Duke Energy CEO Expects Challenge To EPA Power Plant Rules
The president and CEO of Duke Energy expects a challenge to new EPA regulations targeting power plants.
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Coast Guard Suspends Search For El Faro Survivors
The cargo ship sank last week in Hurricane Joaquin, in which 33 people were on board. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating what happened to the ship.
U.S. Coast Guard Continues Search For El Faro Survivors
The search continues after El Faro, a 790-foot cargo ship, sank last Thursday in Hurricane Joaquin. One body has been found, but family members and search and rescue crews remain hopeful.
For Environmentalists, Mines Near Wilderness Are Too Close For Comfort
A couple is spending 365 days in the nation's most visited wilderness area to raise awareness of a sulfide-ore mining plan they say will put the watershed ecosystem in danger. Some locals disagree.
EPA Issues New Standard Restricting Ozone Emissions
The Environmental Protection Agency's new rule sets reduces the threshold for the particles that contribute to smog at 70 parts per billion, lower than than 75 ppb currently on the books. NPR's Ari Shapiro learns more from reporters Joe Wertz in Oklahoma and Mose Buchele in Texas.
U.S. Settles Claims Against BP Over Deepwater Horizon Spill For $20 Billion
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch calls the deal "the largest settlement with a single entity in American history."
India Makes A Climate Pledge, But Insists It Has A 'Right To Grow'
India's economy has grown rapidly and the surge has been accompanied by a rise in its carbon footprint. The country has outlined what it plans to do in a pledge ahead of the U.N. climate conference.
High Lead Levels In Michigan Kids After City Switches Water Source
Flint, Mich., started drawing its tap water from a local river in April 2014. The water is so corrosive that it's causing lead to leach out of aging pipes, resulting in serious health issues.
Rain Expected to Leave Area By Monday, But High Winds & Flooding Still A Concern
Many residents and emergency officials in North Carolina are cleaning up after several inches of rain pounded the state over the past few days.
Endangered Wildlife Find A Safe Home On The Range, The Bombing Range
The U.S. military manages about 30 million acres of land that is home to some 400 threatened and endangered species. This raises a host of issues, but some environmentalists see it as an opportunity.