Food Waste And Beef Fat Will Be Making Airplanes Soar
Biofuel producers are teaming up with farms, meatpackers and waste management companies to tap the gassy waste on farms to make renewable jet fuel and diesel for vehicles.
Environment
LA Rolls Out Water-Saving 'Shade Balls'
In an effort to meet EPA regulations, conserve water and prevent algae growth in the Los Angeles Reservoir, officials are using 96 million plastic balls to cover the water's surface.
How Colorado Politics Could Interfere With New EPA Standards
When it comes to new regulations for existing coal-fired power plants, Colorado is ahead of the curve. But the state's governor and attorney general are clashing over next steps.
It Took A Musician's Ear To Decode The Complex Song In Whale Calls
Male humpback whales create "songs" together, scientists say. Katy Payne was the first to hear the shifts in pitch and pattern in the collective calls as complex music — haunting, evolving tunes.
Listening To Whale Migration Reveals A Sea Of Noise Pollution, Too
Christopher Clark, an engineer turned whale biologist, wired the world's oceans with hydrophones. Whales sing as they migrate, he learned. And the ship sounds clouding the ocean can deeply interfere.
EPA Announces New Regulations On Methane Emissions
The Environmental Protection Agency is aiming to cut methane emissions by 40 to 45 percent over the next 10 years. The new regulations are expected to regulate emissions from the oil and gas industry.
Navajo Nation Farmers Feel The Weight Of Colorado Mine Spill
The spill of heavy metals into the Animas River has contaminated water for hundreds of farmers in the Navajo Nation downstream, bringing up memories of past environmental disasters.
Papal Encyclical On Climate Change Puts Coal Country Catholics In Tough Spot
Pope Francis' encyclical on the environment is getting a thorough reading in Wyoming, which is the country's top coal-producing state. The letter presents a moral framework for approaching issues such as global climate change, but it's a difficult subject for Catholics in coal country.
A Week Since The EPA Spill, Coloradans Look Back On How It Happened
The Environmental Protection Agency accidentally released millions of gallons of pollutants into a Colorado river last week. John Flick, owner of a fishing shop in Durango, Colo., discusses the spill.
To Measure Drought's Reach, Researchers Scale The Mighty Sequoia
After a scientist on a hike in Sequoia National Park saw trees with thin and browning needles, it got scientists thinking: Did the drought cause this? So they're climbing up them to study the damage.