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Environment
What the collapse of salmon populations means for one Alaska family
For Alaska Native communities along the Yukon River, fishing for salmon has always been a central part of life. But climate change is driving a massive collapse in salmon populations.
About 140 of D.C.'s cherry trees will soon be cut down to adapt to rising sea levels
Washington, D.C.'s famous cherry blossoms hit peak bloom yesterday. For some 140 of the famous flowering trees, this will be their last season — they'll soon be cut down to adjust to sea-level rise.
Taxpayer-funded petrochemical plants are polluting communities, report finds
A fleet of new plastics plants in the U.S. often release illegal levels of air pollution, even while receiving big tax breaks from state and local governments, the report found.
A food waste collection program in Greensboro is set to expand
Greensboro's Office of Sustainability and Resiliency is adding a new drop off location for food waste collection.
So long, Stumpy. More than 150 of D.C.'s cherry trees have to go as water rises
Washington, D.C.'s famous cherry blossoms hit peak bloom this week. This will be the last season for about 150 of the famous flowering trees — they'll soon be cut down to adjust to sea-level rise.
Biden administration bans the final kind of asbestos still legal in the U.S.
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Ellie Borst, who covers chemicals for Politico's E&E News, about the EPA joining more than 50 other countries that have already outlawed chrysotile asbestos.
Pregnant stingray Charlotte brings in traffic, business to North Carolina town
Charlotte the stingray in a small North Carolina aquarium has been attracting visitors since she got pregnant without a mate. Businesses in Hendersonville are delighted by the influx.
Taxpayers subsidize plastics plants that violate pollution standards, report says
Shell's plastics plant outside Pittsburgh, which was built with over a billion dollars in tax credits from the state, has violated clean air laws 19 times since it began operating two years ago.
The U.S. Coast Guard's new system reduces the number of whales hit by vessels
The U.S. Coast Guard has developed a new system to try to reduce the number whales hit by vessels. It's trying it out in the waters in and around Seattle.