Environment

Protesters Fear Trump Could Reverse Dakota Access Pipeline Decision

4:39pm December 06, 2016

A decision by the Army Corps of Engineers on Sunday put a halt on the construction of the oil pipeline at the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation. Protesters rejoiced after months of demonstrations. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with North Dakota Public Service Commissioner Julie Fedorchak about what's next for the pipeline.

Opponents Celebrate Decision To Halt Construction Of Dakota Access Pipeline

6:29pm December 05, 2016

by Nathan Rott

Pipeline opponents are celebrating Sunday's decision by the Army Corps of Engineers to not approve a key part of the Dakota Access Pipeline. Protesters fear the decision will be reversed by the incoming Trump administration.

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Former Vice President Al Gore talks to the media after meeting with President-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower on Monday in New York City.

Al Gore Meets With Donald And Ivanka Trump In Search For 'Common Ground'

6:22pm December 05, 2016

by Don Gonyea

Gore has spent decades warning about the dire consequences of unchecked, man-made climate change, while Trump regularly called climate change "a hoax" during the campaign.

On Sunday, protesters gather at their camp as news breaks that the Army Corps of Engineers will not approve an easement for the Dakota Access Pipeline.

Standing Rock Leader Asks Those Who Are Not Sioux To Leave Pipeline Protest Area

4:53pm December 05, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

A day after the Army Corps of Engineers blocked the proposed route for the Dakota Access Pipeline, the tribal leader said "nothing will happen" until the Trump administration begins.

Tennessee Wildfires Bring Big Loss For Little Wedding Chapel

8:53am December 04, 2016

by Meribah Knight

Weddings in Gatlinburg, Tenn., are big business. Among the casualties of this week's fire was Cupid's Chapel of Love, an ultra-kitschy, iconic wedding venue.

Hamlin oranges are washed, graded and packed for shipment at the Dundee Citrus Growers Association packing house in Lake Hamilton, Florida.

After A Sour Decade, Florida Citrus May Be Near A Comeback

5:50am December 04, 2016

by Greg Allen

Recent scientific advances have offered some hopes of recovery to Florida's citrus industry, which has been declining over two decades due to a horrible bacterial disease called citrus greening.

Standing Rock Protesters Gear Up For Winter

8:56am December 03, 2016

by Nicky Ouellet

Despite federal and state evacuation orders, the remaining protesters at the Dakota Access Pipeline construction site in North Dakota are staying through the heavy snow and freezing temperatures.

Non-GMO labels, like this one at Whole Foods, may strengthen consumer perceptions that genetically modified foods may carry risks to health.

Americans Don't Trust Scientists' Take On Food Issues

5:49pm December 02, 2016

by Dan Charles

A new survey finds strong public support for organic food, and suspicion of GMOs — regardless of whether people vote Republican or Democratic. Also, people don't trust scientists much at all.

Data collected between Nov. 17-28 by NASA's Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere, or AIM, spacecraft Antarctica covered in glowing electric blue due to the start of noctilucent, or night-shining, cloud season.

The Electric Blue Polar Cloud Season Came Early This Year

5:05pm December 02, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

Noctilucent clouds, high-altitude clouds that appear to glow in the sky at night, usually show up in the Southern Hemisphere summer. Satellite images showed them covering Antarctica in early November.

A swimming pool in a motel complex in Gatlinburg, Tenn.

Emergency Evacuation Notice Arrived After The Flames For Some In Tennessee

12:01pm December 02, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

As the death toll continued to rise from a wildfire that destroyed parts of Gatlinburg, Tenn., officials began to assess the response to a blaze that grew out of control in a matter of minutes.