A New Mexico firewatcher describes watching his world burn
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with a Forest Service fire lookout who's watching New Mexico's largest ever wildfire and grieving the landscape he knows and loves.
Environment
Yellowstone floods highlight gaps in the government's infrastructure plan
Historic floods in Yellowstone National Park raise questions about long-term government efforts to fix the nation's infrastructure and curb climate change.
Encore: A Hispanic community demands protection from pollutants
A Hispanic community is demanding action from state regulators after enduring decades of pollution from a neighboring steel mill in Pueblo, Colorado.
The northern half of Yellowstone National Park may remain closed the rest of the year
Catastrophic damage by flooding earlier this week in Yellowstone National Park likely means that the northern half of the park will remain closed the rest of the year.
Opinion: A violent tragedy foretold in the Amazon
Two of the Amazon rainforest's staunchest advocates, Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips, are believed to have been killed in one of its remotest corners.
In a place with little sea ice, polar bears have found another way to hunt
An isolated population of polar bears in southeast Greenland has learned to hunt on freshwater glacier ice. That means they may be able to survive longer as climate change makes sea ice scarce.
Days of intense heat have killed thousands of cattle in Kansas
Temperatures topped 104 degrees in the state's top cattle county. In widely seen video footage, rows of carcasses are shown lined up along the edge of a field.
Australia commits to reducing greenhouse emissions by 43%
The new government may face pressure to set even more ambitious goals for a country that is one of the world's largest exporters of coal and liquified natural gas.
Yellowstone's northern half is unlikely to reopen this summer due to severe flooding
Yellowstone National Park prepares for limited reopening as surrounding communities grapple with flood damage
A Texas city could be without water for 48 hours after a water main break
The city of Odessa has not yet released the exact details regarding the cause of the break.