Trump's Election Leaves Scientists In A Climate Of Uncertainty
At a meeting in San Francisco, thousands of researchers are pondering how they can influence President-elect Donald Trump's thinking on climate change.
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Fishermen Team Up With Scientists To Make A More Selective Net
A trawling experiment in the Gulf of Maine aims to scoop up abundant and profitable flatfish, while bypassing the once plentiful but now depleted cod population. So far, the results are promising.
Columbia Journalism Report Criticizes Exxon CEO's Position On Climate Change
NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Susanne Rust, senior reporter and director of the Energy and Environment Reporting Project at Columbia University, about Exxon Mobil's climate change policies under the leadership of CEO Rex Tillerson, who is President-elect Donald Trump's pick for secretary of state.
For These Entrepreneurs, Cutting Food Waste Starts In A Maggot Bucket
Instead of letting food rot, some entrepreneurs want to use it to feed insects, which can then nourish livestock. But federal regulations have been slow to catch up to the growth of insect farms.
How Your Cashmere Sweater Is Decimating Mongolia's Grasslands
Mongolian goats produce the world's highest quality cashmere wool, and international demand has soared. There's a problem, though. These goats are turning the country into an ecological wasteland.
Dakota Access Pipeline Protesters Vow To Fight Through Fierce Winter
The teeth of winter are closing on the makeshift camp in North Dakota where demonstrators are trying to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline. Some are heeding tribal calls to leave, while others are digging in. But the company building the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline was in federal court Friday, trying to overturn a decision by the Army Corps of Engineers blocking the project.
Advocates File Complaint Over Hog Farm Pollution Inspections
Environmentalists say they're trying to force Gov.
Magnitude 6.5 Earthquake Shakes California
The U.S. Geological Survey said the epicenter was about 100 miles off the coast and that there was no risk of a tsunami. Residents in Ferndale, Calif., said they felt the earth "roll" under them.
Giraffe Now Listed As 'Vulnerable' To Extinction As Population Plummets
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature says the giraffe population has declined by as much as 40 percent in the past 30 years and could face extinction if the trend is not reversed.
Weather Channel To Breitbart.com: Don't Use Our Content To Mislead On Climate Change
The Weather Channel published an article telling the right-wing news site, "The next time you write a climate change article and need fact checking help, please call."