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Deforestation of tropical rainforests is causing droughts
3/27/2023
The world's tropical rainforests are still getting hit hard by deforestation. Now, scientists are finding that's having an expected impact: causing droughts.
Duration:00:02:43
3 reasons why California's drought isn't really over, despite all the rain
3/23/2023
California has been deluged by storms this winter, but fixing the state's severe drought will take more than rain. The state had deeper problems in how it uses water.
Duration:00:03:23
New UN report paints a grim picture for the future of the world's water
3/22/2023
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Richard Connor of UNESCO about Wednesday's report on the state of the world's water supply.
Duration:00:04:43
The Supreme Court hears a case with implications for the shrinking Colorado River
3/20/2023
The Navajo Nation says the federal government isn't delivering water it's owed from the Colorado River. The case could affect how much water is available for non-tribal uses.
Duration:00:03:54
Supreme Court cases could reshape Navajo Nation water rights
3/19/2023
NPR's Pien Huang speaks with Gregory Ablavsky, professor at Stanford Law School, about a set of cases the Supreme Court will hear on Monday involving the water rights of the Navajo Nation.
Duration:00:05:22
Denver's local indigenous groups are helping manage its bison herds
3/18/2023
In Denver, local indigenous groups are helping the city manage its bison herds.
Duration:00:03:46
Activists spread misleading information to fight solar
3/16/2023
Citizens for Responsible Solar is part of a growing backlash against renewable energy in rural communities across the United States.
Duration:00:05:48
Markey calls Biden's decision to back the Willow Project 'an environmental injustice'
3/16/2023
The Biden administration approved a major oil extraction project in Alaska, a decision that has divided Democrats. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Sen. Ed Markey, who opposes the project.
Duration:00:05:08
Meet the sargassum belt, a 5,000-mile-long snake of seaweed circling Florida
3/15/2023
Since 2011, a fleet of seaweed patches double the size of the contiguous U.S. has cycled from West Africa to Florida, threatening beaches from Martinique to Miami. This year, it could grow bigger.
Duration:00:02:29
New EPA regulations target PFAs in drinking water
3/14/2023
The EPA proposed new regulations for PFAS and PFOA in the nation's drinking water. The chemicals are part of a class of so-called forever chemicals associated with a variety of health problems.
Duration:00:04:15
Indigenous groups lash out after an oil drilling project is approved in Alaska
3/14/2023
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Jade Begay of the group NDN Collective, which advocates for indigenous communities, about the White House approving the controversial Willow drilling project in Alaska.
Duration:00:03:55
In Florida, an invasive snail is helping save an endangered bird
3/14/2023
The population of an endangered bird, the Everglade snail kite, has rebounded recently. Scientists it's all thanks to an invasive snail that has provided kites with a new abundant food source.
Duration:00:04:26
Alaska oil project gets the green light
3/13/2023
ConocoPhillip's $8 billion Willow project in the Alaska's National Petroleum Reserve will move ahead. Biden put millions of acres off-limits to future oil drilling; environment groups aren't thrilled.
Duration:00:03:55
Climate is changing too quickly for the Sierra Nevada's 'zombie forests'
3/13/2023
One in five Sierra Nevada conifers are no longer compatible with the environmental conditions around them, raising questions about how to manage the land. Researchers say it may get worse.
Duration:00:02:03
A months-long landfill fire in Alabama reveals waste regulation gaps
3/12/2023
An unregulated landfill that accepts vegetative waste has burned underground for months. Neighbors were inundated with smoke and left wondering why the site wasn't regulated in the first place.
Duration:00:04:57
When train crashes leak harmful chemicals, small town firefighters can be vulnerable
3/10/2023
Firefighters are often "woefully under-equipped" to handle train accidents that emit hazardous materials. Most of those serious enough to cause evacuations happened near small towns.
Duration:00:04:43
United Nations member nations have agreed on a treaty to protect oceans
3/6/2023
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with ocean researcher Robert Blasiak of Stockholm University about a historic new treaty to protect oceans.
Duration:00:03:26
After a decade of talks, a treaty has been agreed on to protect the world's oceans
3/6/2023
NPR's a Martinez talks to Lisa Speer of the Natural Resources Defense Council's International Oceans program, about a treaty that will open the door to more marine conservation.
Duration:00:04:17
Amid criticism from environmentalists, a new oil project in Alaska is set to get the green light
3/5/2023
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Alaska Public Media reporter Liz Ruskin about the Willow Oil Project in Alaska. It has has widespread support, but there are concerns about its environmental impact.
Duration:00:03:56
Climate solutions do exist. These 6 experts detail what they look like
3/5/2023
We asked six climate experts what questions you should ask yourself whenever you come across something claiming to be a "climate solution".
Duration:00:03:55