Environment

The Wyoming toad population in 1985 totaled 16. Today, there are 1,500 and it remains as one of 12 endangered species in the state.

Wyoming Toads Begin To Recover As States Seek Endangered Species Act Reforms

12:01pm June 19, 2017

by Cooper McKim

Western lawmakers and members of Congress are pushing to change the Endangered Species Act. They want states to have more control over which animals and plants the act protects.

Environment

Go To New York City For The Whales

7:45am June 18, 2017

Humpback whales have been showing up in the waters around New York City. Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with founder of Gotham Whales Paul Sieswerda, who says it's because of environmental efforts.

Dheg Mohamed dismantles her home on a plain outside Aynabo, Somaliland. She had to relocate after successive seasons without rain left her well dry.

Photos Of Somalia: The Drought, The People, The Captured Porcupine

10:12am June 17, 2017

by Jason Beaubien

In Somalia, photographer Nichole Sobecki saw how the worsening drought is transforming people's lives.

The marine research vessel Investigator at sea.

Explorers Probing Deep Sea Abyss Off Australia's Coast Find Living Wonders

10:00am June 16, 2017

by Kat Lonsdorf

A monthlong expedition into one of the deepest, least-documented places on the planet discovered hundreds of unknown species. The finds included a "faceless fish" undocumented there since 1873.

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Lead Detected In Baby Food Samples. Pediatricians Say There's No Safe Level

6:30pm June 15, 2017

by Allison Aubrey

Twenty percent of baby food samples were found to contain lead, according to a report from the Environmental Defense Fund. Pediatricians says there's no safe lead level. FDA is reviewing its policy.

Native Americans and their supporters protest in March outside of the White House against the construction of the disputed Dakota Access oil pipeline.

Judge Delivers Blow To Trump Administration In Dakota Access Fight

1:21pm June 15, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

The federal judge found the Trump administration failed to follow environmental procedures. While the ruling doesn't order a halt to pipeline operations, it does open the door to that possibility.

A mosaic of images from NASA's Aqua satellite taken on May 29 shows an ongoing phytoplankton bloom in the Black Sea.

Phytoplankton Have Turned The Bosphorus A Stunning Turquoise

8:08pm June 14, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

When conditions are right, phytoplankton populations can grow explosively. And the ones blooming in the Black Sea right now are reflective, turning the usually dark water bright and milky.

2 Top Michigan Officials Face Criminal Charges Over Flint Water Crisis

7:22pm June 14, 2017

by Rick Pluta

The director of the state's Department of Health and Human Services, Nick Lyon, and Chief Medical Executive Dr. Eden Wells are the highest-ranking state officials to be charged in the crisis.

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Environment

Turning Plastic Grocery Bags Into Beds For Homeless

4:53pm June 14, 2017

by Keri Brown

A city worker in Greensboro has found a new way to keep thousands of plastic bags out of the landfill. They're being used to make sleeping mats for some of the community's neediest residents.

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Insurers: We're Off The Hook, Duke Energy Knew Coal Ash Risk

3:04pm June 14, 2017

by Emery P. Dalesio, Associated Press

Dozens of insurance companies say they're not obligated to help pay for Duke Energy Corp.'s multi-billion dollar coal ash cleanup because the nation's largest electric company long knew about but d