Environment

Sherrel Johnson, mother of 17-year-old James Brissette, who was killed by New Orleans police officers on the Danziger Bridge six days after Hurricane Katrina.

New Orleans To Pay $13.3 Million Over Police Killings In 2005

1:20pm December 20, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

Mayor Mitch Landrieu announced the city would pay millions of dollars to people who were injured and to families of those killed by New Orleans police around the time Hurricane Katrina hit.

Men check pipes on Dec. 17, where Corpus Christi's city-owned water main connects with the asphalt plant where a suspected chemical leak led to a citywide ban on tap water use. The ban was lifted Sunday, Dec. 18.

Tap Water In Corpus Christi Is Safe, Authorities Say

3:30pm December 18, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

Water tests by the state environmental agency did not find dangerous levels of a corrosive chemical, after a leak from an asphalt plant led to a citywide drinking water ban beginning Dec. 14.

Tectonic Shifts In Climate Politics: Researchers Confused On Trump Era Consequences

9:22am December 17, 2016

Trump has sent mixed signals about how he regards climate science. Researchers are divided over whether to appeal him, or prepare for a fight.

Google Earth's time-lapse videos show see how the planet's surface has changed over time — like the evaporation of the Aral Sea (above).

VIDEO: Time-Lapse Google Maps Show How The World Is Changing

8:41am December 17, 2016

by Maanvi Singh

Google sifted through 5 million satellite images to create a series of zoomable, time-lapse videos depicting the human impact on the planet.

St. Joseph, La., a town of about 1,100 people in northern Louisiana.

Contaminated Water In St. Joseph, La., Leads To Public Health Emergency

6:39pm December 16, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

Gov. John Bel Edwards told residents of the North Louisiana town Friday not to use tap water after officials found water going to three buildings was contaminated with lead or copper.

An Intel advertisement on a Hewlett-Packard desktop computer in 2012.

California Is First State To Set Energy-Efficiency Limits For Computers

5:25pm December 16, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

The California Energy Commission approved standards for the amount of energy computers and small servers can use when they are on, off, idling or asleep. The rules will roll out between 2018 and 2021.

A deep sea red crab hangs out on a bubblegum coral in Phoenix Canyon, off the coast of Delaware.

Atlantic Ocean Area The Size Of Virginia Protected From Deep-Water Fishing

5:12pm December 16, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Coral in an area in the Atlantic Ocean stretching from Connecticut to Virginia has been protected from deep-sea commercial fishing gear, by a new rule issued this week.

A group of mule deer in Colorado in 2008.

Colorado To Kill Some Mountain Lions, Bears To Boost Mule Deer Numbers

7:42pm December 15, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

The state plans to kill up to 15 mountain lions and 25 black bears beginning in the spring. Some biologists worry the plan ignores the threats of habitat destruction and energy development.

Much of the nearly 180,000 gallons of crude oil spilled went into the Ash Coulee Creek, just 150 miles from the Dakota Access pipeline protest camp.

Environment

Pipeline Spill Adds To Concerns About Dakota Access Pipeline

12:02pm December 15, 2016

by Leigh Paterson

A crude oil pipeline in western North Dakota has leaked nearly 200,000 barrels of oil. The scene is about 150 miles west of where protesters have been fighting the Dakota Access pipeline.

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Even As Levels Improve, Flint Residents Choose Bottled Water Over Tap

6:14pm December 14, 2016

by Lindsey Smith

Tests show the water is improving overall, but officials aren't ready to publicly declare the water safe again. And even when they do, many residents say they will have a hard time believing it.

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