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Environment : NPR

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Breaking news on the environment, climate change, pollution, and endangered species. Also featuring Climate Connections, a special series on climate change co-produced by NPR and National Geographic.

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15 episodes

With about1,500 ghost orchids left in Florida, groups sue to list it as endangered

With about1,500 ghost orchids left in Florida, groups sue to list it as endangered

18 September 2023

Environmental groups have filed a lawsuit because they want the federal government to list a rare orchid, found mainly in Florida, as an endangered species.

00:03:18

The environmental analysis of Utah oil railroad is inadequate, federal judge rules

The environmental analysis of Utah oil railroad is inadequate, federal judge rules

18 September 2023

The company proposing a new railroad beside the Colorado River for Utah oil says it will persist, after a federal judge ruled their environmental analysis inadequate. Climate activists watch closely.

00:03:50

California's big oil lawsuit is a 'huge deal,' Center for Climate Integrity head says

California's big oil lawsuit is a 'huge deal,' Center for Climate Integrity head says

18 September 2023

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Richard Wiles, president of the Center for Climate Integrity, about California's lawsuit against fossil fuel companies for worsening climate change.

00:06:55

Why people are skeptical of green initiatives — like water-saving washing machines

Why people are skeptical of green initiatives — like water-saving washing machines

18 September 2023

A laundromat owner in Aurora, Colo., installed washing machines that conserve water. His customers abandoned him, but he was able to win them back after learning why they might be skeptical.

00:03:54

Poet Laureate Ada Limón hopes to help people commune with nature in new project

Poet Laureate Ada Limón hopes to help people commune with nature in new project

18 September 2023

U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón has announced her signature project titled " You Are Here," which hopes to engage people with poetry and nature.

00:02:30

Young people think climate change is a top issue but when they vote, it's complicated

Young people think climate change is a top issue but when they vote, it's complicated

18 September 2023

Climate change is a major issue for young voters, but so far, it has not been a major mobilizing force in U.S. elections. Some environmental action groups see that changing.

00:04:14

Environmentalists want to protect a rare 'ghost' orchid as an endangered species

Environmentalists want to protect a rare 'ghost' orchid as an endangered species

17 September 2023

Environmental groups have filed a lawsuit because they want the federal government to list a rare orchid, found mainly in Florida, as an endangered species.

00:03:09

Poison ivy is poised to be one of the big winners of a warming world

Poison ivy is poised to be one of the big winners of a warming world

17 September 2023

Rising temperatures and carbon dioxide levels give the toxic vine the oomph it needs to grow earlier, bigger and itchier, scientists say.

California's lawsuit says oil giants downplayed climate change. Here's what to know

California's lawsuit says oil giants downplayed climate change. Here's what to know

16 September 2023

California accuses oil companies of misleading the public on the dangers of fossil fuels for decades. The state demands they help fund recovery efforts after climate change-fueled disasters.

00:04:12

Preparing homes for wildfires is big business that's only getting started

Preparing homes for wildfires is big business that's only getting started

15 September 2023

Climate change, technological leaps, panicked insurers, the shifting sense of responsibility: All are powering the still-nascent, but fast-growing industry of preparing homes for wildfires.

00:04:24