Environment

Friday News Roundup - Domestic

1:23pm September 27, 2019

The House opens an impeachment inquiry. The acting director of national intelligence testifies before Congress about a whistleblower complaint. Greta Thunberg dresses down world leaders at a climate conference.

A Swedish government program called the Edible Country recruited Michelin-starred chefs to create recipes that use ingredients that can be foraged from the areas around 13 picnic tables scattered across the countryside. Diners book a table, show up and hu

Foraging Is Part Of Swedish Identity; Now Its Countryside Is The Wildest Restaurant

9:32pm September 26, 2019

by Richard Morgan

The government recruited Michelin-starred chefs to craft recipes from ingredients that can be foraged at sites across the Swedish countryside. Diners book a table, show up and hunt for their own food.

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler and President Trump attend an event about the environment at the White House in July.

Trump Administration Blames Homeless For California's Water Pollution

5:54pm September 26, 2019

California leaders called these claims "political retribution" and denied that the homeless crisis is affecting environmental issues.

Mueller Testifies On Investigation Into Election Interference Before House Committees

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No Plan B: Putting A Price Tag On Carbon

1:39pm September 26, 2019

A bipartisan carbon tax bill that proposes corporations should pay a per-ton fee for their carbon emission is currently before Congress.

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Sea Level Rise, Ocean Warming Is Accelerating According To U.N. Report

4:45pm September 25, 2019

by Rebecca Hersher

The U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a report on how the world's oceans and ice are affected by climate change. Sea level rise is accelerating as is ocean warming.

No Plan B: Deciding Not To Have Children Because of Climate Change

3:32pm September 25, 2019

Faced with the prospect of severe climate disruptions, potential parents are rethinking that choice.

Salmon swim upstream in Seattle in 2017. A mass of abnormally warm water off the west coast of the U.S. that year contributed to a federal fishery disaster. Warming oceans and rising sea levels are threatening coastal economies as the world's climate chan

Earth's Oceans Are Getting Hotter And Higher, And It's Accelerating

1:14pm September 25, 2019

by Rebecca Hersher

The U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has released its latest report on the oceans, and it's not good. The report also notes a relatively new phenomenon in the oceans: marine heat waves.

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North Carolina Awarded $14 Million For Conservation Efforts

11:49am September 25, 2019

by Eddie Garcia

North Carolina is getting a $14 million cash boost to help with environmental preservation and restoration.

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Stacy Jupiter, a newly named MacArthur Fellow, poses with a puppet used in a show she staged for kids about how to protect fish. Jupiter is a marine scientist who works on ocean issues in Fiji.

'Genius' Grant Goes To Marine Scientist Who Embraces Flash Mobs And Comic Books

9:44am September 25, 2019

by Vicky Hallett

Stacy Jupiter works with the people of Fiji to protect the oceans. Two of her most important life lessons came from the Peace Corps: 1) listen and 2) nothing ever goes according to plan.

News Brief: Impeachment Inquiry, U.K. Parliament, Climate Report

5:03am September 25, 2019

House Speaker Pelosi launches impeachment inquiry into President Trump. After U.K. court ruling, British lawmakers return to work. The findings of a landmark U.N. climate change report are released.