Environment

Native Americans march on Sunday to a sacred site they say was disturbed by bulldozers working on the Dakota Access Pipeline, near an encampment where hundreds of people have gathered to join the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe's protest.

Judge's Order Halts Construction On Part Of North Dakota Pipeline

10:29pm September 07, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

A federal judge has granted the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe a temporary restraining order against a company building a crude oil pipeline. It covers only a portion of what the tribe requested.

Indiana Neighborhood Learns It's Had Lead-Contaminated Soil For Decades

5:58am September 07, 2016

by Nick Janzen

Officials in East Chicago, Ind., notified some 1,000 residents about lead contamination in the soil at their low-income housing complex. Families will be displaced and the complex will be demolished.

Army Corps Doesn't Oppose Temporary Halt To Dakota Access Pipeline

11:29am September 06, 2016

by Eyder Peralta

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says it's OK with a short pause while a federal court decides whether the Corps followed proper procedure in authorizing the pipeline's construction and operation.

Scientists Explore Purple Microbial Mats In The Depths Of Lake Huron

4:29pm September 05, 2016

by Ben Thorp

Researchers from around the world are visiting Lake Huron to look at purple mats deep below the water's surface. They believe these mats could explain how the Earth's oxygen rich air developed 2.4 billion years ago.

The spiny lizard, like other lizards, relies on sunshine and shade to regulate its body temperature. That makes the animals particularly vulnerable to climate change.

For Lizards, Climate Change Is A Deadly — And Complex — Threat

3:01pm September 05, 2016

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

Scientists knew that lizards, which bask in the sun for warmth, are vulnerable to climate change. A new study suggests the hazards are more complicated, and possibly worse, than previously believed.

China Shows G20 World Leaders Its Temporarily Blue Skies

5:03pm September 04, 2016

As world leaders arrive in China for the G20 summit, China is cleaning up the facade of the city of Hangzhou by closing hundreds of factories for one week, making the skies temporarily smog-free.

How Fossil Fuel Production Relates To Earthquakes

5:17pm September 03, 2016

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 hit Oklahoma on Saturday morning. StateImpact Oklahoma reporter Joe Wertz talks about earthquakes and their connections to oil and gas production.

A map shows the recorded location of a strong earthquake that struck west of Tulsa Saturday morning.

Earthquake Rattles Oklahoma; One Of Strongest Recorded In State

2:05pm September 03, 2016

by Bill Chappell

The quake struck at a depth of 6 kilometers (3.7 miles) and was felt in five states, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

We Got Your Letters: Listeners Puzzled By Tom Wolfe's Words On Evolution

9:04am September 03, 2016

NPR's Scott Simon's interview last week with author Tom Wolfe prompted an unusual number of responses from listeners regarding the author's questioning of some aspects of the theory of evolution.

G-20 Summit: A First For Host China, A Last For President Obama

9:03am September 03, 2016

The meeting kicks off tomorrow in Hangzhou, China, after this year's host country formally agreed with the U.S. to cut its greenhouse gas emissions according to the Paris agreement reached last year.