Environment

Environment

In Chile, Landowner Makes The Largest Private Donation Of Land To A Government

8:14am March 26, 2017

Kristine Tompkins, whose husband founded The North Face clothing company, tells Lulu Garcia-Navarro about her decision to donate a million acres of land she owns in Patagonia to Chile's government.

Ghanaian and American team members met for the first time at the competition, held in Washington, D.C.

Science-Loving Teens From Ghana And D.C. Geek Out Together

3:55pm March 23, 2017

by Sasha Ingber

They competed in the first World Smarts STEM Challenge. We got to know the team that worked on a water purifier using neem leaves and ... cilantro.

Brown bears play in a pond at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center in Portage Glacier, Alaska, in 2009.

Congress Rolls Back Obama-Era Rule On Hunting Bears And Wolves In Alaska

5:04pm March 22, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

The Senate voted Tuesday to lift a 2016 ban on certain hunting practices — like trapping and aerial shooting — on national wildlife refuges there. Now the bill heads to President Trump to be signed.

Cows graze at Dharma Lea Farm in Sharon Springs, N.Y. Advocates of grass-grazing cattle say it's better for the environment and the animals. But there's another upside: Grass-fed meat and dairy fetch a premium that can help small farms stay viable.

Why More Farmers Are Making The Switch To Grass-Fed Meat And Dairy

11:07am March 22, 2017

by Nancy Matsumoto

Advocates of grass-grazing cattle say it's better for the environment and the animals. But there's another upside: Grass-fed meat and dairy fetch a premium that can help small farms stay viable.

The Flame Refluxer is essentially a big copper blanket: think Brillo pad of wool sandwiched between mesh. Using it while burning off oil yields less air pollution and residue that harms marine life.

Researchers Test Hotter, Faster And Cleaner Way To Fight Oil Spills

9:06am March 22, 2017

by Debbie Elliott

The Flame Refluxer is essentially a big copper blanket: think Brillo pad of wool sandwiched between mesh. Using it while burning off oil yields less air pollution and residue that harms marine life.

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Farmer Arif Subandi surveys scorched peat lands near his house in the village of Punggur Kecil in West Kalimantan Province on Borneo.

Indonesia's Peat Fires Still Blaze, But Not As Much As They Used To

2:00pm March 19, 2017

by Anthony Kuhn

Clearing peat land by fire is illegal but remains widespread, since it's the cheapest way to clear land for farming and industry. Still, peat fires were down by more than 80 percent from 2015 to 2016.

Climate Change As An Issue Of National Security

7:52am March 19, 2017

Defense Secretary James Mattis called climate change a national security threat. Retired Brig. Gen. Gerald Galloway talks about how the Pentagon will manage challenges presented by climate change.

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Pipes for the Dakota Access Pipeline are stacked at a staging area in Worthing, S.D., in 2015.

Norwegian Pension Fund Divests From Companies Behind DAPL

7:42pm March 17, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

KLP is pulling millions of dollars it has invested in companies building and owning the Dakota Access Pipeline. The decision was reportedly driven by pressure from Norway's indigenous Sami peoples.

A boy from a tribe in Northern Kenya stands on a dried-up river bed.

#CuriousGoat: Ask Us About Climate Change And Global Well-being

3:41pm March 17, 2017

by NPR Staff

What questions do you have about the toll that climate change is taking — and about possible solutions?

Visitors have flocked from as far as Asia and Africa to see the rare floral bloom in the California desert.

California Deserts In 'Super Bloom' Thanks To A Wet Winter

2:32pm March 17, 2017

by Mandalit del Barco

A rainy winter has brought an early spring to Anza-Borrego Desert State Park in Southern California. Wildflowers are in bloom. How can seeds survive years of drought and then put on such a display?

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