Environment

Why Experts Have A Hard Time Predicting A Hurricane's Intensity

4:22pm October 10, 2018

Hurricane forecasters still face the challenge of predicting a storm's intensity. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with meteorologist Angela Fritz of The Washington Post's Capital Weather Gang about why.

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U.N. Report Says We Have About A Decade To Turn Around Climate Change Effects

1:42pm October 10, 2018

Are we ready to do what it takes to save the planet?

The shells are trucked over to Brooklyn's Greenpoint neighborhood and once a month are brought en masse to Governors Island in the heart of the New York Harbor. Billion Oyster Project has collected more than 1 million pounds of oyster shells so far.

Oysters On The Half Shell Are Actually Saving New York's Eroding Harbor

8:02am October 10, 2018

by Andrea Strong

More than 70 New York City restaurants are pouring their discarded shells into the Billion Oyster Project, through which students recycle and transform them into healthy reefs in once-toxic waters.

With $1 Million, Exxon Mobil Corp Helps Fund Carbon Tax Campaign

6:55am October 10, 2018

by John Ydstie

Exxon Mobil pledges to support passage of a carbon tax. Analysts say the company would rather face a single, overarching tax than a patchwork of taxes and regulation to address climate change.

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Trump Orders EPA To Lift Regulations On Ethanol

6:13am October 10, 2018

by Clay Masters

President Trump is set to end ethanol regulations — to the praise of farmers and criticism of environmentalists. E15 is banned during summer months because of smog concerns.

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Hurricane Michael is expected to be a major storm when it arrives at Florida's Gulf Coast on Wednesday. After moving ashore, it will head northeastward toward Georgia and South Carolina.

Michael Upgraded To Category 4 'Major' Hurricane As It Approaches Florida Panhandle

2:10am October 10, 2018

by Emily Sullivan

The storm is forecast to be the most destructive to hit the Panhandle in decades and expected to send life-threatening surges of ocean water into coastal areas along the Gulf of Mexico.

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Hurricane Michael Heading Up Gulf Coast Toward Florida Panhandle

6:09pm October 09, 2018

by Greg Allen

Mandatory evacuations are in effect for hundreds of thousands of people living near the coast on Florida's panhandle as Hurricane Michael is expected to make landfall on Wednesday.

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Inside The EPA: How Employees Are Reacting To The U.N. Climate Report

5:26pm October 09, 2018

The United Nations released a climate report on Monday, but how does it fit with EPA policies? NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Washington Post reporter Brady Dennis about how EPA employees are responding.

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There Is Good News In The Universe, You Just Have To Look At Some Dirt To Find It

5:26pm October 09, 2018

Astrophysicist Adam Frank says you don't have to look to the stars to be impressed with the cosmic matter that binds us together. Pick up some dirt!

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These soybeans were damaged in 2017 by dicamba, a popular weedkiller that's prone to drifting into neighboring fields. Some farmers in the state are defying efforts by regulators to strictly limit use of the chemical.

Despite A Ban, Arkansas Farmers Are Still Spraying Controversial Weedkiller

2:47pm October 09, 2018

by Dan Charles

Many farmers are defying efforts by regulators to strictly limit the use of dicamba, a popular weedkiller that's prone to drifting into neighboring fields.

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