Environment

The Flint Water Plant tower in Flint, Mich., where drinking water became tainted after the city switched from the Detroit system and began drawing from the Flint River in April 2014 to save money.

Mich. Prosecutors Drop Charges In Flint Water Investigation, But Promise New Probe

7:19pm June 13, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

Prosecutors say the original criminal investigation into Flint's drinking water scandal was compromised by a failure to pursue all available evidence.

A comparison of how the old and upgraded U.S. global weather forecast models predicted the "bomb cyclone" that hit the Northeast U.S. in January 2018. The old NOAA model (left) estimated a smaller amount of snowfall than what actually happened (right). Th

Why Your Local Weather Forecast Is Going To Get Better

4:15pm June 13, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

"Virtually any aspect of the weather forecast — whether it is temperature, or precipitation — will see overall improvement with this upgrade," a National Weather Service scientist said.

Grocery stores are full of food with labels like organic, cage-free or fair trade that appeal to a consumer's ideals. But there's often a gap between what they seem to promise and what they deliver.

Why Food Reformers Have Mixed Feelings About Eco-Labels

6:06pm June 12, 2019

by Dan Charles

Grocery stores are full of food with labels like organic, cage-free or fair trade that appeal to a consumer's ideals. But there's often a gap between what they seem to promise and what they deliver.

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F/A-18 Super Hornet is launched by a steam-powered catapult off the USS Theodore Roosevelt during naval exercises in the Gulf of Alaska.

As Polar Ice Cap Recedes, The U.S. Navy Looks North

5:06pm June 12, 2019

by Zachariah Hughes

The Pentagon has long acknowledged climate change has broad implications for national security. That is especially clear in the Arctic, where melting ice is opening new shipping lanes.

Federal Land Managers Propose Rule Change To Fast Track Forest Management Projects

4:54pm June 12, 2019

by Kirk Siegler

The Trump administration is proposing sweeping rule changes to an environmental law that would allow for the fast tracking of forest management projects, including more logging and tree thinning.

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Wildland Firefighters Face Growing Danger As Fires Increase In Intensity, Frequency

4:42pm June 12, 2019

by Jes Burns

Wildland firefighters face a growing danger from smoke, as wildfires become more frequent and intense. It's a hazard that scientists and fire agencies are only beginning to understand.

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A logger cuts a large fir tree in the Umpqua National Forest near Oakridge, Ore. Federal land managers are proposing a sweeping rule change that could expand commercial logging on Forest Service land.

Trump Administration Seeking To Overhaul Forest Management Rules

4:39pm June 12, 2019

by Kirk Siegler

The U.S. Forest Service is proposing changes to a landmark environmental law that would allow it to fast-track some forest management projects, including logging and prescribed burning.

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3:46pm June 12, 2019

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Firefighters who work on wildland fires and prescribed burns (shown here) can be exposed to high levels of harmful smoke.

More Wildfires Bring Focus On How All That Smoke May Harm Firefighters

12:18pm June 12, 2019

by Jes Burns

Wildland firefighters face a growing danger from smoke, as wildfires become more frequent and intense. It's a hazard that scientists and fire agencies are only beginning to understand.

Wildlife Biologists Disagree On The Most Effective Way To Control Coyotes

5:18pm June 10, 2019

by Melodie Edwards

The federal government kills thousands of coyotes every year to keep them from preying on livestock and big game. But some wildlife biologists say killing coyotes isn't the best way to control them.

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