2 groups plan to focus on carbon credits from urban forests
A Seattle nonprofit recently got some of the highest prices ever for carbon credits from urban forests. (Story first aired on All Things Considered on Oct. 4, 2022.)
Environment
A Michigan judge drops felony charges against 7 people in Flint water scandal
The dismissal for 7 people was significant but not a surprise after the Michigan Supreme Court earlier said a different judge acting as a one-person grand jury had no authority to issue indictments.
A tiny fish that once caused an epic conservation fight is no longer under threat
The snail darter, a tiny Southeastern fish that derailed a federal dam during an epic battle over Endangered Species Act protection in the '70s, is no longer considered imperiled, officials announced.
In Alaska's Fat Bear Week election, there's no party like a salmon party
If hypocrisy in politics turns you off, the election you need is in Alaska, where the candidates are voraciously out for themselves. You can vote beginning Wednesday.
Meet the California farmers awash in Colorado River water, even in a drought
A single irrigation district in California, along the Mexican border, takes more water from the Colorado River than all of Arizona and Nevada. It's under pressure to use less.
Two groups want to put focus on carbon credits from urban forests
Carbon credits for urban forests by a Seattle nonprofit recently got some of the highest prices ever. The buyer hopes it's the start of a new marketplace that will fetch more from smaller projects.
New study suggests coal ash pollution more widespread than previously thought
Coal ash pollution may be more widespread in North Carolina than previously thought, according to a new study published Monday by researchers at Duke University and Appalachian State University.
The Nord Stream pipelines have stopped leaking. But the methane emitted broke records
The Nord Stream pipeline leak might be the single largest release of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas. Experts say it pales in comparison to ongoing methane emissions from the oil and gas industry.
Biden is in Puerto Rico to see what the island needs to recover
President Biden visited Puerto Rico, where he promised to ensure the U.S territory is better prepared for future storms.
EPA creates new office to advance environmental justice initiatives
Forty years after Warren County, N.C., residents marched to a landfill to try to stop dump trucks, the EPA is creating a new office charged with advancing environmental justice.