Trump Administration Aims to Boost Energy Production, Cut Protections for...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ov9_72xLeF0 The Trump administration has released plans to lift or alter habitat protections for the greater sage grouse across millions of acres of Western land. The...
View ArticleRyan Zinke Is Leaving The Interior Department, Trump Tweets
Ryan Zinke is out as secretary of the interior. Zinke will be leaving the Trump administration at the end of the year; his successor is expected to be announced next week. On Saturday morning,...
View ArticleDuring His Time As Interior Secretary, Zinke Advanced 'Energy Dominance'
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit AILSA CHANG, HOST: And now to the Department of the Interior. President Trump says he plans to name a new interior secretary this week. On Saturday, the president...
View ArticleWhy The Shutdown Could Mean A Worse Wildfire Season
In Tennessee, a wildland fire training academy was canceled. In California and the southeast U.S., forest cleanup and fuel mitigation projects, intended to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire, are...
View ArticleAs Grizzlies Come Back, Frustration Builds Over Continued Protections
Trina Jo Bradley squints down at a plate-sized paw print, pressed into a sheet of shallow snow. She reaches down with fingers outstretched, hovering her palm over a sun-softened edge. Her hand barely...
View ArticleNew Mexico Lawmakers Aim For Carbon-Free Energy By 2045
Copyright 2019 NPR. To see more, visit STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: President Trump's administration may be doubling down on fossil fuels but many states are not. Yesterday, lawmakers in an especially sunny...
View ArticleIn Midst Of An Oil Boom, New Mexico Sets Bold New Climate Goals
New Mexico, a poor but fossil fuel-rich state, is aiming to make itself a national leader in the fight against climate change. Lawmakers passed ambitious legislation this week that will reshape the...
View ArticleEPA Moves To Weaken Landmark Fuel Efficiency Rules
The Trump Administration today moved to weaken fuel economy standards for automobiles, saying the current ones are inappropriate and wrong. The long-anticipated move is a win for auto manufacturers,...
View ArticleQuestions Being Raised On How Shooter Got Into YouTube's Building
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: We're learning more about the woman who opened fire yesterday at YouTube's headquarters in the town of San Bruno just south of San Francisco....
View ArticleNational Park Service To 'Modestly' Raise Entrance Fees In Plan To Cut Repair...
The Interior Department is abandoning a plan to more than double entrance fees to some of the country's most popular national parks, opting instead to apply a "modest" fee increase to 117 parks...
View ArticleNothing Certain In Search For 'Regulatory Certainty' At EPA
As Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt has moved to roll back a sweeping array of Obama-era regulations he's relentlessly cited his goal of providing "regulatory certainty." In his first...
View ArticleHawaii Officials Send Different Messages For Residents And Tourists About...
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Dramatic footage keeps coming from the southeast corner of Hawaii's big island, where a long-active volcano is erupting. Rivers of lava are...
View ArticleHawaii's Volcanic Eruption Draws Scientific Interest
The images from the eruption of Kilauea are breathtaking. Lava is gushing from cracks in the earth, spraying — at times — more than 200 feet in the air. Eruptions from the Halema'uma'u crater continue...
View ArticleAnd Los Angeles Says Hello To Ex-Cleveland Cavalier LeBron James
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit NATHAN ROTT, BYLINE: And I'm Nate Rott in Los Angeles, home to the 16-time NBA champion Lakers. LeBron James does not have to make any promises here, but the...
View ArticleSpring Is Springing Sooner, Throwing Nature's Rhythms Out Of Whack
There's a cycle that starts when the snow melts and the earth thaws high in Colorado's Rocky Mountains. It's a seasonal cycle based on timing and temperature, two variables that climate change is...
View ArticleIs There A Better Way To Fight Massive Wildfires?
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: The Mendocino Complex Fire in California is the largest in the state's history. It broke a record set just eight months ago, and there's no end...
View ArticleDemocrats Plan More Environmental Oversight If Midterms Swing Their Way
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: President Trump talks about slashing regulations as one of his greatest achievements. A lot of those regulations are connected to the...
View Article12 Dead In Southern California Shooting
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit NOEL KING, HOST: We're learning more about the man who allegedly killed 12 people at a bar in Thousand Oaks, Calif. The victims include a sheriff's deputy who...
View ArticleSheriff's Sergeant Among Those Killed In A Mass Shooting In California
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit NOEL KING, HOST: Last night, a shooting left 13 people dead at a bar in Southern California. The police have identified the suspect as Ian David Long. He died at...
View Article'Retreat' Is Not An Option As A California Beach Town Plans For Rising Seas
About 150 steps from John Imperato's Southern California home, pavement gives way to an ever-shrinking stretch of soft sand. Imperato lives in Del Mar, a small, affluent town just north of San Diego....
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