Environment

Concerns Raised Over Exporting Liquefied Natural Gas

8:22am April 30, 2014

by Elizabeth Shogren

Environmental groups that have mired the Keystone XL pipeline in delays now are focusing on LNG export terminals. They say opening up exports of natural gas will hasten domestic hydraulic fracturing.

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The new WFDD T-Shirt: All Local!

1:42pm April 25, 2014

The new WFDD t-shirt is local down to its fiber. The design is by Winston-Salem's Ben Towle, a three time Eisner-nominated cartoonist.

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Forsyth Audubon Partners with Habitat For Humanity To Create Bird-Friendly Yards For Families

6:31am April 25, 2014

by Keri Brown

Several Habitat for Humanity homes in Winston-Salem are getting a green makeover. The agency's Forsyth County chapter is teaming up with Audubon North Carolina to create bird-friendly private and public spaces.

Environment

Rockingham County Helps Residents with Spring Cleaning

1:56pm April 22, 2014

Getting rid of unwanted stuff at the landfill won't cost Rockingham County residents anything this week.

Cannon Michael's farm grows tomatoes, melons and onions, among other crops. This year, however, Michael will have to fallow one-fifth of the land due to the drought

California's Drought Ripples Through Businesses, Then To Schools

11:16am April 21, 2014

by NPR Staff

California farmers produce an enormous proportion of American produce, but the state is now experiencing a record-breaking drought that is being felt throughout the U.S.

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The 300,000 wells drilled in Louisiana are connected by tens of thousands of miles of pipelines that are vulnerable to leaks, like this one in a coastal marsh.

Telltale Rainbow Sheens Show Thousands Of Spills Across The Gulf

12:26pm April 20, 2014

by Bob Marshall

Since the disastrous BP spill in 2010, environmentalists have kept watch over Louisiana's coastline. One consortium says there's far more oil leaking into the Gulf than companies are reporting.

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Live tilapia raised by Blue Ridge Aquaculture are loaded into a truck bound for New York.

The Future Of Clean, Green Fish Farming Could Be Indoor Factories

8:17am April 10, 2014

by Dan Charles

Aquaculture in the U.S. has lagged because of opposition from environmentalists and people living on the coast. But entrepreneurs say they've found a way to produce fish on land with little pollution.

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Why Do Some Clouds Drop Rain, While Others Don't?

6:48pm April 09, 2014

by Lauren Sommer

With little relief in sight for California's record drought, scientists are trying to learn why some clouds rain and other don't. As Lauren Sommer of KQED says, they're finding surprising answers.

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Thanks to an agreement between the U.S. and Mexico, water is flowing to 35 million people in both countries along the Colorado River Delta. At least for now.

Waters Will Flood Part Of Colorado River, For Just A Few Weeks

8:03pm April 04, 2014

by Ted Robbins

Thanks to an agreement between the U.S. and Mexico, water is flowing to 35 million people in both countries along the Colorado River Delta. At least for now.

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Concerns Linger For N.C. Residents After Coal Ash Spill

1:04pm April 02, 2014

by Jeff Tiberii

It has been nearly 2 months since a metal stormwater pipe ruptured near the Dan River. A federal criminal probe was launched into the relationship between Duke Energy and a state environmental agency.

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