Environment

This New York river dumps millions of fabric microfibers into the ocean daily

By Teresa Carey

The Hudson River dumps 300 million microfibers into the Atlantic Ocean each day, according to a new study. Invisible to the naked eye, these fibers can cause health problems for animals and humans.

An eclipse made this atheist photographer find God

By Lesley McClurg, KQED Science

Self-described 'shadow lovers' -- like photographer Mark Bender -- chase eclipses all over the globe, in part because they say the awe-inspiring experience is spiritual.

How a Hawaiian island is fighting invasive parakeets

By Mori Rothman, Megan Thompson

On the Hawaiian island of Kauai, rose-ringed parakeets, which are often kept as pets, have bred in the wild, destroying farms and bothering residents. They may also be threatening native plants. PBS NewsHour Weekend's Megan Thompson reports on local efforts…

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These youth of color are organizing to address climate change

By Jenna Gray

On Thursday morning, hundreds of young people of color received an urgent message: they couldn’t afford not to be leaders in the fight against climate change.

California governor turns to housing, rail after climate win

By Kathleen Ronayne, Associated Press

Gov. Jerry Brown's aggressive plea for lawmakers to renew California's signature climate change law proved fruitful this week.

Humans have made 8.3 billion tons of plastic. Where does it all go?

By Roni Dengler

The plastic debris housed in landfills and natural environments — currently 4.9 billion metric tons — will more than double by 2050, scientists reported Wednesday in Science Advances.

House votes to delay Obama-era smog reductions

By Michael Biesecker, Associated Press

The measure delays by eight more years the implementation of 2015 air pollution standards issued by the Environmental Protection Agency under Obama.

Activists occupy the trees to stop a Pennsylvania pipeline

By Mark Scialla

Hearing chainsaw motors revving in the woods behind their southern Pennsylvania home, Elise Gerhart climbed a white pine 40-feet high. Cutting that tree would have brought her down with it.

Neonicotinoid pesticides are slowly killing bees

By Roni Dengler

Neonicotinoid pesticides commonly found in agricultural areas kill bees and hurt their ability to reproduce, two separate large-scale studies confirmed Thursday.

China’s blueprint to clean lakes and stop algae blooms is working

By Dave Berndtson

China's success with cleaning lakes offers a blueprint for other industrializing and developing nations, where algal blooms threaten drinking water, kill aquatic life and pose dangers to children, pets and livestock.