Environment

Environment

North Dakotans Feel Singled Out In Clean Power Plan's Compliance Mandate

6:40am November 27, 2015

by Emily Guerin

Under the final version of the plan, North Dakota will have to cut emissions by 45 percent — a fourfold increase from the draft plan, and more than any other state.

To Save Trees From Climate Change, Researchers Try Assisted Migration

6:18am November 27, 2015

Canadian researchers are trying an unusual way to help endangered pine trees. Renee Montagne talks to Sally Aitken, a plant geneticist at the University of British Columbia.

Coal fires burn early in the morning in January 2014 at a privately owned coal mine in India's Jharkand state, making the air dense with noxious smoke and dust. Forty percent of India's mineral wealth lies in Jharkhand.

India's Quandary: Climate Change And Coal

5:14am November 27, 2015

by Julie McCarthy

Coal is king in India. Some say there's little alternative. So how can this country, the world's third-largest polluter, provide energy and lift millions from poverty while trying to become "greener"?

Melitta americana, a cranberry-loving bee from Georgia.

Thanksgiving Buzz: What Would Pilgrims Say About The Plight Of Bees?

8:21am November 26, 2015

by Allison Aubrey

When you sit down for your holiday dinner, you may want to give thanks to bees and other pollinators. Their health is tied to your food. What's behind the bee declines? Watch our video investigation.

Environment

California Puts Dungeness Crab Season On Hold Indefinitely

5:08am November 26, 2015

by Renee Montagne

The West Coast delicacy of fresh Dungeness crab won't be on holiday tables this year. A massive toxic algae bloom in the Pacific Ocean has delayed the commercial crabbing season.

Climate Activists Scale Back Plans For U.N. Summit In Wake Of Paris Attacks

4:37pm November 25, 2015

by Reid Frazier

Environmental groups hoping to put pressure on delegates by staging rallies in the run up to and during the climate summit are rethinking plans after the recent attacks in Paris.

Soybeans are sprayed in Iowa in 2013. Enlist Duo is a mixture of two chemicals that farmers have used separately for many years: glyphosate (also known as Roundup) and 2,4-D. The new formulation is intended to work hand-in-hand with a new generation of co

Busted: EPA Discovers Dow Weedkiller Claim, Wants It Off The Market

4:10pm November 25, 2015

by Dan Charles

The Environmental Protection Agency wants to withdraw approval of a controversial herbicide made by Dow AgroSciences. The firm made conflicting claims to EPA and the Patent Office about the product.

Peponapis pruinosa is a species of bee in the tribe Eucerini, the long-horned bees. This bee relies on wild and cultivated squashes, pumpkins, gourds and related plants.

As Beekeepers Lose More Hives, Time For New Rules On Pesticides?

6:08pm November 24, 2015

by Allison Aubrey

Beekeepers lost 42 percent of their hives last year. NPR and PBS NewsHour investigate what's behind the plight of the pollinators. Some scientists say pesticides called neonics are being overused.

Beijing's chronic high pollution has forced residents to adjust to living with the haze. China is the world's biggest greenhouse gas emitter, but until recently, the government treated air pollution and climate change as separate issues, saying climate ch

China's Greenhouse Gases Don't Seem To Trouble Most Of Its Citizens

5:03pm November 24, 2015

by Frank Langfitt

The Chinese tend to ignore the dangers of global warming even though the country already suffers the consequences of pollution today and faces serious potential threats in the longer term.

California Farmer Works To Restore Groundwater By Purposely Flooding Crops

4:24pm November 24, 2015

by Amy Quinton

California farmers are pumping groundwater faster than it can be replenished. One farmer is spending millions of dollars trying to restore it by deliberately flooding his crops when there is water to spare. It's caught the attention of other farmers, especially since new state laws could soon restrict groundwater use.