Environment

A Russian fish farming operation in Ura Bay in the Barents Sea.

Can We Feed The World With Farmed Fish?

3:23pm August 15, 2017

by Alastair Bland

New research suggests there is space on the open ocean to farm essentially all the seafood humans can eat — and then some. But such volumes of fish and shellfish could not be grown without costs.

In The Event Of A Nuclear Blast, Don't Condition Your Hair

1:54pm August 15, 2017

by Angus Chen

That advice came in guidelines issued to residents of Guam on how to prepare for a missile threat on the island. The reason is conditioner can trap radioactive particles in strands of hair.

The wind direction from the fire in western Greenland has largely blown smoke toward the island's ice sheet and away from communities.

Greenland Is Still Burning, But The Smoke May Be The Real Problem

1:02pm August 15, 2017

by Rebecca Hersher

Wildfires are still burning in western Greenland, close to the Arctic island's ice sheet. As the fires burn, they release black particles that can coat the ice and snow, and make it melt more quickly.

Adam Frank goes in search of solitude on the Appalachian Trail.

Science, Solitude And The Sacred On The Appalachian Trail

12:47pm August 15, 2017

by Adam Frank

There is no greater source for science, for the inspiration to do science, than the wild; that is where the sense of sacredness at the root of science's aspiration lives, says blogger Adam Frank.

"We are moving forward with an open and robust review of emissions standards," Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt says.

Trump Administration Takes Key Step To Rolling Back Auto Fuel Standards

5:11pm August 14, 2017

by Sonari Glinton

The Trump administration has opened a 45-day comment period ahead of proposed changes to Obama-era EPA rules for greenhouse gas emissions for cars and light trucks.

A new study is adding to evidence that a popular class of pesticides can harm wild bees, like bumblebees.

Popular Pesticides Keep Bumblebees From Laying Eggs

3:59pm August 14, 2017

by Dan Charles

A new study is adding to evidence that a popular class of pesticides can harm wild bees, like bumblebees.

A Himalayan griffon vulture perches in the mountains. Nepal is home to nine species of vulture, four of which are critically endangered.

People In Nepal Used To Think Vultures Were Bad Luck. Not Anymore

3:38pm August 13, 2017

by Danielle Preiss

The number of vultures in South Asia has plummeted. But "restaurants" to feed rescued chicks and wild vultures are good for the birds — and for the local economy.

Drivers maneuver through flood water after a torrential rain in Alexandria, Egypt.

In Egypt, A Rising Sea — And Growing Worries About Climate Change's Effects

8:43am August 13, 2017

by Jane Arraf

"In the winter, the sea attacks us," a fisherman says. "We are afraid the village will sink into the sea." The World Bank says Egypt is among the countries most vulnerable to climate change's effects.

Trump's EPA Has Rolled Back Dozens Of Environmental Regulations

8:10am August 12, 2017

Some Environmental Protection Agency employees have left under President Trump. NPR's Scott Simon talks with former Administrator of the EPA Gina McCarthy about recent policy changes.

Environment

Calif. Communities Impacted By Rising Seas File Climate Suit

7:55am August 12, 2017

by Nathan Rott

Two California counties and the city of Imperial Beach filed a tobacco-style lawsuit against oil, gas and coal companies alleging they knew about climate change and misled the public.