Environment

As Senators Take Up Tax Plan, They'll Also Debate Oil Drilling In Alaska

4:38pm November 27, 2017

by Elizabeth Harball

As part of its tax overhaul plan, the Senate is considering whether to allow oil exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Alaskans are weighing in on how they feel about this new movement in a decades long debate.

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Clouds of ashes rise from the Mount Agung volcano erupting in Karangasem, Indonesia, on Monday.

Indonesia Tries To Evacuate 100,000 People Away From Erupting Volcano On Bali

10:40am November 27, 2017

by Scott Neuman

Mount Agung began spewing ash last week, but over the weekend authorities raised the alert level for a possible larger eruption and expanded a danger zone around the base of the volcano.

This false-color image, Operational Land Imager (OLI) on Landsat 8, shows the Atchafalaya Delta in Louisiana on Dec. 1, 2016. The colors emphasize the difference between land and water while allowing viewers to observe waterborne sediment, which is typica

Video: A View Of A Breathing Earth

9:48am November 27, 2017

by Marcelo Gleiser

In this visualization, based on data collected by scientists, we see Earth changing — its plants, surface winds, and sea currents responding to the energy coming from the sun, says Marcelo Gleiser.

Ash pours from Mount Agung during an eruption on Indonesia's resort island of Bali on Sunday.

Ash Fills The Sky As Bali's Mount Agung Erupts

9:29am November 26, 2017

by James Doubek

The volcano on the Indonesian tourist island covered nearby villages with a thin layer of ash.

The Fragmented Forests Of Madagascar

7:57am November 26, 2017

by Rowan Moore Gerety

Madagascar is home to plants and animals found nowhere else, but their habitats are disappearing. The forest cover has fallen by more than 40 percent in recent decades. And what remains is fragmented.

Can Paris Get Rid Of Gas-Fueled Cars?

7:57am November 26, 2017

by Eleanor Beardsley

The mayor of Paris wants to rid the capital of all gas and diesel cars by the year 2030. But critics doubt the idea is feasible or even a good anti-pollution strategy.

Chef Massimo Bottura creates a meal from Thanksgiving leftovers in NPR's kitchen. "The leftover is a big problem if you don't have a vision, if you don't have the knowledge of what you can do," he says. Above, he checks the breadcrumbs to make sure they'r

Less Waste, More Taste: A Master Chef Reimagines Thanksgiving Leftovers

7:22pm November 25, 2017

by Maria Godoy

Over this Thanksgiving week, Americans will toss almost 200 million pounds of turkey alone. Massimo Bottura helps us fight food waste by showing us how to turn leftovers into a world-class new meal.

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A huge sandbar-shaped peninsula along the southern coast of the Netherlands is one of the country's latest experiments in coastal management.

Protecting The Netherlands' Vulnerable Coasts With A 'Sand Motor'

8:00am November 25, 2017

by Joanna Kakissis

Though a quarter of the country is below sea level, the Netherlands has kept itself dry with ingenious water management. A recent innovation: an artificial sand peninsula that keeps the sea at bay.

Dishwashers have come a long way since this 1921 model, which was designed mainly to help minimize the drudgery of housework. But today's sleek models are also designed with water conservation in mind.

To Save Water, Should You Wash Your Hands Of Hand Washing Dishes?

4:51pm November 24, 2017

by Natalie Jacewicz

The sustainable choice between the dishwasher and a manual scrub-down may just boil down to your washing style — but it's hard to beat today's efficient machines.

Glacial melting ice floats in Los Glaciares National Park, part of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field, in 2015 in Argentina.

The Sea Level Threat To Cities Depends On Where The Ice Melts — Not Just How Fast

6:38am November 24, 2017

by Christopher Joyce

Identifying where ice melts can help cities in planning for a future with elevated sea levels. In New York City, the sea level would be affected more by melting ice in northern Greenland than Canada.