EnvironmentCalifornia Officials Say Wildfire Acreage Down Compared To 2018California's Department of Forestry and Fire Protection says this year's wildfires have burned 90% less acreage compared to last year.PlayHere & Now03:002 hours agoOne California Community's Efforts To Manage WildfiresIn California, millions of acres of trees are overcrowded, drought-stressed, and more than ready to burn.PlayHere & Now06:452 hours agoOutside Seattle, North Bend River Drought Halts DevelopmentIn the town of North Bend, Washington, most development is on hold until an issue of water is resolved.Here & Now2 hours agoClean Drinking Water Comes To West Virginia Town After 17-Year HiatusAfter nearly two decades, a boil advisory has been lifted from the tiny West Virginia town of O'Toole.PlayHere & Now03:02Aug 19, 2019Emotional Highs, Lows Mark N.H. Hiker's Record-Setting ProjectPhilip Carcia experienced extreme highs and lows -- in both elevation and emotions -- on his way to setting a speed record for New Hampshire hiking.WBUR NewsAug 18, 2019A 2nd Person In Mass. Is Diagnosed With Mosquito-Linked EEE DiseaseAnother person has contracted the EEE virus in Massachusetts, the Department of Public Health confirmed on Friday. This comes less than one week from the state's first case since 2013....CommonHealthAug 17, 2019MassWildlife: Bald Eagles Are Rebounding, But Bumble Bees Are Now EndangeredThis year's proposed changes would shift the bald eagle and peregrine falcon from threatened species down a notch to special concern species, and list two species of bumble bee as...EarthwhileAug 16, 2019Bureau Of Reclamation Announces Plans For Water Cutbacks Along Colorado RiverWater levels at Lake Mead are dropping to dangerous levels, reports find. PlayHere & Now05:18Aug 16, 2019Researchers Memorialize First Major Icelandic Glacier Lost To Climate ChangeResearchers are installing a memorial plaque to recognize the "dead" glacier as a message to future generations.PlayHere & Now05:46Aug 16, 2019What It Takes To Build Communities That Are Safe From WildfiresOne California neighborhood was designed to withstand wildfires. Can their strategy be applied to other communities? PlayHere & Now06:43Aug 16, 2019An Ill Wind Blows For Vineyard WindDevelopers of the proposed $2.8 billion project off the coast of Martha's Vineyard had hoped to get federal environmental approval and start construction this year. But federal officials announced a...PlayEarthwhile06:05Aug 16, 2019The Mountains Are Calling — And You Should GoThe backcountry is full of people seeking a sense of belonging that can be so evasive in modern life, writes Miles Howard.CognoscentiAug 16, 2019Week In The News: Immigration Policy, Markets, Jeffrey Epstein And MoreThe Trump Administration toughens immigration policy. The markets tumble. And the DOJ investigates the jail that held Jeffrey Epstein.PlayOn Point46:47Aug 16, 2019Melting Ice, Raging Fires: Summer In The Arctic, Courtesy Of Climate ChangeIn the Arctic, a warming planet is accelerating the loss of sea ice and raising the stakes for the region.PlayOn Point46:58Aug 16, 2019What’s The Cost Of Destroying A Species?Global biodiversity is already collapsing under pressures from pollution, habitat loss and climate change, writes Frederick Hewett. The Trump administration’s move to weaken the Endangered Species Act is just one...CognoscentiAug 15, 2019In 100 Years, 1 Million Black Families Have Been Ripped From Their FarmsOver the last century, African Americans were dispossessed of millions of acres of land. We look at the story of black-owned farmland in Mississippi.PlayOn Point46:56Aug 15, 2019Grand Canyon National Park's Centennial: What The Next 100 Years Will BringHow does the Grand Canyon manage its millions of visitors each year? The senior adviser to the superintendent at Grand Canyon National Park explains. PlayHere & Now10:34Aug 14, 2019NRC Staff Recommends Sale Of Pilgrim Nuclear Power StationFederal regulators plan to approve the sale of the South Shore plant to a New Jersey firm despite serious concern from local residents and officials.EarthwhileAug 13, 2019California Wildfires Tools And Resources For Safe CommunitiesWhat tools and resources are missing when fires impact communities over and over again?PlayHere & Now06:39Aug 13, 2019French Environmental Group Sounds Alarm On Lead Contamination Levels In Paris From Notre Dame FireAn environmental group is suing the city of Paris for failing to properly warn residents about the risk of lead contamination from the Notre Dame Cathedral fire.PlayHere & Now04:08Aug 13, 2019Next Page
