Environment

A visit to the tall old white pines in New York's Adirondack Park

6:08pm September 05, 2023

by Amy Feiereisel

We pay a late summer visit to some of the tallest white pines in North America in The Adirondack Park in northern New York, one of the few places you can still find the old white pines.

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Alabama seniors spearhead efforts to protect Mobile Bay from toxic ash

5:12pm September 04, 2023

by Cori Yonge

A group of seniors in Mobile, Ala., wants coal ash from a power plant moved to a lined landfill. They worry the toxic ash could leak into Mobile Bay.

A view of the Pakistani territory of Baltistan from the heights of the mountain above the village of Chunda. The patches of white in the foreground are snow and water. The patches of silver in the distance are clouds that shroud the peaks of most mountains in Baltistan. The territory boasts towering peaks, including K2, the world's second highest mountain.

A glacier baby is born: Mating glaciers to replace water lost to climate change

10:06pm September 03, 2023

by Diaa Hadid

Residents of Pakistan's Himalayan region turn to science and folklore, with backing from the U.N. They're erecting ice towers, harvesting avalanches and performing an ancient glacier ritual.

Environment

A visit to Northern New York's 350-year-old white pines

11:47am September 02, 2023

by Amy Feiereisel

We pay a late summer visit to some of the tallest white pines in North America in The Adirondack Park in northern New York, one of the few places you can still find the old white pines.

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A section of Norfolk's existing floodwall, built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1971. It will be expanded as part of the new project.

Environment

At risk from rising seas, Norfolk, Virginia, plans massive, controversial floodwall

5:00am September 02, 2023

by Katherine Hafner

Critics say the $2.6 billion floodwall project overlooks current climate risks and exposes flaws in how the federal government approaches major flood infrastructure.

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Idalia demolished some Florida fishing communities. But locals say they'll rebuild

4:35pm September 01, 2023

When Hurricane Idalia slammed into the Florida coast, it decimated several small beach towns and fishing villages. Now, those communities are beginning the task of rebuilding.

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Environment

The EPA removes federal protections for most of the country's wetlands

5:12am August 31, 2023

The EPA dialed back pollution protections for inland waterways including streams and wetlands in alignment with a Supreme Court decision. NPR's Michel Martin talks to Ariel Wittenberg of E and E News.

How agencies will decide who gets funds for those facing pollution and health issues

6:05pm August 30, 2023

by Seyma Bayram

The White House wants to direct more funding communities dealing with high levels of pollution and health problems. But how agencies determine who qualifies for the money has some researchers worried.

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More than half of wetlands no longer have EPA protections after Supreme Court ruling

5:42pm August 30, 2023

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Marla Stelk, executive director of the National Association of Wetland Managers, about the EPA's new rules that comply with a ruling limiting the Clean Water Act's scope.

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Makatla Ritchter and her mother, Keiphra Line, wade through flood waters after evacuating their home in Tarpon Springs, Florida. Flood waters from Hurricane Idalia inundated it on August 30, 2023. Climate change is making storm surge and intense rainfall during hurricanes like Idalia more dangerous.

What's the connection between climate change and hurricanes?

4:43pm August 30, 2023

by Alejandra Borunda

Hurricane Idalia made landfall in Florida. Here are some ways climate change is reshaping tropical cyclones like it