Debate Brews In Pueblo Over The Balance Of Coal And Renewable Energy
In Colorado, residents of Pueblo are concerned renewable energy jobs will not be as well paying as the ones in the nearby coal plant.
Environment
West Texas Vineyards Blasted By Herbicide Drift From Nearby Cotton Fields
Texas is one of the largest producers of wine in the U.S. But the grapevines in the High Plains are facing a threat that's causing them to twist and wither. And it's coming from the cotton fields.
Beer, Drinking Water And Fish: Tiny Plastic Is Everywhere
Plastic trash less than 5 millimeters long is in the things we eat and drink, and the air we breathe. Scientists are just beginning to study where it comes from and how it might affect our health.
Activists Have A New Strategy To Block Gas Pipelines: State's Rights
Oil and gas pipeline opponents have a new legal strategy. They're encouraging states to exercise rights granted in the Clean Water Act to stop new pipeline construction.
Trump Administration Set To Unveil Its Replacement For Obama's Clean Power Plan
President Trump is expected to announce a new plan this week for regulating carbon emissions from coal plants. It will weaken one of President Obama's signature policies for addressing climate change.
Americans In Combat
For what did we go to war in Iraq and Afghanistan? How, and when, will it end?
New Federal Coal Ash Rules Unlikely To Impact Statewide Cleanup Plans
The Environmental Protection Agency recently announced revisions to rules that govern the disposal of coal ash at storage sites across the country.
Gulf Of Alaska Cod Are Disappearing. Blame 'The Blob'
The cod population in the Gulf of Alaska is at its lowest level on record. Scientists say the culprit is a warm-water mass known as "the blob."
Environmentalists Push For Ban On Balloons
First it was plastic bags, then plastic straws. Now environmental groups are urging a ban on balloons. The anti-balloon campaign is happening at Clemson University football games, and in a small Rhode Island community.
Rain Starts To Slow After Flooding Displaces 800,000 In Southern Indian State
Tens of thousands of people have been rescued, but thousands more are still stranded after massive flooding and landslides in India's Kerala state.