China Moves To Increase Number Of Electric Vehicles On Its Roads
By early next year, Beijing will require automakers in China to ensure that at least 8 percent of all vehicles they manufacture are electric.
Environment
As Rooftop Solar Challenges Utilities, One Aims For A Compromise
As more homeowners install solar they're using less energy from their utilities, which in turn hurts their business. One utility in Colorado has forged a deal that may be a model for other states.
Hacking Lake Erie: Tech Competition Seeks Solutions To Water-Related Problems
A technology competition seeks solutions to Lake Erie's biggest problems, including harmful algae blooms and aging water systems. Teams in cities around the region are competing for thousands of dollars in prize money and consulting services to create apps and other tools.
What Fish Is Good For Me And The Planet? New Documentary Explores
In order to investigate how eating fish affects our health as well as the oceans, author and fisherman Paul Greenberg spent a year eating fish every day.
#NPRpoetry Naturally Goes Outside For Some Earth Day Inspiration
This weeks #NPRpoetry Twitter submissions celebrate Mother Earth.
Waste Not, Want Not: Why Aren't More Farms Putting Poop To Good Use?
Digesters convert livestock manure into electricity. Farmers can use it to power their operations or even sell some back to the grid. But some have found the technology too pricey to maintain.
Clashes Over Grazing Land In Nigeria Threaten Nomadic Herding
Nomadic herders who live across West Africa are having to travel further and further south for their cows to graze. Some are letting cows graze on cropland, leading to deadly conflicts with farmers.
Out Of The Lab And Into The Streets, Science Community Marches For Science
Thousands of scientists and their supporters took to the streets to advocate for public support for science and technology today in Washington, D.C., and other cities around the country.
In A New 'Anti-Science' Era, Bill Nye 'Saves The World' With Same Optimism
"The Science Guy" dons his lab coat and bow tie uniform yet again, this time, in a a new political context. In his new Netflix series, Nye tackles climate change deniers and beyond.
First Step To 'Eco-Grieving' Over Climate Change? Admit There's A Problem
Psychologists say anxiety over climate change is making some people feel overwhelmed. To talk through their worries, a group in Utah is meeting weekly and the idea has drawn interest in other states.