Bio-char is gaining traction as a regenerative agriculture technique that could improve soil while sequestering carbon. But cost and education are still barriers to more widespread use on farms.
https://npr.org/2024/04/30/1248245577/an-ancient-farming-practice-is-getting-a-new-life
A United Nations official said negotiators have a "clear path to landing an ambitious deal" on plastic pollution. But environmentalists say the plastic industry is undermining an effective agreem...
Today, we're going full nerd to talk about a new board game — Catan: New Energies. The game's goal is simple: Build and develop a modern-day island without catastrophically polluting it. Althou...
https://npr.org/2024/04/29/1198909912/catan-board-game-renewable-energy-climate-change-pollution
A trial for a mass environmental injury case begins in Hawaii on Monday, more than two years after a U.S. military facility poisoned thousands of people when it leaked jet fuel into drinking wate...
An organic seed company was distressed to learn it had marketed a GMO purple tomato by mistake. The incident raised alarm about the impact of new GMO plants.
The federal government says it will restore grizzly bears to the North Cascades region in Washington state, where they have not been seen since 1996.
The Energy Department finalized rules that will ban fossil fuels in new and remodeled federal buildings by 2030.
https://npr.org/2024/04/26/1247251645/climate-gas-federal-buildings
Ten years ago, Flint, Mich. switched water sources to the Flint River. The lack of corrosion control in the pipes caused lead to leach into the water supply of tens of thousands of residents. Ped...
https://npr.org/2024/04/26/1198909905/flint-water-lead-poisoning-anniversary-chicago
After studying various species earlier this month, some scientists now say they understand the origin of animal behavior during solar eclipses.
https://npr.org/2024/04/25/1246957093/total-solar-eclipse-stressed-animals-out
Fifteen years after the EPA said greenhouse gasses are a danger to public health, the agency finalized rules to limit climate-warming pollution from existing coal and new gas power plants.
https://npr.org/2024/04/25/1236609039/epa-power-plant-climate