Alabama seniors spearhead efforts to protect Mobile Bay from toxic ash
A group of seniors in Mobile, Ala., wants coal ash from a power plant moved to a lined landfill. They worry the toxic ash could leak into Mobile Bay.
Environment
A glacier baby is born: Mating glaciers to replace water lost to climate change
Residents of Pakistan's Himalayan region turn to science and folklore, with backing from the U.N. They're erecting ice towers, harvesting avalanches and performing an ancient glacier ritual.
A visit to Northern New York's 350-year-old white pines
We pay a late summer visit to some of the tallest white pines in North America in The Adirondack Park in northern New York, one of the few places you can still find the old white pines.
At risk from rising seas, Norfolk, Virginia, plans massive, controversial floodwall
Critics say the $2.6 billion floodwall project overlooks current climate risks and exposes flaws in how the federal government approaches major flood infrastructure.
Idalia demolished some Florida fishing communities. But locals say they'll rebuild
When Hurricane Idalia slammed into the Florida coast, it decimated several small beach towns and fishing villages. Now, those communities are beginning the task of rebuilding.
The EPA removes federal protections for most of the country's wetlands
The EPA dialed back pollution protections for inland waterways including streams and wetlands in alignment with a Supreme Court decision. NPR's Michel Martin talks to Ariel Wittenberg of E and E News.
How agencies will decide who gets funds for those facing pollution and health issues
The White House wants to direct more funding communities dealing with high levels of pollution and health problems. But how agencies determine who qualifies for the money has some researchers worried.
More than half of wetlands no longer have EPA protections after Supreme Court ruling
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Marla Stelk, executive director of the National Association of Wetland Managers, about the EPA's new rules that comply with a ruling limiting the Clean Water Act's scope.
What's the connection between climate change and hurricanes?
Hurricane Idalia made landfall in Florida. Here are some ways climate change is reshaping tropical cyclones like it
Climate change makes wildfires in California more explosive
A new study pins about 25% of the extra risk on human-caused climate change.