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Breaking Down Joe Biden's Plan To Make The U.S. Carbon Neutral

Joe Biden wants to make America carbon neutral by 2050 and says there will still be room for some fossil fuels. We look at how realistic this is and what activists make of it.
By
Jeff Brady

Oct 25, 2020 at 4:51 am NPR
All Things Considered

How Trump And Biden Differ On Energy Policy

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Dino Grandoni, an energy and environmental policy reporter with The Washington Post, about the debate over the future of U.S. energy.
Oct 24, 2020 at 2:19 pm NPR
First 'Murder Hornet' Nest In U.S. Is Found In Washington State

State entomologists found the nest in a tree near the Canadian border. They were led there by an Asian giant hornet to which they had attached a radio tracker. The state plans to eradicate the nest.
By
Laurel Wamsley

Oct 23, 2020 at 1:57 pm NPR
Millions Of Homes Are At Risk Of Wildfires, But It's Rarely Disclosed

Many homeowners who lost everything in a wildfire had no idea they were at risk. Only two states require disclosing wildfire risk to buyers in the house hunting process.
By
Lauren Sommer

Oct 21, 2020 at 1:50 am NPR
The Town Of Asbestos, Quebec, Chooses A New, Less Hazardous Name

The former mining town has watched its name transform from an asset in the late 1800s to a liability in recent decades. Residents voted to change the name to Val-des-Sources, or valley of the springs.
By
Laurel Wamsley

Oct 20, 2020 at 12:07 pm NPR
Climate choice 2020: Trump’s 'wrecking ball' vs. Biden’s mixed record

Three days in from the trailhead, we weren’t sure what to do when the wildfire smoke got thick. Hiking deeper into the Olympic wilderness, toward the apparent source of the smoke, seemed a bad idea.
By
John Ryan

Oct 20, 2020 at 10:04 am
KUOW Newsroom

Amazon’s climate ambitions and PAC contributions at odds

After years of criticism, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has put forward several high-profile initiatives for his company around climate change. But during this election cycle, Amazon's PAC has given money to a number of Republican senators who aren't so climate friendly.
By
Kim Malcolm

Andy Hurst

Oct 16, 2020 at 6:04 pm
How to hunt a 'murder hornet': Washington scientists capture and tag invasive bug

Scientists from the Washington Department of Agriculture have successfully captured and tagged a giant Asian hornet. Next comes an attempt to eradicate their nest, before they start preying on local honey bees.
By
Esmy Jimenez

Oct 12, 2020 at 2:55 pm
All Things Considered

How Nomination Of Amy Coney Barrett To Supreme Court Might Affect U.S. Climate Action

Climate and environment policies nearly always end up in court these days. They may have a harder time surviving if Amy Coney Barrett cements a conservative majority on the Supreme Court.
By
Jeff Brady

Oct 07, 2020 at 1:52 pm NPR
Where there’s a whale, there’s a way. Keeping field science going in a pandemic

Whale researchers reengineer their work to keep critical science going despite the life-or-death need for humans to avoid each other.
By
John Ryan

Oct 05, 2020 at 9:15 pm

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