Environment

The Colorado River Basin, which supplies irrigation and groundwater for most of the West, is drying up faster than expected. Part of the problem is a drought-driven over-reliance on groundwater.

 

Finding fresh, organic, locally grown produce can be hard to find if you don't have easy access to a local farmers market. Becky Zollicoffer is the creator and owner of Let it Grow Produce, a local business dedicated to providing organic and farm fresh produce for the community. Radio camper Una Wilson has the scoop.

 

Robin Riddlebarger, Park Superintendent of Hanging Rock State Park, has lived in Winston-Salem, NC, since her summer job there in 1999.  She has worked in parks since she was 16, and has never had any other type of job.  Originally from Ohio, she has always loved nature, camping, and parks. Radio Camper Audrey Corriere has more.

A report from the National Hockey League says climate change could threaten the sport's future. NPR's Scott Simon talks to NHL commissioner Gary Bettman about the league's sustainability plan.

Farmers often rely on honeybees to help their crops grow. And scientists have been concerned about the decline of honeybees in recent years. But a new study shows that honeybees are not the only important pollinators out there.

South Portland, Maine, has blocked crude oil from being loaded onto ships at its port. Environmentalists are cheering, but the Portland Montreal Pipeline Corp. says the ban won't hold up in court.

The state is experiencing the worst drought in decades, but water consumption in the southern coastal region is actually higher than in previous years. New rules and incentives aim to change that.

Duke Energy announced last week that it has completed its cleanup of the Dan River following a massive coal ash spill in Februa