Environment
Living on Earth
August 15, 2017
The impact, devastation and cost of forest fires in America’s West have multiplied in recent decades. Wildfires are stronger than ever, tearing through communities and overwhelming the forest service budget.
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Environment
El Niño is back, and global temperature records are in danger
PRI's The World
May 13, 2015
Updated
El Niño is back. That could mean trouble for crops from Africa to Australia, drought relief for Brazil and California — and new record global temperatures as the Pacific Ocean warms up and brings the heat along with it.
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Environment
Here’s why new EPA chief Pruitt is ‘absolutely wrong’ about CO2 and climate change
PRI's The World
March 12, 2017
Scott Pruitt says there's no proof that carbon dioxide pollution is causing the Earth to heat up. Well-established science — and a scientist who's a fellow Republican — says that's flat-out wrong.
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Environment
Welcome to the 'Double El Niño' — and more extreme weather
Living on Earth
March 22, 2015
Updated
A second helping of El Niño could help usher in the next phase of global warming. When it comes, the consequences could be devastating.
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Environment
The Trump administration will likely undo progress on climate change and the environment
Living on Earth
November 26, 2016
Campaign promises suggest Trump will try to reverse a number of Obama-era environmental policies, including the Clean Power Plan.
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Environment
Will these Alaska villagers be America's first climate change refugees?
Science Friday
August 09, 2015
The 8- to 10-foot-thick ice that once stretched way out to sea is all but gone. Increasingly powerful storms batter its exposed coastline. A lawsuit seeking damages from fossil fuel companies was refused by the Supreme Court. Now the residents of remote Kivalina, Alaska are now wondering how long they can hold out and if anyone is willing to help them.
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Environment
Climate change is fueling a second chance for nuclear power
PRI's The World
January 11, 2017
In the quest for a carbon-free future, scientists and entrepreneurs are developing a new generation of nuclear reactors.
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Environment
Five years later, the Gulf of Mexico is still recovering from Deepwater Horizon
Living on Earth
April 19, 2015
Things are getting better as oil and toxins from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill dissipate in the Gulf of Mexico — but slowly. Scientists researching the area say no one can be sure when the "pervasive" chemicals will finally disappear.
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Environment
Keeping our planet cooler just got a little easier
PRI's The World
October 18, 2016
Negotiators have agreed to a global phase-out of chemicals that run some air conditioners and refrigerators, but are also big contributors to global warming. That has countries and researchers scrambling to come up with clean and affordable alternatives.
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Environment
'Controversial' nuclear deal signed by Japan and India
Agence France-Presse
November 11, 2016
Japan and India signed a controversial civil nuclear deal on Friday that will allow Japanese companies to export atomic technology to the Asian giant as the two countries deepen economic and security ties.
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Environment
A veggie burger that 'bleeds' might convince some carnivores to eat green
PRI's The World
September 23, 2016
Can the non-meat “Impossible Burger” satisfy the most demanding carnivores? We put the latest lab-grown burger to the taste test.