Environment

Teaching Middle-Schoolers Climate Change Without Terrifying Them

1:20pm September 27, 2016

by Rowan Moore Gerety

One science teacher in Miami knows how sea-level rise could affect her students' lives when they are her age. She is determined to teach them to take that seriously, with optimism.

West Virginia Attorney General, A Champion For Fossil Fuel Interests

4:53pm September 26, 2016

by Glynis Board

More than two dozen state attorneys general are challenging President Obama's proposed regulations to reduce carbon emissions from power plants. West Virginia's Patrick Morissey is leading the fight.

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Women and children gather at a hand pump in Osukputu, Nigeria, which provides clean water for a community of around 800 people.

PHOTOS: Dreamlike Pictures Of The Water The World Needs

1:20pm September 24, 2016

by Victoria Milko

Photographer Mustafa Abdulaziz has spent four years documenting the world's water woes. His "Water Stories" are now on display by New York's East River.

If You Think Eating Is A Political Act, Say Thanks To Frances Moore Lappe

7:16pm September 22, 2016

by Allison Aubrey

When Frances Moore Lappe wrote the best-selling Diet For A Small Planet back in 1971, she helped start a conversation about the social and environmental impacts of the foods we choose.

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Corn rootworm beetle larvae feed on maize root and seed.

As a GMO Pillar Wobbles, Biotech Companies Promise New Insect-Killing Genes

4:59pm September 22, 2016

by Dan Charles

Scientists have discovered a soil microbe with a gene that kills the corn rootworm, an insect that farmers spend $1 billion each year trying to control.

Sammy Mack got tested for the Zika virus after realizing she had been in the suspected transmission zone in Miami while pregnant.

Reporter's Notebook: Pregnant And Caught In Zika Test Limbo

6:21pm September 20, 2016

by Sammy Mack

Pregnant women in South Florida can get free Zika tests through the state's health department. But delays in getting back the results are heightening worries and may affect medical options.

Some farmers are turning to chickens to ward off intruding insects and noxious weeds.

Farmers Enlist Chickens And Bugs To Battle Against Pests

2:24pm September 20, 2016

by Kristofor Husted

In an effort to turn away from chemical pesticides, which have the potential to damage the environment, some farmers are looking in a new direction in the age-old struggle against pests.

UN Secretary General Pushes Climate Change Agreement Before Next Administration

8:06am September 18, 2016

by Michele Kelemen

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is working to wring commitments out of 55 nations to ratify the Paris Climate Change treaty.

EPA Weighs In On Glyphosate, Says It Doesn't Cause Cancer

9:49am September 17, 2016

by Dan Charles

The Environmental Protection Agency says that the country's most widely used weedkiller, glyphosate, does not cause cancer. The chemical has been under intense international scrutiny.

For months, Security, Colo., resident Brenda Piontkowski has regularly visited this vending station to collect drinking water for her family.

Chemicals In Drinking Water Prompt Inspections Of U.S. Military Bases

6:54pm September 15, 2016

by Grace Hood

Synthetic chemicals have been found in Colorado water supplies. The Pentagon is examining hundreds of military sites for possible contamination by PFCs, which have been linked to health problems.

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