Environment

Trump Administration Moves To Sell Drilling Rights To Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife

8:00am November 28, 2020

by Tegan Hanlon

The Trump administration aims to end a decades-long battle by rushing to sell oil rights in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. We look at what's next, and what could stop the push to drill.

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Researchers Predict That Autumn Leaves Might Start Falling Earlier In The Future

3:59pm November 26, 2020

Researchers say fall leaves may start falling a few days earlier in the future and it could have global implications for climate change.

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President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday in Wilmington, Del., where he named John Kerry as a climate envoy. He says he'll also appoint a domestic climate policy coordinator to push for action across the government.

Biden's Next Climate Chief Will Tackle 'Existential Threat' At Home

5:00am November 26, 2020

Biden says he'll name someone to coordinate domestic climate policies across the government. Together with climate envoy John Kerry, it will give climate a higher profile than in past administrations.

The view beneath the wing of a float plane as it flies over the wetlands, streams and lakes of Bristol Bay, Alaska.

Army Corps of Engineers Denies Permit To Controversial Alaska Gold Mine

5:20pm November 25, 2020

Fishermen and tribes have been fighting the mine proposal for a decade, fearing it would harm the wild sockeye salmon at the heart of the area's economy and culture.

A Tesla car powers up at a charging station in Petaluma, Calif., on Sept. 23. Automakers are trying to convince would-be electric car buyers to adopt new habits to power their vehicles.

Environment

Nice Car, But How Do You Charge That Thing? Let Us Count The Ways

4:52pm November 25, 2020

by Camila Domonoske

Most charging actually happens at home, but concerns about how to juice up are tripping up would-be buyers. A lot is on the line for automakers.

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Trump Administration Rejects Pebble Mine Project In Alaska

4:01pm November 25, 2020

by Liz Ruskin

In a major reversal, the Trump administration has denied a permit for the massive Pebble Mine project in Alaska. The Army Corps of Engineers said it was "contrary to the public interest."

Flames approach houses during the Tick Fire on Oct. 24, 2019 in Canyon Country, California.

Rebuilding After A Wildfire? Most States Don't Require Fire-Resistant Materials

1:23pm November 25, 2020

by Lauren Sommer

Homeowners are rebuilding after wildfires, but many won't be required by governments to use fire-resistant materials. Without such improvements, communities face harm again with the next fire.

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Then-Secretary of State John Kerry holds his granddaughter as he signs the Paris Agreement on climate change in April 2016. Kerry has been chosen as climate envoy in the incoming Biden administration.

John Kerry Tapped For Newly Created Role As Presidential Climate Envoy

6:13pm November 23, 2020

by Jennifer Ludden

Environmental groups praise Kerry for his decades of climate work, including negotiating the Paris Agreement. He will face challenges after four years of a diminished U.S. role in climate diplomacy.

Catherine Coleman Flowers is the founding director of the Alabama Center for Rural Enterprise.

'Waste' Activist Digs Into The Sanitation Crisis Affecting The Rural Poor

2:19pm November 23, 2020

by Dave Davies

In 2017, a study reported one in three people in one rural Alabama county had been exposed to hookworm. Catherine Coleman Flowers says the study reveals big gaps in sanitation in rural America.

Fly paper covered with the bodies of Cephalcia Tannourinensis, an endemic species of Sawfly that has been damaging trees at the Tannourine Cedars Forest Nature Reserve.

Climate Change Closes In On Lebanon's Iconic Cedar Trees

1:57pm November 22, 2020

A symbol of Lebanon's resilience through its long, turbulent history, the country's towering cedars now face increasing threats from wildfire and parasites, both fueled by global warming.