Sep 12 Better weather aids battle against deadly Western wildfires By Andrew Selsky, Sara Cline, Associated Press Diminishing winds and rising humidity helped firefighters battling deadly blazes in Oregon and California, but with dozens of people still missing, authorities in both states feared that the receding flames could reveal many more dead across the blackened landscape. Continue reading
Sep 08 California fires bring more chopper rescues, power shutoffs By Associated Press Helicopters rescued more people from wildfires Tuesday as flames chewed through bone-dry California after a scorching Labor Day weekend that saw a dramatic airlift of more than 200 people. Continue reading
Jul 12 Watch 8:25 How Denver is tackling food waste to fight hunger, climate change By Allison Aubrey, NPR With more people staying at home, food waste has grown across the country. Even before the pandemic nearly $281 billion worth of food was thrown away. Special Correspondent Allison Aubrey reports on the aggressive effort by Denver, Colorado, to tackle… Continue watching
Jul 10 France ordered to fight pollution or pay millions in fines By Associated Press The Council of State's unusual ruling Friday came after the government failed to fulfill a 2017 order to reduce pollution in accordance with EU rules. The national government and local governments have announced multiple anti-pollution measures in recent years. But… Continue reading
Jul 06 Watch 6:16 News Wrap: Judge halts Dakota Access Pipeline pending environmental review In our news wrap Monday, a federal judge has ordered the shutdown of the Dakota Access Pipeline pending an environmental review. The decision represents a major victory for the Standing Rock Sioux tribe. Also, Chicago suffered one of its bloodiest… Continue watching
Jun 28 Watch 7:45 Samoa searching for plant-based alternatives to single-use plastics By Mike Taibbi, Mori Rothman, Laura Fong Like many other places around the world, the South Pacific island-nation of Samoa has begun phasing out single-use plastic products, and styrofoam will be next. Businesses and research organizations there are finding creative uses of local resources to fill in… Continue watching
Jun 05 Trump administration moves forward with plan to end wild bird protections By Matthew Brown, Associated Press The Trump administration is moving forward with plans to scale back a century-old law protecting most American wild birds despite warnings that billions of birds could die. Continue reading
May 26 Judge strikes down energy leasing rules in bird habitat By Matthew Brown, Associated Press A U.S. judge has dealt a setback to the Trump administration’s efforts to increase domestic oil and gas exploration. Continue reading
May 19 Google says it won’t build AI tools for oil and gas drillers By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press Google says it will no longer build custom artificial intelligence tools for speeding up oil and gas extraction, separating itself from cloud computing rivals Microsoft and Amazon. Continue reading
May 19 World carbon pollution falls 17 percent, study shows By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press According to a new study, the world cut its daily carbon dioxide emissions by 17% at the height of the pandemic shutdown last month. Continue reading