Environment

Wyoming Is Among The States Spending Millions To Promote Carbon Capture

6:14am September 07, 2021

The bipartisan infrastructure bill includes the largest ever federal investment in carbon capture. Coal states hope it could prolong fossil-fuel use, which is why many environmental groups oppose it.

Satellite Images Show Oil Spill After Hurricane Ida

4:52pm September 06, 2021

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with scientist Dr. Oscar Garcia-Pineda about what he's learned from aerial and satellite imaging for oil spills in the Gulf of Mexico following Hurricane Ida.

Cities Build Splash Pads To Cool Off Residents In Areas Unaccustomed To Hot Weather

4:52pm September 06, 2021

by Brett Dahlberg

Some of the traditionally coldest states in the country are reckoning with increasingly hot summers. Splash pads are popping up across to help cool these residents coping with climate change.

In a satellite image, an oil slick is shown on Sept. 2, south of Port Fourchon, La., following Hurricane Ida.

Environment

Divers Point To A Broken Pipeline As The Source Of The Gulf Oil Spill

9:56pm September 05, 2021

by The Associated Press

Talos Energy, the Houston-based company paying for the cleanup, said it's working with state and federal agencies to identify the owner of the ruptured pipeline, about 2 miles off the Louisiana coast.

Divers Are Investigating The Source Of Oil Spill Off The Coast Of Louisiana

4:27pm September 05, 2021

by Deepa Shivaram

Coast Guard teams have been dispatched to help determine the extent of the damage from the spill, which is situated roughly two miles off the Louisiana coast. Officials say the source remains unclear.

Environment

Fire Crews Are Strained As Climate Change Sparks More Extreme Weather Events

9:11am September 05, 2021

by Eric Westervelt

Extreme weather fueled by climate change is straining the financial and human resources of emergency agencies and first responders, especially wildland firefighters across much of the West.

Environment

How Jersey City Is Preparing For The Next Climate Disaster

9:11am September 05, 2021

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Mayor Steven Fulop of Jersey City, NJ about the aftermath of Hurricane Ida and the city's plans to to strengthen infrastructure against extreme weather events.

In this photograph taken in 2010, a Komodo dragon prowls the shore of Komodo island, the natural habitat of the world's largest lizard.

Climate Change Is Threatening Komodo Dragons, Earth's Largest Living Lizards

7:30pm September 04, 2021

by Joe Hernandez

According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List, an assessment of the health of tens of thousands of species, Komodo dragons went from "vulnerable" to "endangered."

Overcoming America's Resistance To Climate-Proof Infrastructure

5:55pm September 04, 2021

Amid another season of extreme weather, NPR's Michel Martin speaks with anthropologist Gretchen Bakke about the vulnerability of our infrastructure and how humans adapt to climate change.

In The West, 2 Conditions Are On A Collision Course: Drought And Growing Population

5:16pm September 03, 2021

An epic drought and population explosion is draining Lake Mead and the Colorado River, which millions in the Southwestern U.S. rely on.