To Save Threatened Owl, Another Species Is Shot
In desperation to save the rare northern spotted owl, biologists are doing something that goes against their core — shooting another owl that's rapidly taking over spotted owl territory across the...
View ArticleDrinking Water Not Tested For Tens Of Thousands Of Chemicals
The fact that a second contaminant in West Virginia's drinking water eluded detection for nearly two weeks — despite intense testing of the water — reveals an important truth about how companies test...
View ArticleIndustry Challenges EPA's Greenhouse Gas Rules In High Court
The Supreme Court will hear arguments Monday about the Environmental Protection Agency's first-ever greenhouse gas regulations for the biggest polluting facilities.The case focuses on a 3-year-old...
View ArticleColorado Becomes First State To Restrict Methane Emissions
Methane is a potent greenhouse gas from oil and gas production. The rules require companies to find and repair equipment leaks. The rules also will reduce air pollution that contributes to smog.
View ArticleWhy The Exxon Valdez Spill Was A Eureka Moment For Science
On March 24, 1989, the tanker Exxon Valdez struck a reef in Prince William Sound, Alaska, spilling 11 million gallons of crude oil into the pristine water. At the time, it was the single biggest spill...
View ArticleInternational Ruling Puts Stop To Japan's 'Scientific' Whaling
Transcript MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: Whale lovers scored a major victory today. For almost two decades, Japanese whalers have been killing whales in the Antarctic Ocean. The Japanese government claimed it...
View ArticleFeds Hope $5 Billion Settlement A Lesson For Polluters
This week, the federal government announced a record-breaking $5 billion settlement in a remarkable environmental case. The toxic legacy of the company involved, Kerr-McGee, stretches back 85 years and...
View ArticleHigh Court Ruling Revives Law Against Out-Of-State Pollution
Transcript ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Robert Siegel. Some communities are unlucky recipients of air pollution that blows in from other states and today,...
View ArticleWhite House Report Says Climate Change Is Here And Now
Transcript MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: This is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I'm Melissa Block.ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: Climate change is not a future problem for faraway places; it's affecting Americans...
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