Climate change makes wildfires in California more explosive
A new study pins about 25% of the extra risk on human-caused climate change.
Environment
An Alaska district aligns its school year with traditional subsistence harvests
Three Alaska Native Villages have changed their school calendar so that students now can take part in things like the fall moose hunt and the spring migratory bird harvest.
The EPA removes federal protections for most of the country's wetlands
The amended EPA rule is to comply with a Supreme Court ruling this year that narrowed the scope of the Clean Water Act and the agency's power to regulate waterways and wetlands.
Another struggle after the Maui fires: keeping toxic runoff out of the ocean
There's little that separates the ocean from the 2,200 burned buildings in Lahaina. Officials are working to block runoff that could harm the coral reefs offshore.
A historic drought is causing a huge traffic jam at the Panama Canal
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Adil Ashiq from the maritime intelligence firm MarineTraffic {sic} about how a historic drought is causing huge delays at the Panama Canal.
In Arizona, paleontologists are shifting their focus to microfossils
Your whole idea of the Triassic period is about to be disrupted. Paleontologists are shifting their focus from dinosaurs to fossils so small they have to be reassembled under microscopes.
Many worry ash and rubble from Lahaina could wash into the ocean
The coast guard and local officials have put up barriers to help avoid runoff from rain. Even though Lahaina is a dry place, what are the continuing threats to ocean health from the burn zone?
Climate change made it in the GOP debate. Some young Republicans say that's a win
Climate change is a top issue for young voters across political parties, but most of the Republican presidential candidates avoided the question.
Blue Ridge Conservancy makes plans for anchor park on Middle Fork Greenway
Blue Ridge Conservancy officials have a plan in place for creating a park on 33 acres to anchor its Middle Fork Greenway, the next step in creating a walkable link between Boone and Blowing Rock.
How a week's worth of plastic adds up
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with LA Times environmental reporter Susanne Rust about what she learned from logging her plastic use for a week.