California Officials Say Wildfire Acreage Down Compared To 2018California's Department of Forestry and Fire Protection says this year's wildfires have burned 90% less acreage compared to last year.PlayHere & Now03:002 hours ago
One California Community's Efforts To Manage WildfiresIn California, millions of acres of trees are overcrowded, drought-stressed, and more than ready to burn.PlayHere & Now06:452 hours ago
Outside Seattle, North Bend River Drought Halts DevelopmentIn the town of North Bend, Washington, most development is on hold until an issue of water is resolved.Here & Now2 hours ago
Clean Drinking Water Comes To West Virginia Town After 17-Year HiatusAfter nearly two decades, a boil advisory has been lifted from the tiny West Virginia town of O'Toole.PlayHere & Now03:02Aug 19, 2019
Emotional Highs, Lows Mark N.H. Hiker's Record-Setting ProjectPhilip Carcia experienced extreme highs and lows -- in both elevation and emotions -- on his way to setting a speed record for New Hampshire hiking.WBUR NewsAug 18, 2019
A 2nd Person In Mass. Is Diagnosed With Mosquito-Linked EEE DiseaseAnother person has contracted the EEE virus in Massachusetts, the Department of Public Health confirmed on Friday. This comes less than one week from the state's first case since 2013....CommonHealthAug 17, 2019
MassWildlife: Bald Eagles Are Rebounding, But Bumble Bees Are Now EndangeredThis year's proposed changes would shift the bald eagle and peregrine falcon from threatened species down a notch to special concern species, and list two species of bumble bee as...EarthwhileAug 16, 2019
Bureau Of Reclamation Announces Plans For Water Cutbacks Along Colorado RiverWater levels at Lake Mead are dropping to dangerous levels, reports find. PlayHere & Now05:18Aug 16, 2019
Researchers Memorialize First Major Icelandic Glacier Lost To Climate ChangeResearchers are installing a memorial plaque to recognize the "dead" glacier as a message to future generations.PlayHere & Now05:46Aug 16, 2019
What It Takes To Build Communities That Are Safe From WildfiresOne California neighborhood was designed to withstand wildfires. Can their strategy be applied to other communities? PlayHere & Now06:43Aug 16, 2019
An Ill Wind Blows For Vineyard WindDevelopers of the proposed $2.8 billion project off the coast of Martha's Vineyard had hoped to get federal environmental approval and start construction this year. But federal officials announced a...PlayEarthwhile06:05Aug 16, 2019
The Mountains Are Calling — And You Should GoThe backcountry is full of people seeking a sense of belonging that can be so evasive in modern life, writes Miles Howard.CognoscentiAug 16, 2019
Week In The News: Immigration Policy, Markets, Jeffrey Epstein And MoreThe Trump Administration toughens immigration policy. The markets tumble. And the DOJ investigates the jail that held Jeffrey Epstein.PlayOn Point46:47Aug 16, 2019
Melting Ice, Raging Fires: Summer In The Arctic, Courtesy Of Climate ChangeIn the Arctic, a warming planet is accelerating the loss of sea ice and raising the stakes for the region.PlayOn Point46:58Aug 16, 2019
What’s The Cost Of Destroying A Species?Global biodiversity is already collapsing under pressures from pollution, habitat loss and climate change, writes Frederick Hewett. The Trump administration’s move to weaken the Endangered Species Act is just one...CognoscentiAug 15, 2019
In 100 Years, 1 Million Black Families Have Been Ripped From Their FarmsOver the last century, African Americans were dispossessed of millions of acres of land. We look at the story of black-owned farmland in Mississippi.PlayOn Point46:56Aug 15, 2019
Grand Canyon National Park's Centennial: What The Next 100 Years Will BringHow does the Grand Canyon manage its millions of visitors each year? The senior adviser to the superintendent at Grand Canyon National Park explains. PlayHere & Now10:34Aug 14, 2019
NRC Staff Recommends Sale Of Pilgrim Nuclear Power StationFederal regulators plan to approve the sale of the South Shore plant to a New Jersey firm despite serious concern from local residents and officials.EarthwhileAug 13, 2019
California Wildfires Tools And Resources For Safe CommunitiesWhat tools and resources are missing when fires impact communities over and over again?PlayHere & Now06:39Aug 13, 2019
French Environmental Group Sounds Alarm On Lead Contamination Levels In Paris From Notre Dame FireAn environmental group is suing the city of Paris for failing to properly warn residents about the risk of lead contamination from the Notre Dame Cathedral fire.PlayHere & Now04:08Aug 13, 2019
