulators ruled against solar companies and they are closing operations in the state and laying off hundreds of employees.

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Volkswagen CEO: 'We Didn't Lie' About Emissions

2:30pm January 13, 2016

by Sonari Glinton

Volkswagen CEO Mattias Mueller, who was in Detroit earlier this week for the auto show, told NPR that the emissions cheating scandal was a technical problem and not an ethical one.

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The big 1946 rupture in the fault near the Aleutians also sent a tsunami to Central California, in a glancing blow. The large wave swept boats inland, where they blocked roadways in tiny Princeton-by-the-Sea, a 35-mile drive south of San Francisco.

Aleutian Quake Zone Could Shoot Big Tsunamis To Hawaii, California

8:21pm January 12, 2016

by Christopher Joyce

Tension is building along a major fault in the seabed off Alaska's coast, research shows. Devastating tsunamis from sudden slips in certain sections could directly hit Hawaii and Central California.

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Environmental Agencies Reject VW's Plan For Recall Over Emissions

3:57pm January 12, 2016

by Bill Chappell

The EPA says Volkswagen is responsible for nearly 600,000 diesel-powered vehicles that are now producing harmful air pollution in the U.S.

One of the banana plants in the collection at the USDA's Tropical Agriculture Research Station in Puerto Rico. It's just one of many banana collections around the world that might just hold the key to stopping a fungus's deadly reach.

Our Favorite Banana May Be Doomed; Can New Varieties Replace It?

9:11pm January 11, 2016

by Dan Charles

The Cavendish banana and other beloved varieties are threatened by a fungus that's spreading around the world. Scientists are trying to find new varieties that will be resistant to the disease.

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Judge OKs Duke Energy Environmental Compliance Plan

7:25pm January 11, 2016

by Associated Press and Michael Burke

Duke Energy has a federal judge's approval on two of its compliance plans. These plans describe how the company will meet the environmental laws.

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LA Councilman Compares Porter Ranch Gas Leak To BP Oil Spill But On Land

4:14pm January 11, 2016

A natural gas leak in a Los Angeles community is spewing 1,2000 tons of methane into the air daily. Renee Montagne talks to Mitchell Englander, the LA City Councilman who represents Porter Ranch.

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Our Favorite Banana May Be Doomed. Can New Varieties Replace It?

4:08pm January 11, 2016

by Dan Charles

The Cavendish banana and other beloved varieties are threatened by a fungus that's spreading around the world. Scientists are trying to find new varieties that will be resistant to the disease.

Can #OddEven Curb Delhi Pollution? Here's What Locals Are Tweeting

2:48pm January 11, 2016

by Esha Chhabra

The world's most polluted city (according to WHO) tries to get millions of drivers off the roads with a new license-plate-based plan.

What Does El Niño Precipitation Mean For California Drought?

3:28pm January 10, 2016

It's finally raining in California, but will the El Niño storms be enough to refill the state's reservoirs? Can the water be collected? Alice Walton of the LA Times talks with NPR's Rachel Martin.

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