Environment

NOAA scientists estimate they saw about 10 billion sea scallops off Delaware and southern New Jersey this spring as part of an annual survey.

The Scallop Scoop: Survey Forecasts A Banner Year In Atlantic

7:08pm July 01, 2015

by Annie Ropeik

Federal fisheries researchers says their survey found about 10 billion scallops in waters off Delaware and southern New Jersey. They're predicting a boom for the nation's most valuable fishery.

U.N. Brokers Global Effort To Rein In Greenhouse Gas Emissions

3:59pm July 01, 2015

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

Speeches by high-level representatives were an attempt to keep momentum going as the world moves toward a key summit in Paris this year, which may produce an agreement to control greenhouse gases.

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Supreme Court Rules In Industry's Favor. What's EPA's Next Move?

12:32am June 30, 2015

by Christopher Joyce

Monday's decision from the high court technically only applies to the Clean Air Act's standards on mercury emissions from power plants. But it could affect future EPA regulations, legal experts say.

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U.N. Holds Climate Talks In New York Ahead Of Paris Meeting

6:32pm June 29, 2015

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

The United Nations is having a high-level climate meeting ahead of the end-of-year meeting in Paris that will hopefully result in a major new agreement to rein in greenhouse gases.

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Supreme Court Blocks Obama Administration Plan On Power Plant Emissions

3:36pm June 29, 2015

by Brian Naylor

In a 5-4 ruling, the court says the Environmental Protection Agency should have taken into account the costs of complying with regulation.

Whole Foods says its new rating system is a way to talk to farmers and customers about issues that the organic rules don't encompass, like water, energy, labor and waste.

Organic Farmers Call Foul On Whole Foods' Produce Rating System

3:01pm June 29, 2015

by Dan Charles

Some organic farmers are protesting a new system Whole Foods is using to rate its suppliers. They say the system devalues the organic label because nonorganic producers can earn the highest grades.

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Environment

Residents Grow More Desperate Without Water In California Town

12:22pm June 29, 2015

A town in California's Central Valley is at the center of the state's drought. Renee Montagne talks to Pastor Roman Hernandez about the thousands of residents who don't have water in East Porterville.

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Dennis van Berkel, an attorney with the Dutch environmental group Urgenda, stands on an earthen berm on the outskirts of Amsterdam. The water is higher than the land on the other side of the berm. A Dutch court ruled in favor of Urgenda on Wednesday, sayi

The Dutch Ruling On Climate Change That Could Have A Global Impact

1:52pm June 27, 2015

by Ari Shapiro

A Dutch court hands environmentalists a big victory with potential global repercussions, ordering the government to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent.

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Save Wildlife, Save Yourself?

6:57pm June 26, 2015

by Jessie Rack

Protecting the environment may reduce many diseases, such as Lyme and West Nile, a study finds. The tantalizing idea suggests that conservation and human health may be more connected than we thought.

One of the 20 GPS sensors deployed on Greenland's Helheim Glacier to track its movement.

Study Reveals What Happens During A 'Glacial Earthquake'

7:35am June 26, 2015

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

Scientists have figured out how massive chunks of ice trigger these seismically detectable events when they break off a glacier. The findings could help researchers track ice loss from glaciers.

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