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California is still at risk of flooding. Maybe rivers just need some space
5/28/2023
To prevent flooding, communities often raise levees next to rivers higher and higher. Now, a new approach is about backing off, moving levees away from rivers to create floodplains.
Duration:00:05:27
Fixit culture is on the rise, but repair legislation faces resistance
5/27/2023
U.S. consumers are showing an increased interest in prolonging the life of the things they own, rather than throwing them out. But some products are easier to fix than others.
Duration:00:06:18
The Supreme Court narrows the scope of the Clean Water Act
5/26/2023
In a major win for industry and developers, the Supreme Court is significantly limiting the number and type of U.S. waterways that get federal protection.
Duration:00:03:30
Supreme Court ruling narrows scope of Clean Water Act's wetlands jurisdiction
5/25/2023
The U.S. Supreme Court placed new restrictions on the scope of the jurisdiction the Clean Water Act has over wetlands, ruling in favor of Idaho landowners who had challenged the law.
Duration:00:04:22
Rapids — and rafting — roar back to life as Sierra Nevada snowpack melts
5/24/2023
As California's massive winter snowpack melts, one industry is having a great year. Across the state, whitewater rafting is roaring back to life after years of debilitating drought.
Duration:00:03:40
Tribes doing vital conservation work can't access federal funds to support it
5/24/2023
Tribal governments manage significant wildlife habitat across the U.S., but they don't get the same tax revenue as states for conservation.
Duration:00:03:26
Colorado River states announce breakthrough water sharing deal
5/22/2023
A new breakthrough deal for sharing the over-promised Colorado River has been reached by the seven states that share it.
Duration:00:31:03
The U.S. is expanding CO2 pipelines. One poisoned town wants you to know its story
5/21/2023
Companies are building carbon dioxide pipelines as a possible climate solution. But after a pipeline rupture sent dozens to the hospital in a Mississippi town, there are questions about their safety.
Duration:00:07:03
Opinion: Progress can be a turtle
5/20/2023
NPR's Scott Simon considers Chicago's newest star, a snapping turtle nicknamed Chonkasaurus.
Duration:00:02:40
A new report says the climate may breach 1.5 degrees of warming in 5 years
5/17/2023
Executive director of the Caribbean Community Climate Change Center, Colin Young, talks about a new report warning that the climate may breach 1.5 degrees of warming in 5 years.
Duration:00:04:36
Efforts to recharge California's underground aquifers show mixed results
5/17/2023
With a historic snowpack starting to melt, increasing flood concerns in central California, there's an effort under way to capture as much of the water as possible in underground aquifers.
Duration:00:04:28
How a European law might get companies around the world to cut climate pollution
5/17/2023
The European Union will tax certain imports based on the amount of carbon dioxide companies emit making them. Experts say the move could lead other major economies to do the same.
Duration:00:03:27
Some Iowans are skeptical of pipelines that companies say will fight climate change
5/16/2023
Three companies say the carbon pipelines they want to build in the Midwest would remove carbon dioxide from ethanol plants and help fight climate change. Some farmers and residents are not so sure.
Duration:00:03:53
Butterflies originated in North America after splitting from moths, new study suggests
5/16/2023
Butterflies likely split from nocturnal moths around 100 million years ago in present-day western North America or Central America, a new study of the winged insects finds.
Duration:00:04:56
Morning news brief
5/11/2023
Pandemic border rules known as Title 42 will end Thursday night. Rep. George Santos pleads not guilty to federal fraud charges. EPA proposes rules on pollution from gas and coal-fired power plants.
Duration:00:11:07
An EPA proposal to (almost) eliminate climate pollution from power plants
5/11/2023
Coal and natural gas-fired power plants would have to dramatically reduce the climate-warming greenhouse gasses they emit under proposed federal rules.
Duration:00:03:26
Meet the scientist restoring Finland's peatlands
5/7/2023
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Finnish scientist Tero Mustonen about the state of his country's peatlands. Mustonen has received the Goldman Environmental Prize for his work.
Duration:00:05:16
Giant blobs of seaweed are hitting Florida. That's when the real problem begins
5/5/2023
From Montego Bay to Miami, sargassum is leaving stinky brown carpets over what was once prime tourist sand. But whether it gets ignored or removed, it comes with high health and environmental risks.
Duration:00:02:15
She ripped up her manicured lawn and challenged the norms of gardening stories
5/5/2023
In Soil: The Story of a Black Mother's Garden, Camille Dungy describes her years-long project to transform her weed-filled, water-hogging, monochromatic lawn into a pollinator's paradise.
Duration:00:08:15
California's epic snowpack is melting. Here's what to expect
5/5/2023
Warmer temperatures are melting the state's historic snowpack. Already flooded communities downstream are scrambling to prepare for the surge.
Duration:00:07:21