Environment

Environment

A View From The Palmer Research Station In Antarctica

6:37am January 16, 2019

David Greene talks to marine biologist James McClintock about how warming temperatures are impacting glaciers around the Antarctic Peninsula, and consequences of a global rise in sea level.

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Plastic waste washes in from Manila Bay and the ocean, covering the beach and mangrove trees of Freedom Island, a protected area in the bay.

An Island Crusader Takes On The Big Brands Behind Plastic Waste

10:34pm January 15, 2019

by Christopher Joyce

Every year, 8 million tons of plastic wash into the oceans. The biggest sources are in Asia. In the Philippines, one man is going head-to-head with multinational corporations to stop the plastic tide.

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A Small Plastic Package Is A Big Culprit Of The Waste Filling Oceans

6:10pm January 15, 2019

by Christopher Joyce

To really understand the plastic problem in countries like the Philippines, you have to understand how consumer goods there are packaged.

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Cost To Military Of Extreme Weather Events Is Likely To Grow

5:17pm January 15, 2019

by Jay Price

The Marine Corps base Camp Lejeune was devastated by Hurricane Florence. Climate scientists say global warming will inevitably mean more such damage to the country's national security infrastructure.

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The China National Space Administration's lunar lander, seen on Jan. 11.

Cotton Seed Sprouts In China's Lunar Lander

3:15pm January 15, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

A mini biosphere was sent up in China's Chang'e-4, which landed on the far side of the moon in early January. Photos show the small, green shoot of a cotton plant in a container aboard the spacecraft.

After the Camp Fire in November, thousands of people whose homes were destroyed were forced to seek refuge in nearby Chico, Calif. Some 700 people, some in their RVs, are still living at a Red Cross shelter at the Chico fairgrounds. The shelter is expecte

In The Aftermath Of The Camp Fire, A Slow, Simmering Crisis In Nearby Chico

5:05pm January 14, 2019

by Kirk Siegler

More than two months after the Camp Fire, the small city of Chico, Calif. is struggling to handle an influx of an estimated 20,000 new people from neighboring Paradise.

Shutdown Could Have Long-Term Effects On Wildfire Disaster Response

7:43am January 13, 2019

by Nathan Rott

Firefighters and forest managers are losing valuable time to prepare for the upcoming wildfire season. It's one of the long-term impacts of the government shutdown as it continues to linger on.

Winter is peak time for prescribed burns, deliberately set fires designed to eliminate leaves and other flammable material that could fuel a larger forest fire. But the partial government shutdown is interfering with this and other preparations for the fi

Shutdown Hampers Wildfire Preparedness and Training Across The Country

6:00am January 12, 2019

by Nathan Rott

Firefighters and forest managers are losing valuable time to prepare for the upcoming wildland fire season as the partial government shutdown continues.

Drilling at the Conoco-Phillips Carbon location in the National Petroleum Reserve, Alaska.

Despite Shutdown, Trump Administration Continued Effort To Expand Alaska Oil Drilling

4:03pm January 11, 2019

by Elizabeth Harball

The Bureau of Land Management has gone ahead with a series of public meetings on its effort to expand oil development in the 22-million-acre National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.

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A harp seal lies on a road in Roddickton-Bide Arm on Friday. Dozens of the animals are currently stranded in the small Canadian town.

Dozens Of Stranded Seals Flounder In Canadian Town

6:52pm January 10, 2019

by Ian Stewart

As winter closed in on the town of Roddickton-Bide Arm in Newfoundland, a pod of seals became separated from open water by miles of ice.