Volkswagen Owners Wonder Where A Fix Will Leave Them
Many customers who bought cars touted as "clean diesel" now ponder the possibility of having a substantial fix that could cut their vehicle's gas mileage or performance.
Environment
Drought Is Driving Beekeepers And Their Hives From California
A lack of crops for bees to pollinate has California's beekeeping industry on edge. Some are feeding their colonies pricey processed bee food or moving their hives out of state to forage.
The Big-Money Effort To Turn The GOP Greener
Republican entrepreneur Jay Faison tells NPR's Robert Siegel why his foundation, ClearPath, brought together GOP pollsters to help find a way to get Americans to take climate change seriously.
California Cities Face Hidden Downside Of Water Conservation: Lost Revenue
Californians have really stepped up water conservation due to the drought. Some cities are selling almost half as much water as they normally do. But there's a big downside for water agencies — lost revenue. People using less water means major budget shortfalls.
Shell To Suspend Oil Exploration In Alaskan Arctic
After spending $7 billion, Shell has decided to stop exploration off the coast of Alaska "for the foreseeable future."
Reclaiming Syria's Seeds From An Icy Arctic Vault
On a remote Arctic island, there's an underground vault filled with seeds. Now, for the first time, scientists are about to retrieve some of those seeds to replace a collection trapped in Syria.
EPA Announces New Rules To Protect Farmworkers From Pesticides
The federal government is requiring farmers to keep more records on exactly when and where they used specific pesticides. And no children under the age of 18 will be allowed to handle the chemicals.
Shell Oil Abandons Controversial Drilling Off Alaska's Shore
Shell announced the move late Sunday, describing what the company called "a clearly disappointing exploration outcome" in the Chukchi Sea, which is part of the Arctic Ocean.
Fall Brings No Relief To The West As Wildfires Worsen
Even as fall has arrived, the number of homes and businesses destroyed by wildfires keeps going up in the drought-stricken West.
Before The World's Most Powerful, Pope Delivers Environmental Message
Pope Francis issued a call for social justice in a speech to world officials gathered at the United Nations on Friday. Degradation of the environment, he argued, hits the poor the hardest.