Environment

Environment

Residents Grow More Desperate Without Water In California Town

12:22pm June 29, 2015

A town in California's Central Valley is at the center of the state's drought. Renee Montagne talks to Pastor Roman Hernandez about the thousands of residents who don't have water in East Porterville.

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Dennis van Berkel, an attorney with the Dutch environmental group Urgenda, stands on an earthen berm on the outskirts of Amsterdam. The water is higher than the land on the other side of the berm. A Dutch court ruled in favor of Urgenda on Wednesday, sayi

The Dutch Ruling On Climate Change That Could Have A Global Impact

1:52pm June 27, 2015

by Ari Shapiro

A Dutch court hands environmentalists a big victory with potential global repercussions, ordering the government to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent.

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Save Wildlife, Save Yourself?

6:57pm June 26, 2015

by Jessie Rack

Protecting the environment may reduce many diseases, such as Lyme and West Nile, a study finds. The tantalizing idea suggests that conservation and human health may be more connected than we thought.

One of the 20 GPS sensors deployed on Greenland's Helheim Glacier to track its movement.

Study Reveals What Happens During A 'Glacial Earthquake'

7:35am June 26, 2015

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

Scientists have figured out how massive chunks of ice trigger these seismically detectable events when they break off a glacier. The findings could help researchers track ice loss from glaciers.

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City Asks For Residents' Help To Find Extent of Methane Plume

3:53am June 26, 2015

Winston-Salem officials are trying to find the boundaries of a methane gas plume in the area near Bowman Gray Stadium.

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Rising Seas Could Cost Outer Banks Seashores $2 Billion

4:53pm June 25, 2015

by Neal Charnoff

A new study says that rising seas on the North Carolina coast will also come with a price tag. The Outer Banks risk losing buildings and resources worth over $2 billion.

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Death Toll Rises To 800 As Heat Wave Hits Pakistan

2:39pm June 25, 2015

by Philip Reeves

At least 800 people have died in a heat wave sweeping through Pakistan.

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Bill Pentak of Panda Power Funds (left), Plant Manager John Martin (center) and Construction Manager Rob Risher (right) stand in front of the construction site for the new Panda Liberty gas power plant in Towanda, Penn. The plant, expected to come online

How Fracking Is Fueling A Power Shift From Coal To Gas

2:17pm June 25, 2015

by Marie Cusick

Driven by new regulations and fracking, more coal power plants are retiring for cheaper, cleaner-burning natural gas. But scientists have yet to work out the fossil fuel's imperfect climate footprint.

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AquaBounty's salmon (background) has been genetically modified to grow bigger and faster than a conventional Atlantic salmon of the same age (foreground.)

Genetically Modified Salmon: Coming To A River Near You?

12:11pm June 24, 2015

by Jessie Rack

Scientists are trying to predict what might happen if genetically modified salmon escaped growth facilities. It's a scenario often raised by critics who don't want the FDA to approve sale of the fish.

Linda McGuigan, lab manager of the American Chestnut Research & Restoration Project, examines a batch of transgenic American chestnut plantlets in a high-light chamber.

Once And Future Nut: How Genetic Engineering May Bring Back Chestnuts

5:58pm June 23, 2015

by Jill Neimark

The American chestnut is poised to return — as a bionic, blight-resistant tree. Scientists hope to plant about 10,000 transgenic plantlets to pollinate trees in the "wild."