Elon Poll Looks At Impact Of Hurricane Florence On North Carolina Voters
A new poll from Elon University is gauging how Hurricane Florence affected North Carolinians.
Environment
In A Drying Climate, Colorado's 'Water Cop' Patrols For Water Thieves
Sheriff's Deputy Dave Huhn's job has become more important after a series of hot, dry summers have made farmers more desperate for water, and more willing to steal it or go to battle over it.
Wyoming Proposes Its Own Methane Regulations As Federal Level Sees Rules Relaxed
The Trump administration is rolling back regulations on methane, saying that should be left to states. So Wyoming is stepping in with its own proposal, which even some oil and gas companies support.
Why Experts Have A Hard Time Predicting A Hurricane's Intensity
Hurricane forecasters still face the challenge of predicting a storm's intensity. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with meteorologist Angela Fritz of The Washington Post's Capital Weather Gang about why.
U.N. Report Says We Have About A Decade To Turn Around Climate Change Effects
Are we ready to do what it takes to save the planet?
Oysters On The Half Shell Are Actually Saving New York's Eroding Harbor
More than 70 New York City restaurants are pouring their discarded shells into the Billion Oyster Project, through which students recycle and transform them into healthy reefs in once-toxic waters.
With $1 Million, Exxon Mobil Corp Helps Fund Carbon Tax Campaign
Exxon Mobil pledges to support passage of a carbon tax. Analysts say the company would rather face a single, overarching tax than a patchwork of taxes and regulation to address climate change.
Trump Orders EPA To Lift Regulations On Ethanol
President Trump is set to end ethanol regulations — to the praise of farmers and criticism of environmentalists. E15 is banned during summer months because of smog concerns.
Michael Upgraded To Category 4 'Major' Hurricane As It Approaches Florida Panhandle
The storm is forecast to be the most destructive to hit the Panhandle in decades and expected to send life-threatening surges of ocean water into coastal areas along the Gulf of Mexico.
Hurricane Michael Heading Up Gulf Coast Toward Florida Panhandle
Mandatory evacuations are in effect for hundreds of thousands of people living near the coast on Florida's panhandle as Hurricane Michael is expected to make landfall on Wednesday.