Porpoises On The Brink Of Extinction Face Daunting Odds For Survival
Efforts to save the few surviving vaquita porpoises in the Gulf of California are being hampered by illegal fishing nets, poaching and drug cartels.
Environment
'Antarctica Melts,' NASA Says, Showing Effects Of A Record Warm Spell
Taken just nine days apart, two images illustrate the impact a recent warm period had on the Antarctic Peninsula. NASA says such warmth "has become more common in recent years."
Why Are Swarms Of Locusts Wreaking Havoc In East Africa?
Clouds of the insects can stretch for miles, devouring vegetation and destroying crops. Locust experts say time is running out to get the swarms under control because they multiply so quickly.
Supreme Court Pipeline Fight Could Disrupt How The Appalachian Trail Is Run
The Appalachian Trail is at the center of a legal case before the Supreme Court on Monday involving a proposed gas pipeline. Trail officials say it has become a football between the case's two sides.
How Warming Winters Are Affecting Everything
Winters are warming faster than summers in many places, and colder parts of the U.S. are warming faster than hotter ones. The warming winter climate has year-round consequences across the country.
Lack Of Snow In French Alps Is Affecting Lower Altitude Ski Resorts
A lack of snow in the Alps is causing headaches for French ski resorts. Some lower altitude resorts have shut runs or even closed permanently. Others are resorting to unusual methods to bring in snow.
Jeff Bezos Pledges $10 Billion To Fight Climate Change, Planet's 'Biggest Threat'
Amazon, the company Bezos founded and heads, has come under increasing scrutiny for its own carbon footprint.
Bayer And BASF Ordered To Pay Missouri Farmer Over $250 Million In Herbicide Case
A jury ordered two big agricultural companies to pay a peach farmer in Missouri $265 million in damages. At issue is an herbicide that is known to drift from where it's sprayed.
Bureau Of Land Management Defends Move To Oil-And-Gas Town In Colorado
The acting head of the Bureau of Land Management is defending the controversial relocation of the massive land agency's headquarters to a small western Colorado city 1,900 miles from Washington, D.C.
Sand Mining In Cambodia And Dams Upstream Threaten Mekong River
There are many ways to kill a river. With Southeast Asia's storied Mekong, China's upriver damming is taking a heavy toll, but downstream neighbors share the blame. The No. 1 threat: sand mining.