Federal appeals court revokes Obama-era ban on coal leasing
A U.S. appeals court struck down a judge's 2022 order that imposed a moratorium on coal leasing on federal lands.
Environment
Supreme Court hears arguments in important case about ozone pollution rule
Supreme Court justices heard arguments in an important environmental case. Lawyers for a group of red states and businesses are trying to block a federal rule designed to limit ozone pollution.
Scientists in the Florida Keys haven't had great success revitalizing coral reefs
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Katey Lesneski, research coordinator for coral restoration at the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. She's been checking on restored corals, which struggled in 2023.
EPA rule that limits pollution is being challenged in the Supreme Court
A key environmental effort to improve air quality and protect people from downwind pollution faces a legal challenge at the U.S. Supreme Court from several states and energy companies .
What this year's mild winter means for wildfire season in the western U.S.
A mild and dry El Nino winter in parts of the West is stirring anxieties about the looming wildfire season, just as federal agencies are struggling to fill firefighting jobs.
A new Indiana bill will weaken protections over wetlands
The Indiana legislature has passed a bill that will reduce wetland protections. Environmentalists warn the policy will lead to more development, harm habitats and undermine natural flood abatement.
How a Northwest tribe is escaping a rising ocean
The Quinault Indian Nation in Washington state is gradually moving the village of Taholah away from a rising Pacific Ocean. Other communities in the U.S. may need to take a similar approach.
Near-record winds over the Northeast push passenger planes to speeds over 800 mph
A couple of planes got a big push from a jet stream with winds clocking 265 mph at cruising altitude this weekend, the National Weather Service said.
Biden visits East Palestine a year after a train derailment changed the Ohio town
Biden had promised to visit soon after the derailment. He has faced criticism from some residents and from former President Donald Trump, who made a trip to the community shortly after the disaster.
What happens when a wind farm comes to a coal town?
Coal jobs have been declining for generations. Now in the town of Keyser, West Virginia, there's a different energy source on the horizon.